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29 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 13 NIT APPEARANCES | 16 SWEET SIXTEENS | 6 ELITE EIGHTS | 4 FINAL FOURS | 32 CONFERENCE TITLES | 26 ALL-AMERICANS | 44 NBA DRAFT PICKS | 12 NBA 1ST-ROUND PICKS #GAMEDAYU GAME UTAH (7-2) AT BYU (8-2) Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 | 9 p.m. MST OPPONENT: . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. BYU 10 Provo, Utah | Marriott Center DATE/TIPOFF: . Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 | 9 p.m. MST LOCATION: . Provo, Utah (Marriott Center) TELEVISION: . ESPN2 UTAH BYU TALENT: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Roxy Bernstein (PxP), Bill Walton (Color) RUNNIN’ UTES COUGARS RADIO: . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Utah Radio Sports Network TALENT: .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Bill Riley (PxP), Jimmy Soto (Color) RECORD 7-2, 0-0 Pac-12 RECORD 8-2 LIVE STATS: . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. www.UtahUtes.com RANKING (AP/COACHES) - - / - - RANKING (AP/COACHES) - - / - - 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS AT HOME 5-0 AT HOME 3-1 ON THE ROAD 0-1 ON THE ROAD 3-0 N 1 MONTANA TECH (EXHIB.) W, 95-45 NEUTRAL SITE 2-1 NEUTRAL SITE 2-1 N 10 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M [P12N] W, 83-62 HEAD COACH Larry Krystkowiak (7th Yr.) HEAD COACH Dave Rose (13th Yr.) Overall 164-107 Overall 313-113 N 13 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE [P12N] W, 91-51 at Utah 122-87 at BYU 313-113 N 16 MISSOURI [P12N] W, 77-59 N 20 VS. OLE MISS# [AT&T SportsNet] W, 83-74 PROJECTED STARTERS PROJECTED STARTERS N 22 AT UNLV# [ESPN/2] L, 58-85 # P NAME YR PPG RPG MPG # P NAME YR PPG RPG MPG 0 G Sedrick Barefield Jr. 9.9 2.5 28.8 0 G Jahshire Hardnett 6.3 2.2 24.7 N 24 EASTERN WASHINGTON [P12N] W, 85-69 1 G Justin Bibbins Gr. 11.3 3.8 30.4 3 G Elijah Bryant 16.2 5.8 32.2 D 2 HAWAII [P12N] W, 80-60 13 F David Collette Sr. 13.7 5.0 21.2 23 F Yoeli Childs 16.2 8.9 34.2 D 5 AT BUTLER [FS1] L, 69-81 21 F Tyler Rawson Sr. 9.8 6.2 28.7 30 G TJ Haws 12.8 3.5 32.9 30 F Gabe Bealer Sr. 7.8 2.4 20.9 41 F Luke Worthington 5.0 3.2 13.9 D 9 VS. UTAH STATE% [P12N] W, 77-67 D 16 AT BYU [ESPN2] 9 P.M. MT D 20 NORTHWESTERN STATE [P12N] 7 P.M. MT STATISTICAL COMPARISON D 29 AT OREGON* [FS1] 7 P.M. PT • UTAH SEASON • BYU SEASON D 31 AT OREGON STATE* [P12N] 3 P.M. PT PTS / GM 78.1 PTS / GM 76.7 J 4 ARIZONA* [ESPN/2] 7 P.M. MT PTS DEF / GM 67.6 PTS DEF / GM 69.1 FG % .465 FG % .475 J 7 ARIZONA STATE* [ESPNU] 6 P.M. MT FG % DEF .401 FG % DEF .448 J 11 AT UCLA* [ESPN/2] 8 P.M. PT 3PT FG % .350 3PT FG % .360 J 14 AT USC* [ESPNU] 5 P.M. PT 3PT FG % DEF .263 3PT FG % DEF .345 J 18 WASHINGTON* [P12N] 8 P.M. MT FT % .793 FT % .757 REB / GM 37.9 REB / GM 33.8 J 21 WASHINGTON STATE* [ESPNU] 6 P.M. MT OPP. REB / GM 34.0 OPP. REB / GM 31.5 J 25 AT ARIZONA STATE* [P12N] 7:30 P.M. MT AST / GM 15.2 AST / GM 15.9 J 27 AT ARIZONA* [FOX] 3:30 P.M. MT TO / GM 13.7 TO / GM 12.8 F 2 AT COLORADO* [FS1] 7 P.M. MT STL / GM 4.3 STL / GM 6.0 BLK / GM 4.0 BLK / GM 4.7 F 8 STANFORD* [FS1] 6 P.M. MT F 10 CALIFORNIA* [P12N] 7:30 P.M. MT FAST BREAKS F 15 AT WASHINGTON* [P12N] 6 P.M. PT F 17 AT WASHINGTON STATE* [ESPN/2] 7 P.M. PT • Utah and BYU will meet for the 258th time when the teams square-off this Saturday at the Marriott Center in Provo. F 22 UCLA* [ESPN/2] 7 P.M. MT • The Utes are coming off a 77-67 win over Utah State in the inaugural Beehive Classic, which was held at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City. F 24 USC* [P12N] 12:30 P.M. MT • The Cougars, who also played in the Beehive Classic this past Saturday, is coming off a 74-68 win over Weber State. M 3 COLORADO* [P12N] 5 P.M. MT • Seniors Justin Bibbins and Tyler Rawson led the way for the Utes this past weekend, scoring 16 points each in Utah’s win over the M 7-10 PAC-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS^ TBA Aggies. Senior David Collette (13 points) and junior Parker Van Dyke (10 points) also managed to score in double figures for the Utes. Home Games in BOLD | All Times Local to Site • The Utes rank first in the Pac-12 and sixth in the nation, giving up just a .263 three-point shooting percentage to opposing teams # - MGM Resorts Main Event (Las Vegas) this season. % - Beehive Classic Presented by Zions Bank (Salt Lake City) * - Pac-12 Conference Game | ^ - Pac-12 Conference Tournament (Las Vegas) COMING UP GAME 11 | UTAH VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE (LA.) | Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017 | 7 p.m. MT | Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center) DAMEON MYRES Associate Director of Athletic Communications/MBB Contact Office: 801.587.7298 | Cell: 801.201.4834 Email: [email protected] TWITTER: @UtahMBB FACEBOOK: UtahMBB INSTAGRAM: @UtahMBB 2017-18 UTAH RUNNIN’ UTES BASKETBALL 1 UTAHUTES.COM | #GOUTES GAME 10 | AT BYU | DEC. 16, 2017 UTAH VS. BYU | ALL-TIME SERIES INFO UTAH BY THE NUMBERS ALL-TIME BYU leads 129-128 The number of times the Runnin’ Utes have scored at least 80 points in a game this season. Utah scored a season-high 91 IN SALT LAKE CITY 75-51 5 points in its win over Mississippi Valley State back on Nov. 13. ON THE ROAD 48-72 NEUTRAL COURT 5-6 The number of times that Utah has combined to shoot at least 80 percent from the free throw line in a game this season. The 6 Runnin’ Utes shot a season-best .857 (12-of-14) from the charity stripe in its win over MVSU on Nov. 13. LAST FIVE MEETINGS 12/05/2015 W 83-75 Salt Lake City The number of three-pointers the Runnin’ Utes made against MVSU. The season-high mark was Utah’s most three-pointers 12/10/2014 W 65-61 Provo 13 made in a game since knocking down 13 three-pointers against Colorado back on Feb. 7, 2015. 12/14/2013 W 81-64 Salt Lake City Utah’s margin of victory in its seven wins this season. The Runnin’ Utes have won by 10 points or more in six of its seven wins, 12/08/2012 L 58-61 Provo 19.1 which includes a season-high 40-point win over MVSU. The Utes also have margins of wins of 20 or more points in two other 12/10/2011 L 42-61 Salt Lake City wins (+21, Prairie View A&M; +20, Hawaii). The shooting percentage the Runnin’ Utes have given up to opposing teams beyond the arc, which ranks first in the Pac-12 MEDIA INFORMATION 26.3 Conference and No. 6 overall in the nation. POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Utah’s scoring defense average on the season, which ranks first in the Pac-12 Conference. The Runnin’ Utes have yielded 70 The Utah locker room is closed after all games. Post-game 67.6 points or less to seven of its nine opponents on the season. interviews will be conducted in the press area, set up in the women’s basketball lounge. THE GAME are averaging 85.2 points per game at home on the season, Prior to the conclusion of each game, the Utah athletic The Utah Runnin’ Utes (7-2) will take on another in-state which includes having scored 90 points or more in two of those communications staff will survey press members in attendance for interview requests. rival this weekend as the team heads to Provo to face the BYU contests. Cougars (8-2) this Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Marriott Center. INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES & PRACTICE POLICIES Tip-off between the Utes and Cougars is set for 9 p.m. MT. Yoeli Childs and Eljah Bryant lead the Cougars in scoring as Only the last 15 minutes of practice are open to the media. At that both players average 16.2 points per game each. Childs also time, media may watch practice. Practice footage and photos may COVERING THE RUNNIN’ UTES leads the team on the boards with 8.9 rebounds per contest only be taken with advanced permission from Associate Director of Saturday’s contest will be televised live on the ESPN2 with Roxy and has tallied a team-high 24 blocked shots on the year. Athletic Communications Dameon Myres. Bernstein calling the action and Bill Walton providing color TJ Haws has tallied a team-high 42 assists and Bryant has commentary. registered a team-leading 14 steals through BYU’s first 10 COACH KRYSTKOWIAK RADIO SHOW games of the season. The Larry Krystkowiak Show will be carried weekly on the Utah Fans can also follow the action on-line by logging onto Sports Radio Network and ESPN 700 Sports beginning Nov. 8, 2017, live from Smith’s Marketplace located at 455 South 500 East. The watchespn.com or watching via smart phones and tablets SERIES HISTORY show’s regular air time is Monday nights from 6-7 p.m.