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Arizona loses at Utah, 73-58

Arizona Basketball
Posted at 8:13 PM, Feb 04, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-04 22:13:48-05

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Timmy Allen scored 11 of his 18 points in the second half as Utah broke away from Arizona 73-58.

Eight out of nine Runnin' Utes in the lineup scored with five reaching double figures. Pelle Larsson scored 14 points, Alfonso Plummer 12 while Branden Carlson and Riley Battin scored 10 each.

Arizona was held to 37% shooting (20 of 54) and made just 2 of 9 shots from behind the 3-point arc. Freshman Azuolas Tubelis led the Wildcats with 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting. He made 7 of 8 free throws. Arizona's leading scorer James Akinjo (14.8 ppg) added 10 points but was scoreless until well after halftime