National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah 76, Boise St. 55
When: 8:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: # Scott Brown, # Verne Harris, # Tony Padilla
Attendance: 7896

Utah 76, Boise State 55:
Jarred DuBois scored 18 points and Jason Washburn added 13 as the Utes routed the visiting Broncos.

Jordan Loveridge added 11 points and Utah (6-2) built a 21-point first-half lead and led throughout the entire contest.

Derrick Marks scored 18 points and Mikey Thompson added 16 for Boise State (6-2), which had a three-game winning streak snapped.

Utah shot 75 percent from the field in the first half and began pulling away with 15 consecutive points to take a 22-6 lead less than eight minutes into the game. A 3-pointer by Dakarai Tucker made it 37-16 with 3:36 left in the half and the Utes led by 16 at halftime.

Another 3-pointer by Tucker boosted the lead to 61-35 with 12:05 to play as Utah played its best all-around game of the campaign. The Utes had a 28-16 rebounding edge and shot 67.5 percent from the field.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Utes were 9-of-16 from 3-point range. … Boise State dropped to 2-26 on the road against teams currently in the Pac-12 … Utah paid tribute to former coach Rick Majerus, who died at age 64 on Saturday. A replica of Majerus’ trademark sweaters will be raised to the rafters later in the season.
Top Game Performances
 
Boise St.   Utah
Derrick Marks 18 Scoring Jarred DuBois 18
Derrick Marks 2 Assists Glen Dean 6
Kenny Buckner 3 Rebounds Glen Dean 9
Mikey Thompson 5 Free Throws Made Jarred DuBois 6
Joe Hanstad 3 Steals Glen Dean 1
N/A Blocks Dallin Bachynski 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boise St. 55 40.4 5-12 8-14 6 16 0 6 6
Utah 76 67.5 9-16 13-16 20 28 3 1 17