| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTAH | 32 | 28 | 60 |
| CAL | 24 | 34 | 58 |
Utah holds off a late California rally, earns a 60-58 win
BERKELEY, Calif. -- — Marco Anthony scored 13 points and Utah held off a late rally to knock off California, 60-58 on Saturday.
Utah picked up its second straight win after back-to-back losses to Colorado and Stanford.
Utah built a 32-24 lead at intermission and expanded it to 43-31 after Both Gach hit two free throws less than five minutes into the second half. Cal rallied and after Grant Anticevich hit a 3 and Jordan Shepherd scored a layup, the Golden Bears cut their deficit to 47-43. The Utes answered with six straight points, but Cal battled back by hitting eight straight from the free-throw line to make it 57-55 with :19 left. Lazar Stefanovic hit two free throws for Utah before Jalen Celestine hit a 3-pointer with five seconds left.
The Utes (11-16, 4-13 Pac-12) shot 22 of 55 from the field (40%), hitting just 2 of 14 shots from beyond the 3-point arc.
Lars Thiemann scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead California (11-17, 4-13). Jalen Celestine and Kuany Kuany each added 10 points.
Utah returns home to play No. 3 Arizona on Thursday.
California plays host to Stanford Saturday.
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2021-22 Pac-12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 18-2 | - | 33-4 |
| UCLA | 15-5 | 3 | 27-8 |
| USC | 14-6 | 4 | 26-8 |
| Colorado | 12-8 | 6 | 21-12 |
| Washington State | 11-9 | 7 | 22-15 |
| Oregon | 11-9 | 7 | 20-15 |
| Washington | 11-9 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 10-10 | 8 | 14-17 |
| Stanford | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| California | 5-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 4-16 | 14 | 11-20 |
| Oregon State | 1-19 | 17 | 3-28 |