Strong 2nd half carries Utah past California, 66-58
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Both Gach scored 19 points and Lazar Stefanovic came off the bench to knock down three second-half 3-pointers as Utah took control after intermission to beat California 66-58 on Sunday.
Cal built a 35-29 lead in the first half, but Utah opened the second with a 10-0 run to take the lead the Utes never surrendered.
Branden Carlson and Gach each hit 3s to help ignite the second-half rally and Stefanovic added three to help keep Cal at bay.
Grant Anticevich hit a jumper and Jordan Shepherd added a free throw and a layup to pull California within four, 58-54 with 4:45 left. Lahat Thioune answered with a dunk for Utah and the Bears did not score again until Shepherd converted two free throws with 36 seconds left.
Gach hit 7 of 10 from the field, including 3 of 4 from distance, to lead Utah (6-2, 1-1 Pac-12). Carlson converted 5 of 6 from the line and added 12 points. Stefanovic finished with 11 points on 3=of-6 shooting from 3-point range.
Shepherd scored 14 points to lead California (4-5, 1-1), which shot 40.4% from the field (23 for 57), but was just 4 of 20 from 3-point range. Makale Foreman had 13 points off the bench, hitting 3 of 7 from distance, and Anticevich finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Bears.
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2021-22 Pac-12 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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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 |