The Utah Utes used a late first half surge and fought off the late rallies from the Washington State Cougars for a 77-63 victory.
Utah (13-7, 6-3 in Pac-12) benefitted from a near flawless first half from big man Branden Carlson. The seven foot senior shot a perfect eight of eight from the field and hit all three of his treys for a whopping 21 first half points. WSU (9-11, 4-5) fought hard late in the game, but the Utes pulled away in the final minutes.
The first half was a highlight tape for Carlson.