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1of8thUtah guard Marco Anthony, left, and Washington State forward DJ Rodman (11) battle for the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in Salt Lake City.Rick Bowmer/AP
2of8thWashington State guard Dylan Darling (22) goes to the basket as Utah guard Rollie Worster (25) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in Salt Lake City.Rick Bowmer/AP
3of8thUtah center Branden Carlson (35) dunks against Washington State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in Salt Lake City.Rick Bowmer/AP
4of8thWashington State forward DJ Rodman (11) and Utah guard Rollie Worster, right, reach for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in Salt Lake City.Rick Bowmer/AP
5of8thUtah guard Lazar Stefanovic, second from left, defends as Washington State forward Mouhamed Gueye (35) shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in Salt Lake City.Rick Bowmer/AP
6of8thWashington State guard Justin Powell (24) goes to the basket as Utah center Branden Carlson (35) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in Salt Lake City.Rick Bowmer/AP
7of8thWashington State guard Jabe Mullins, left, shoots as Utah guard Lazar Stefanovic (20) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in Salt Lake City.Rick Bowmer/AP
8thof8thUtah center Branden Carlson (35) defends against Washington State forward Mouhamed Gueye (35) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in Salt Lake City.Rick Bowmer/AP
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Branden Carlson scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Utah to a 77-63 victory over Washington State on Thursday night to end a three-game losing streak.
Utah (13-7, 6-3 Pac-12) never trailed and held a double-digit lead for most of the second half. Mouhamed Gueye scored five points and Justin Powell hit a 3-pointer during an 8-2 surge to get Washington State within 62-56 with 5:30 to play. Powell’s layup about a minute later kept it a six-point deficit for the Cougars before the Utes closed with a 13-5 run.
Carlson made 11 of 12 field goals with three 3-pointers and made all three of his free-throw attempts. Rollie Worster added 14 points and Gabe Madsen had 12 points from four 3s for Utah. Worster also had seven of the Utes’ 20 assists.
Gueye scored 20 points for Washington State (9-11, 4-5). Jabe Mullins had nine of his 11 points in the first half and Powell finished with 10. The Cougars’ leading scorer, TJ Bamba, missed his third straight game with a hand injury.
Washington State collected its first win at Utah last season and is 1-19 on the road against the Utes and Colorado since the pair joined the Pac-12 in 2011.
Utah hosts Washington on Saturday. Washington State plays at Colorado on Sunday.
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