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Utah routs Oregon State 74-47 behind Keba Keita and Branden Carlson double-doubles

By The Associated Press

Published: January 18, 2024, 8:21pm

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Utah center Keba Keita (13) blocks a shot by Oregon State forward Michael Rataj (12) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Isaac Hale) Photo Gallery

SALT LAKE CITY — Keba Keita and Branden Carlson each had a double-double in Utah’s 74-47 rout of Oregon State on Thursday night.

Keita scored 18 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds. Carlson finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Deivon Smith added 14 points and eight assists for Utah (13-5, 4-3 Pac-12), which made 15 of its 31 field goals in the second half and finished 27-of-61 shooting (44%) overall.

The Utes built an 11-point lead at halftime and opened the second on a 23-6 run for a 56-28 advantage with 11:45 remaining. Carlson scored the first five points on a 3-pointer and a dunk, and he finished with 11 points during the stretch. Keita’s layup made it 66-36 with 6:46 left. It was Utah’s largest lead of the game.

Dexter Akanno scored 12 points for Oregon State (9-8, 1-5), which shot 29% (16 of 55) from the floor and was outrebounded 52-31.

It was Utah’s second double-digit rout in its last three games. The Utes had a 46-point win against UCLA on Jan. 11.

Utah used a 15-3 surge in the last 6:25 of the first half for a 33-22 advantage at the break. Smith scored 10 first-half points.

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Oregon State will look to end a four-game losing streak when it plays at Colorado on Saturday. Utah hosts Oregon on Sunday.

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Utah 74, Oregon St. 47

OREGON ST. (9-8) — Bilodeau 3-7 0-0 6, Rataj 1-7 0-0 2, Ibekwe 0-2 0-0 0, Pope 3-10 0-0 7, Wright 0-3 0-0 0, Akanno 3-7 4-6 12, Lake 2-3 0-1 5, Craig 1-6 2-2 5, Rochelin 2-4 0-0 6, Ndong 1-3 0-0 2, Marrs 0-1 0-0 0, Stevens 0-1 2-4 2, Marial 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-55 8-13 47.

UTAH (13-5) — Br.Carlson 6-10 3-6 17, Keita 7-12 4-4 18, Bajema 2-6 2-5 8, Madsen 3-8 0-0 9, Smith 6-11 1-2 14, Be.Carlson 1-5 0-0 2, Erickson 1-2 0-0 2, Tarlac 0-0 1-4 1, Teat 0-6 0-0 0, Haddock 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 27-61 11-21 74.

Halftime—Utah 33-22. 3-Point Goals—Oregon St. 7-23 (Rochelin 2-3, Akanno 2-4, Lake 1-2, Craig 1-3, Pope 1-4, Bilodeau 0-2, Rataj 0-2, Wright 0-3), Utah 9-26 (Madsen 3-6, Br.Carlson 2-4, Bajema 2-5, Haddock 1-1, Smith 1-3, Erickson 0-1, Be.Carlson 0-2, Teat 0-4). Rebounds—Oregon St. 26 (Rataj 5), Utah 49 (Keita 15). Assists—Oregon St. 8 (Pope 3), Utah 15 (Smith 8). Total Fouls—Oregon St. 17, Utah 14. A—8,063 (15,000).

Utah 74, Oregon St. 47

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