TULSA WORLD HOMEPAGE | WIRELESS

Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on RSS
Sports Extra! Sports Extra Tulsa World Follow us on ...


SPORTS EXTRA BLOGS
    Sports Editor
Mike Strain

Sports Columnist
Dave Sittler

The Picker
Entertaining & Infuriating

LOCAL PROS

ALL SPORTS

PHOTOS & VIDEOS

OUTDOORS

FIND A STORY

EMAIL ALERTS

SOCIAL MEDIA

RSS FEEDS

CONTACT US
BUY PHOTOS & PAGES

TULSA WORLD

ADVERTISE ON SPORTS EXTRA

National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah 93, Florida A&M 64
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, December 17, 2018
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: # Gerry Pollard, # Steve Olson, # John Higgins
Attendance: 10887

Parker Van Dyke scored a career-high 20 points while making a career-high six 3-pointers to lead Utah to a 93-64 victory over Florida A&M on Monday night in Salt Lake City.

Timmy Allen and Sedrick Barefield each added 16 points apiece for the Utes. Utah (5-5) shot 58.8 percent from the field and went 11 of 25 from 3-point range en route to snapping a two-game losing streak.

Justin Ravenel scored 20 points to lead the Rattlers. Rod Melton Jr. and DJ Jones each added 10 points, but it wasn't nearly enough to keep Florida A&M (3-9) from losing for the ninth time in 10 games against Division I opponents this season.

Utah led wire to wire, but Florida A&M hung close with the Utes at times during in the first half. The Rattlers closed within 19-14 on a 3-pointer from Ravenel.

That was as close as Florida A&M could get to the Utes. Utah used a 12-2 run to break the game open late in the first half. Van Dyke and Barefield sparked the run with back-to-back 3-pointers. Donnie Tillman finished it off with a layup that give the Utes a 31-16 lead with 6:54 remaining before halftime.

Florida A&M didn't fade away after the initial Utah run. The Rattlers scored four consecutive baskets, culminating in a 3-pointer from Melton, to cut Utah's lead to 42-34 in the final minute of the first half.

Utah put an end to Florida A&M's comeback hopes in the second half. The Utes ripped off six straight baskets as part of a 16-2 run. Allen finished it off by slashing to the rim for a layup to give Utah a 67-42 lead with 12:32 left.

The Rattlers shot 49.1 percent from the floor and made 7 of 15 from beyond the 3-point arc.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Florida A&M   Utah
Justin Ravenel 20 Scoring Parker Van Dyke 20
Rod Melton Jr. 4 Assists Timmy Allen 4
DJ Jones 4 Rebounds Jayce Johnson 8
Nasir Core 1 Free Throws Made Riley Battin 5
Tracy Hector Jr. 2 Steals Parker Van Dyke 2
DJ Jones 1 Blocks Marc Reininger 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Florida A&M 64 49.1 7-15 3-7 12 13 1 7 10
Utah 93 58.8 11-25 22-29 15 35 2 4 11