Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boise St. 69, Utah 67
When: 10:05 PM ET, Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Where: Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho
Officials: # Eric Curry, # Verne Harris, # John Higgins
Attendance: 7151

Boise State 69, Utah 67: Derrick Marks scored six of his team-high 17 points in the final 2:34 as the host Broncos won the battle of unbeaten teams.

Marks, who spent more than 10 minutes on the bench in the second half saddled with four fouls, hit a short jumper in the lane with 55 seconds to go to give Boise State (7-0) the lead for good. Anthony Drmic added 14 points for the nation's highest-scoring team, which was held 28 points below its season average.

Jordan Loveridge scored all but three of his game-high 19 points in the second half for Utah, but missed an open 3-pointer in the final seconds. Delon Wright had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Utes (6-1).

Utah's Princeton Onwas, who had a double-double last game, was ejected for a flagrant 2 foul for elbowing Jeff Elorriaga late in the first half. Boise State finished the half on a 9-2 run to take a 32-25 lead into the break.

After scoring just three points in the first half, Loveridge caught fire in the second and gave the Utes 66-65 lead with 1:52 to play. But Marks made up for lost time by burying two straight jumpers and then knocked down a pair of free throws to extend the lead to 69-66.

GAME NOTEBOOK: After Tuesday's play, Pac-12 teams are 4-2 against Mountain West squads. ...Utah was just 2-for-14 from the 3-point line in the first half. ... Ryan Watkins had eight points and 10 rebounds for Boise State.
Top Game Performances
 
Utah   Boise St.
Jordan Loveridge 19 Scoring Derrick Marks 17
Delon Wright 7 Assists Thomas Bropleh 3
Delon Wright 11 Rebounds Ryan Watkins 10
Jordan Loveridge 4 Free Throws Made Mikey Thompson 5
Delon Wright 4 Steals Anthony Drmic 3
Renan Lenz 1 Blocks N/A
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Utah 67 49.1 7-29 8-15 12 27 1 6 12
Boise St. 69 46.3 4-14 15-20 6 31 0 9 13