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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Delon Wright scored 15 points as No. 11 Utah ran away from Stanford with a 75-59 victory Thursday night, the Utes' 16th in a row at home.
Dallin Bachynski finished with 13 points, while Jordan Loveridge chipped in 12 and Brekkott Chapman added 12 for the Utes (19-4, 9-2 Pac-12), who opened the second half with a 15-2 run to cruise past the Cardinal.
Anthony Brown led Stanford (16-8, 7-5) with 15 points, and Marcus Allen scored a career-high 13.
Utah closed the first half with a 6-0 run, including two buzzer-beating baskets from Bachynski, to take a 33-27 lead into halftime. Stanford led 10-4 out of the gate with the help of four offensive rebounds, but Utah responded with a 17-5 run sparked by eight straight points from Chapman.
TIP-INS
Stanford: Starting guard Chasson Randle entered averaging 20.3 points per game, but was held scoreless in the first half. Randle, the school's all-time leader in 3-point baskets, was 0-for-4 from behind the arc. His first field goal came with 6:23 remaining in the game. He finished with 10 points. ... The Cardinal entered shooting 45.0 percent from the field, but were held to 37.7 percent. ... Starting center Stefan Nastic fouled out with just seven points after averaging 13.8 the rest of the season.
Utah: The Utes have not allowed more than 69 points in 22 consecutive games. They entered as one of five teams in the nation not to allow more than 72 points all season. ... Point guard Brandon Taylor scored just five points after coming into the game second on the team with 11.1 points per game. However, he dished out a game-high eight assists.
HOME STRETCH
The Utes control their own destiny in their chase for the first Pac-12 title in school history. The team posted a 17-37 conference record in its first three years in the league and failed to finish higher than eighth in those three. Utah has seven games remaining, including the three best league records in No. 7 Arizona (20-3, 8-2), Oregon (18-7, 8-4) and Oregon State (16-8, 7-5). Utah will win the league if it wins out after not having won a conference title of any kind since 1999.
UP NEXT
Stanford: at Colorado on Sunday.
Utah: hosts California on Sunday.
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