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UCLA Downs Utah 72-70 - Match Report
UCLA earned a 72-70 victory over Utah on Thursday, getting 16 points from Chris Smith at Pauley Pavilion.
UCLA earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -6.5-point spread.
Johnny Juzang had 13 points for UCLA and Jules Bernard chipped in with 13 points. Tyger Campbell had 10 assists for them, while Cody Riley was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 5 boards.
Utah got 22 points from Alfonso Plummer in a losing cause and another 18 points from Timmy Allen. Rylan Jones contributed 4 assists for them, while Timmy Allen had 6 rebounds.
UCLA was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
UCLA won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 28-25.
UCLA heads into a battle against Colorado. Utah, meanwhile, will have their next action against USC.