Tyreke Evans scores career-high 32 points, Kings beat Jazz

Associated Press

Last update: November 9, 2009 - 12:10 AM

SALT LAKE CITY - Tyreke Evans scored a career-high 32 points and the Sacramento Kings held off the Utah Jazz for a 104-99 victory Saturday night in their first game without high-scoring guard Kevin Martin.

Evans, the fourth overall pick in the June draft, became the focal point of the Kings' offense in place of Martin, who averaged 30.6 points in the first five games. Martin will have surgery Monday to repair a fracture in his left wrist.

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