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Delon Wright has 16 points, 11 rebounds to help No. 13 Utah beat BYU 65-61

The Associated Press
December 11, 2014 at 5:20AM
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PROVO, Utah — Delon Wright had 16 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 13 Utah beat BYU 65-61 on Wednesday night.

Wright scored nine points in the second half and sparked a 10-0 run that helped the Utes (7-1) overcome a 31-30 halftime deficit. Wright also had two steals and was 6 of 7 on free throws.

Kenneth Ogbe added nine points and freshman forward Brekkott Chapman had eight first-half points.

Tyler Haws led BYU (7-3) with 23 points, and Kyle Collinsworth added 17.

Utah was 19 of 30 from the line, while BYU made only 6 of 10 free throws. Utah also outrebounded BYU 43-31.

The Cougars (7-3) trailed by 11 points in the second half before pulling to 62-59 in the final minute. After Brandon Taylor missed two free throws for Utah, Haws missed a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left that would have tied it.

Dallin Bachynski made two free throws on the other end to make it a two-possession game. Utah hit 3 of 4 free throws in the final 27 seconds.

The victory was Utah's first at BYU since 2005.

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Utah: Junior forward Jordan Loveridge missed his second straight game after having surgery last week to clean up some loose material under his kneecap. Loveridge, Utah's leading rebounder and second-leading scorer last season, is expected to be out until early January. Ogbe started in place of Loveridge and scored Utah's first five points. ... Utah has outrebounded every opponent this season.

BYU: The Cougars had their lowest scoring total of the season. ... Looking for a more athletic lineup, coach Dave Rose started sophomore guard Frank Bartley IV in the second half. Bartley is averaging only six minutes and 1.8 points. He made 1 of 3 shots in 10 minutes.

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Utah visits No. 10 Kansas on Saturday.

BYU travels up I-15 to Ogden to face Weber State on Saturday night.

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