From Deseret News archives:
Brown leads Utes to road win over Colo. St.
With Luka Drca back home because of a league-imposed suspension, the freshman forward made the most of his extra time Saturday night to help lead a 67-52 Ute victory over Colorado State.
Brown finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and two blocks all career highs to pace the Utes to an important victory following a home loss to Wyoming three days earlier.
Ute coach Jim Boylen couldn't have been more happy with Brown's game, which he said was his best of the year.
"I said before the game to my assistants, somebody's going to have to step up for us to beat this team," Boylen said. "It was Carlon and I'm proud of him."
Brown had been averaging just 13 minutes per game in MWC play as Drca had taken most of his minutes and played most of the second halves. However Drca was back in Salt Lake because of a one-game suspension for an elbow last week against TCU.
Even though Brown became the seventh Ute to lead his team in scoring this year, that isn't what impressed Boylen.
"Everybody's going to look at the points but it was his defense and his rebounding," Boylen said. "He was active and athletic two blocks, no turnovers, 16 points, seven rebounds. He's just a freshman, he's learning, but that's who we envisioned he'd be."
Brown has been the Ute to take the first shot in the last three games, and he did it again Wednesday, making a 15-foot jumper and a layup.
Before long the Utes led 15-2 as reserve Kim Tillie sparked a 10-point run with a pair of baskets sandwiched around 3-pointers by Lawrence Borha and Johnnie Bryant.
Bryant, who was an abysmal 2 for 15 against Wyoming Wednesday, hit all three 3-point tries in the opening half and finished with 13 points on the night. Tyler Kepkay, who scored 11 points and had 4 assists and 4 rebounds, felt the Utes' early running game got them going.
"Tonight we came out flying, and we pretty much won the game in the beginning," he said. "It was a big win, especially because it was on the road and a conference game."
By halftime the Utes led by 20 at 33-13, but of course they couldn't stand success and let the Rams creep back into the game.
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