The Utah basketball team bounced back from a shocking opening loss Saturday with a 79-60 victory over Wisconsin-Green Bay Tuesday night at the Huntsman Center.
Luke Nevill recorded his second double-double in two games and the 20th of his career with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Luka Drca scored a career-high 16 points and passed out six assists, while Carlon Brown had 13 points, including a pair of spectacular dunks. Lawrence Borha added 12 points, while Kim Tillie had eight points and 10 rebounds before fouling out.
The Utes led 34-33 at halftime, but broke it open early in the second half when Nevill scored 10 straight Utah points to put the Utes up 46-40. The lead got as high as 17 at 75-58.
The game was part of the Glenn Wilkes Classic, an exempt tournament in which the Utes will play two games this weekend against Mississippi Friday night and Morgan State Saturday.
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Mike Sorensen has covered sports at the Deseret News since 1979. He has covered golf his entire career and nearly every sport you can think of, but for the past 15 years his main beats have been college football and more ..
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