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12/28/2015 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
UTAH vs. COLLEGE OF IDAHO Post Game Notes
Utah 115, College of Idaho 74
• Utah moves to 2-0 all-time against the Yotes. Both wins have come under head coach Larry Krystkowiak.
• The Utes closed out non-conference play with an 11-2 mark, which is tied for the most wins in non-conference play under Krystkowoiak (2013-14, 11-1).
• Utah went 8-0 at home during non-conference play, marking the third straight season that the Utes have gone undefeated at the Huntsman Center against non-conference foes. The win also pushed Utah's non-conference winning streak against opponents at home to 28 straight games.
• Coach Krystkowiak, who moved to 78-66 overall at Utah, is 43-18 against non-conference opponents.
• Utah scored 100-plus points in back-to-back games for the first time since 1973-74.
• Utah scored 100 points or more for the third time this season, which marks the first time that a Utah squad has posted 100-plus points in three games since the 1978-79 season.
• Utah's 115 points are the third-most scored since 1980.
• Utah erased a 14-point deficit after College of Idaho opened the contest with a 16-2 run. Utah countered with a 35-5 run, beginning at the 16:14 mark and led 27-21 with 10:10 left to play in the first half.
• College of Idaho opened the game going 5-for-6 from the three-point line. They went on to make just two of its next 16 shots and finished the first half 7-of-22 (.318).
• The Yotes shot 22 three-pointers in the first half. Utah's season-high (for entire game) for three-point attempts is 29. C of I finished the game shooting 39 three's, but converted just 35.9% of those (14-of-39).
• The Utes scored 50 ore more points in the first half for a school-record fifth time this season. Overall, Utah has tallied 50-plus points in seven different halves (first or second) so far this season.
• Utah recorded 28 assists, giving Utah four straight games with 15 assists or more (30, 16, 30, 28). The last time Utah had four straight games with 15 assists or more came last season from Nov. 21 to Nov. 29 (21, 16, 16, 19).
• The Utes pulled down 54 rebounds - two off its season-high mark of 56, but a season-high in just two halves of regulation.
• Dakarai Tucker (17 points) and Brandon Taylor (15 points) both recorded season-highs on the night.
• Jakob Poeltl (15 points, 10 rebounds) notched his seventh double-double of the season and 10th of his career. He finished the game going 6-of-6 from the field, finishing with a percentage of 1.000 for the first time this season and eighth of his career. It was the fourth time to shoot 100% with five or more field goal attempts.
UP NEXT
Utah opens up Pac-12 Conference play on the road this weekend, taking on Stanford on New Year's Day, Friday, Jan. 1, and then facing California on Sunday, Jan. 3.