Utah forges big lead then holds off Sam Houston’s late rally

Terence Brown scored 26 points and Keanu Dawes added 17 points and 15 rebounds to power Utah to an 85-79 victory over Sam Houston in Salt Lake City on Saturday night.Don McHenry added 12 points and Seydou Traore chipped in 10 for Utah. The Utes (4-0) finished with a 46-33 edge on rebounds.Jacobe Coleman led Sam Houston with 17 points. Justin Begg chipped in 16 points and Isaiah Manning added 13 for the Bearkats (1-2) who lost their seventh straight contest against a power conference team.Efficient shooting after halftime helped Utah build a 20-point lead over the Bearkats. The Utes unraveled down the stretch offensively, allowing Sam Houston to get back into the game late.Utah missed 10 straight shots over the final eight minutes of regulation. The Bearkats chipped away at the deficit and cut it to 79-77 on a pair of free throws from Kashie Natt with 1:09 left.Begg missed a potential tying layup with 30 seconds remaining. Brown made four free throws in the final seconds to seal the victory for the Utes.

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