Utah needs to play complete game vs. Cal Baptist

Finishing out games continues to be a problem for Utah heading into a clash with California Baptist in Salt Lake City on Saturday night.The Utes (6-3) lost at California 79-72 on Tuesday night after scoring a single field goal in the final three minutes of the game. Seydou Traore made it 72-70 on a jumper with 3:21 left, but Utah could not overtake the Bears after going ice cold on offense. Four missed baskets, a missed free throw and two turnovers over seven straight possessions doomed the Utes.It undermined an otherwise solid effort that saw five Utah players score in double figures — led by Terrence Brown with 15 points.Utah’s offense similarly bogged down late in a 75-74 victory over Mississippi. First-year Utes coach Alex Jensen characterized his team as habitual over-dribblers and said their reluctance to play the pass causes the offense to bog down under pressure.”That was one thing I just told them after the game, you’ve got to pass it,” Jensen told the Deseret News. “Learn how to play without the ball. There’s a lot of things I can do to help them, but at the end of the day, it’s just pass in space.”Cal Baptist can make things tough if Utah bogs down on offense again.

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