The Utah Runnin’ Utes recorded their first Pac-12 road sweep since February of 2019 on Saturday, knocking off the Cal Bears 60-58 in Berkeley, California, a couple nights after upsetting the Stanford Cardinal.
Cal’s Jordan Shepherd had a chance to win the game at the buzzer for the Bears, but his 3-point attempt from about 35 feet away wasn’t close.
The shot came after Lazar Stefanovic and Marco Anthony made 3 of 4 late free-throw attempts for the Utes.
Utah’s Branden Carlson sustained an ankle injury late in the game and didn’t play the final 3 minutes, 33 seconds.
Here are three keys to Utah’s win at Haas Pavilion:
• Anthony led the Utes with 13 points on 5 of 11 shooting, and also held Jordan Shepherd, Cal’s leading score with a 14.3 average, to 10 points.
• Utah was just 2 of 14 from 3-point range but held Cal to 3 of 16 from deep in the defensive struggle. Utah was 14 of 17 from the free-throw line, while Cal was 19 of 21.
• Utah got 21 points from its bench, while Cal got just 10 points from its reserves. The Runnin’ Utes also scored 34 of their 60 points in the paint.