SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Ezra Ausar had 21 points and Lawson Lovering posted a double-double to help Utah hold on for a 74-69 victory over Kansas State on Monday night.
Ausar made 7 of 14 shots and all seven of his free throws, adding eight rebounds for the Utes (15-11, 7-8 Big 12 Conference). Lovering totaled 15 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double this season. Gabe Madsen added 13 points.
Brendan Hausen scored 17 to lead the Wildcats (13-13, 7-8), who have lost two straight following a six-game win streak. Max Jones and Dug McDaniel both scored 13 with McDaniel adding six assists.
Lovering had nine points for Utah and Jones scored 10 for Kansas State in a first half that ended in a 32-32 tie.
Utah scored the first seven points of the second half to grab the lead. A Lovering dunk upped the Utes’ advantage to 46-37 with 14:36 left to play. Madsen hit a 3-pointer to give Utah a 57-50 lead with 5:22 left, but Hausen hit a 3-pointer and two free throws as the Wildcats scored the next seven points to tie it with 3:25 remaining.
It was 59-all when Miro Little scored in the paint for Utah and Madsen followed with a 3-pointer. Jones had a layup with 15 seconds left to get the Wildcats within two, but the Utes made 3 of 4 foul shots in the final 12 seconds to wrap up the win.
Utah outrebounded K-State 51-28. The Utes had 21 rebounds at the offensive end, leading to 14 second-chance points.
Utah travels to play UCF on Sunday. Kansas State will host Arizona State on Sunday.
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| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| B. Hausen | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| D. McDaniel | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| M. Jones | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| D. N’Guessan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Hawkins | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| U. Onyenso | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Castillo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Jones | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| M. Ikegwuruka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| T. Manning | – | – | – | – |
| M. Rich | – | – | – | – |
| B. Fall | – | – | – | – |
| S. Bain | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 69 | 22 | 19 | 23 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| E. Ausar | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| L. Lovering | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| G. Madsen | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| J. Wahlin | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| M. Sharavjamts | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| M. Little | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| K. Dawes | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Lohner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Erickson | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Z. Keller | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Madsen | – | – | – | – |
| A. Bamisile | – | – | – | – |
| J. Huang | – | – | – | – |
| B. Smith | – | – | – | – |
| J. Karram | – | – | – | – |
| B. Haddock | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 74 | 46 | 16 | 15 |