SALT LAKE CITY — Senior center Luke Nevill scored 19 points and blocked six shots to break Utah’s career record as the Utes beat the Rams on Saturday. They also kept the Rams from winning back-to-back games in the Mountain West Conference for the first time in two years.
It was Utah’s fourth straight victory over the Rams, who were coming off a win over UNLV that snapped a 19-game league losing streak.
Nevill now has 161 blocked shots in his career, breaking the school record of 157 set by Mitch Smith (1985-89). “It’s great to be in the record books at all,” Nevill said. “It’s a privilege to be among the greats that have played at the University of Utah.”
Lawrence Borha scored 20 points and Tyler Kepkay added 17 for the Utes (12-6, 3-1), while Andy Ogide had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Rams (6-12, 1-3). CSU’s Harvey Perry had 15 points and eight rebounds.
“We disrupted Utah long enough to hang around,” CSU coach Tim Miles said. “We just missed some shots, and I though Utah made some tough shots.”
New Mexico 81, BYU 62
ALBUQUERQUE — The loss was by far the Cougars’ largest of the season, topping a seven-point defeat by Wake Forest on Jan. 3. New Mexico’s win broke a six-game losing streak to BYU, which recorded its lowest point total of the season.
UNLV 83, Wyoming 66
LAS VEGAS — Sean Ogirri had a game-high 21 points for the Cowboys, but the Runnin’ Rebels forced 18 turnovers to help them pull away.
