Utah's failure to box out on a late Oregon free throw was one cringe-worthy factor in the Utes' loss to the Ducks on Saturday night.
Instead of a full account of the first handful of possessions, in which Utah looked discombobulated, if not unprepared for what Oregon presented, let’s send it to Utes head coach Craig Smith.
Utah was in trouble from the outset. Oregon’s first four baskets were three layups and a dunk. On Utah’s second possession, the Ducks threw a helpside defender at Branden Carlson on the catch, and neither Carlson, nor his teammates looked ready to deal with that. Why more teams don’t throw an extra man at the All-Pac-12 center has been a mystery all season, but the Ducks did throughout and they benefited from it.
Little things like that, little things like the opening possession. Utah was a few little things away against Oregon, just like it was against TCU, just like it was against Mississippi State. If Carlson is having a tough night , and Gabe Madsen shoots 1-for-8, well, then what? Lazar Stefanovic shot 5-for-17, and while Marco Anthony posted his second straight double-double, his game is not suited to anchor an offense.
Anthony did not sit down in the second half and finished at 37 minutes. Rollie Worster topped out at 34, Stefanovic played 31 off the bench, and Carlson and Madsen each played 29.
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