Utah sports roundup: BYU, Utah and Utah State win openers as Jazz fall at San Antonio
Rob Wright III scored 33 in No. 25 BYU's win over Ohio State, Utah rallied from 17 down against Long Beach State, Utah State routed Idaho State, and the Jazz lost their fifth straight.
BYU 94, Ohio State 83 (men's basketball)
No. 25 BYU opened its season with a 94-83 win over Ohio State at the Delta Center. Rob Wright III scored 33 points and made four 3-pointers, Collin Chandler and Tyler Betsey added 15 each, Bruce Branch III had 12 and Jaxon Kohler 11. [1][2]
Ohio State led 24-13 in the first half, when BYU missed eight of its first nine 3-point tries, and was ahead 37-34 at halftime. The Buckeyes went back in front 57-55 in the second half before a 14-2 BYU run made it 73-61 with 7:24 left. BYU shot 54% from the field and made 11 of 24 3-pointers. [1][2]
BYU hosts Omaha on Friday. [1]
Utah 66, Long Beach State 63 (men's basketball)
Utah came back from 17 points down to beat Long Beach State 66-63 in the season opener at the Huntsman Center. The Beach led 40-28 at halftime after Utah's 10 first-half turnovers and stretched it to 47-30 early in the second half. [3][4]
Utah scored the next 10 points, then a 12-0 run put the Utes ahead 60-56. Long Beach State made 1 of 11 shots in the last 5 1/2 minutes. Trey Campbell had 20 points, eight assists and six rebounds, Jackson Holcombe added 14 points and eight rebounds, and Malek Gomma had 11 rebounds. [3][4]
Utah hosts Towson on Thursday. [3]
Utah State 94, Idaho State 58 (men's basketball)
Utah State opened with a 94-58 win over Idaho State before 9,715 fans at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Kingston Tosi scored 26 points on 11-of-16 shooting, Will Hornseth had 16 and Solomon Callaghan 14. Dallin Hall had seven assists and Mason Falslev nine rebounds. [5][6]
The Aggies led 37-29 at halftime and outscored Idaho State 57-29 after the break, with a 60-30 edge in points in the paint. Idaho State made 3 of 25 3-pointers. [5][6]
Spurs 119, Jazz 97 (NBA)
The Jazz lost their fifth straight game, 119-97 at San Antonio. Lauri Markkanen had 22 points and eight rebounds and Darryn Peterson 14 points and six assists. [7][8][9]
Utah scored a season-low 16 points in the first quarter and cut the lead to 37-36 in the second, but the Spurs outscored the Jazz 35-20 in the third and led by as many as 26. Seven Spurs scored in double figures, led by Dylan Harper's 17, and Victor Wembanyama had 12 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. [7][8]
The Jazz, now 1-6, play at New Orleans on Wednesday. [7]
Sources
- ESPN (AP): Rob Wright III scores 33, leads No. 25 BYU past Ohio State 94-83, Nov. 2, 2026 espn.com
- FOX Sports: Ohio State vs. BYU box score, Nov. 2, 2026 foxsports.com
- ESPN (AP): Trey Campbell scores 20 and Utah rallies to edge Long Beach State 66-63, Nov. 2, 2026 espn.com
- FOX Sports: Long Beach State vs. Utah box score, Nov. 2, 2026 foxsports.com
- ESPN: Idaho State at Utah State box score, Nov. 2, 2026 espn.com
- FOX Sports: Idaho State vs. Utah State box score, Nov. 2, 2026 foxsports.com
- ESPN (AP): Harper, Wembanyama lead Spurs past Jazz 119-97, Nov. 2, 2026 espn.com
- FOX Sports: Jazz vs. Spurs box score, Nov. 2, 2026 foxsports.com
- Yahoo Sports: Utah Jazz 97, San Antonio Spurs 119 recap and box score, Nov. 2, 2026 sports.yahoo.com
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