Utah beats Towson 67-57 as Mammoth fall in OT despite Cooley hat trick

Utah 67, Towson 57 (men's basketball)

Utah beat Towson 67-57 on Thursday at the Jon M. Huntsman Center to improve to 2-0. Taison Chatman scored 15 points off the bench and made 3 of 5 3-pointers. Alec Anigbata added 13 points, making 9 of 11 free throws. ^[5][7][8]

The Runnin' Utes led 27-19 at halftime and by as many as 15 points. Utah made 19 of 24 free throws to Towson's 7 of 16 and committed 18 turnovers. Trey Campbell had 9 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds. ^[5][7][8]

Jaquan Womack and Ben Roseborough scored 13 points each for Towson, which fell to 0-2. Utah hosts Weber State on Tuesday. ^[5][6][7][8]

Canadiens 5, Mammoth 4, OT (NHL)

Cole Caufield scored 30 seconds into overtime as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Utah Mammoth 5-4 on Thursday at the Bell Centre, spoiling a hat trick by Logan Cooley. ^[1][2][3][4]

Cooley scored twice in the first period, the second on a power play, for a 2-0 lead. Nick Suzuki and Arber Xhekaj tied it before the first intermission. Cooley completed his hat trick on a power play midway through the second period, his second hat trick in four games, the Associated Press reported. ^[1][2][3]

Kirby Dach tied it at 3 on a power play early in the third. Nick Schmaltz put Utah back ahead 4-3 on a power play 7:14 into the third, but Adam Engstrom scored his first NHL goal with 5:06 left to force overtime. ^[1][2][3][4]

Utah went 3 for 5 on the power play but was outshot 35-20. Sebastian Cossa made 30 saves, and Jakub Dobes made 16 for Montreal. Schmaltz had a goal and two assists. Suzuki had a goal and two assists in his return from a six-game absence. ^[1][2][3][4]

The Mammoth, 10-6-1, earned a point for the overtime loss and play at Ottawa on Saturday. Montreal is 10-3-3. ^[3]