Utah breaks many records in huge win

With its 143-49 victory Friday night against Mississippi Valley State, Utah set the NCAA record for the largest scoring margin against a Division I opponent since the NCAA tournament was introduced in the 1938-39 season.

The 94-point win surpassed the previous marginof-victory mark of 91, set by Tulsa against Prairie View in December 1995.

Utah also broke some school records: 143 points shattered a mark that had stood since 1960, when the Utes scored 132 points against Evansville. Utah’s 73-point second half set a record for points in a half, surpassing the 71-point first half the Utes also had against Evansville.

Timmy Allen scored 26 points on 9-of-11 shooting to pace the host Utes (2-0). Both Gach and Rylan Jones each had a triple-double, with Gach totaling 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and Jones finishing with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

Utah had more dunks (26) than Mississippi Valley State had field goals (21).

Seton Hall

The Pirates lost Myles Powell for the foreseeable future after the All-American guard sprained an ankle Saturday. The 12th-ranked Pirates withstood the injury to Powell and beat Stony Brook, 74-57. Powell, the Big East Conference preseason player of the year and an Associated Press preseason AllAmerica selection, sprained his left ankle five minutes into the game. Coach Kevin Willard said Powell was having X-rays on a “serious” ankle sprain that “might be a prolonged absence.”