Utah ends skid, tops Washington

Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak addressed the play of Lorenzo Bonam and others during a team meeting this week. The Utes were coming off consecutive losses and Bonam was benched in a loss to Oregon on Sunday.

The talk must have struck a chord.

Bonam scored 18 points as host Utah ( 18- 7, 7- 5) defeated Washington 90- 82Wednesday night to keep itself on the fringe of the Pac- 12 conference race.

“I told our guys after the Oregon game, as much as I’d love to have sit- down touchy- feely meetings and all that kind of stuff, this isn’t the time to do it,” Krystkowiak said. “It’s no secret; you’re telling guys things they already know. We aren’t going to be very successful if we don’t get ( Bonam) and a number of other guys to change some of the mistakes.

“Got to start bringing it. ... It’s not a real sensitive time. ... The cards are on the table. If we want to accomplish some goals, we’re going to have to tighten it up.”

Bonam bounced back in a big way after being held scoreless and getting benched in the 76- 66 loss to Oregon. He shot 7- for- 9 from the field Wednesday and powered a 16- 4 run that pushed the Utes ahead for good. Bonam hit a three- pointer with 8: 34 remaining to give Utah a six- point lead, its largest at the time. His steal and layup pushed the lead to 77- 65.

Jakob Poeltl finished with 23 points for the Utes.

Marquese Chriss scored 24 for the Huskies ( 15- 9, 7- 5), and Andrew Andrews chipped in 22.

Utah shot a season- high 67.3 percent from the field.

“Give Utah credit, they sliced us up,” Washington coach Lorenzo Romar said.

UNLV 64, San Jose State 61: The visiting Spartans ( 8- 16, 3- 9 Mountain West) lost after leading by 13 at halftime. Patrick McCaw scored 16 points and Ike Nwamu added 15 for the rallying Rebels ( 14- 11, 5- 7). Brandon Clarke scored 15

points and had 14 boards for San Jose State. Texas Tech 85, # 14 Iowa State 82: Zach Smith made two free throws with 18 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the host Red Raiders ( 14- 9, 4- 7 Big 12). Deonte Burton scored a season- high 20 points, Abdel Nader added 19 and Georges Niang 18 for Iowa State ( 17- 7, 6- 5). Aaron Ross scored 20 points and Devaugntah Williams added 19 to lead Texas Tech. Alabama 63, # 15 Texas A& M

62: Retin Obasohan scored 16 points and the host Crimson Tide ( 14- 9, 5- 6 SEC) handed the Aggies ( 18- 6, 7- 4) their third straight loss. It was the fourth win over a ranked foe in Alabama head coach Avery Johnson’s debut season. Jalen Jones scored 21 points for Texas A& M.

Tulsa 82, # 16 SMU 77: Shaquille Harrison had 21 points, Pat Birt hit a crucial threepointer and scored 12 of his 17 points after halftime, and the Golden Hurricanes ( 16- 8, 8- 4 American Athletic) rallied to beat the host Mustangs ( 20- 3, 9- 3). Nic Moore scored 27 points for SMU, which lost for the first time in 13 home games. Marquette 96, # 20 Providence 91: Jajuan Johnson scored 16 points and hit a key three- pointer with 1: 16 left in the second overtime, and the Golden Eagles ( 16- 9, 5- 7 Big East) outlasted the visiting Friars ( 18- 7, 6- 6). Henry Ellenson had 26 points and 16 rebounds for Marquette, which overcame 42 points by Providence’s Ben Bentil. # 21 Baylor 82, Kansas State 72: Al Freeman scored 21 points, Taurean Prince had 18 and the visiting Bears ( 18- 6, 7- 4 Big 12) beat the Wildcats ( 1410, 3- 8), who made only 2 of 14 three- point attempts. Justin Edwards and D. J. Johnson each had 19 points for Kansas State.

WOMEN

San Jose State 69, UNLV 61: Trailing 21- 12 after a quarter and tied 33- 33 at halftime, the host Spartans ( 9- 14, 7- 5 Mountain West) pulled away for the win, led by 20 points from Dezz Ramos. Nyre Harris and Jasmine Smith had 11 points each for San Jose State, which got 17 rebounds — but no points — from center Riana Byrd. Brooke Johnson had 20 points for UNLV ( 13- 10, 6- 6). # 4 Baylor 81, TCU 75: Nina Davis scored 19 points, Niya Johnson had 14 assists and the visiting Lady Bears ( 24- 1, 11- 1) stretched their Big 12 winning streak to 11 games. Zahna Medley scored 16 of her 24 points for the Horned Frogs ( 12- 11, 4- 8) in the fourth quarter, when they scored 37 points. # 6 Texas 70, # 20 Oklahoma State 55: Brooke McCarty scored 18 points, Ariel Atkins added 16, and the host Longhorns ( 22- 1, 11- 1 Big 12) swept the two- game season series for the first time since 2006. Brittney Martin led Oklahoma State ( 18- 5, 8- 4) with 21 points.