Riley Battin scored 17 points and Rylan Jones hit several critical free throws in the final three minutes to help Utah rally for a 67-66 victory over visiting Washington on Thursday night.
Jones and Timmy Allen added 13 points apiece to help Utah (11-7, 2-4 Pac-12) snap a four-game losing streak. The Utes won despite shooting 33.9 percent from the field and not scoring a basket in the final 3:59 of the game.
Jaden McDaniels scored 14 points to lead the Huskies (12-8, 2-5). Isaiah Stewart added 13 points. Hameir Wright scored 12 points and collected nine rebounds for Washington. The Huskies committed 17 turnovers leading to 21 points for Utah.
Jones hit a pair of go-ahead free throws with 14.1 seconds remaining. Jamal Bey was called for a charge on Battin with 0.8 seconds left, sealing the Utes' comeback win.
RaeQuan Battle scored back-to-back baskets to highlight a 15-2 run that gave Washington a 19-12 lead late in the first half. Nahziah Carter and Stewart each scored on layups to cap the run. Utah made two baskets over a 12-minute stretch, opening the door for the Huskies to charge in front.
Battin drained a pair of 3-pointers to briefly give the Utes some juice on offense. His second outside basket trimmed Washington's lead to 20-19. McDaniels answered with a jumper to keep Utah from completing the rally.
The Utes hung around before halftime by scoring 11 points off 10 turnovers. It helped mitigate 30 percent shooting from the floor, that included going 2-for-13 from the perimeter. Washington lead 28-24 at intermission.
Utah tied it at 30-30 early in the second half on two free throws by Battin. McDaniels hit another jumper to spark a string of four straight baskets that put the Huskies up 38-30.
The Utes cut a seven-point Washington lead to one after Wright and McDaniels committed three fouls in 28 seconds. Both players fouled out and the Utes made six free throws -- with four coming from Jones -- to pull within 62-61 with 2:04 left.
--Field Level Media
