Potter and Jacksonville State host Utah

Published Dec. 7, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Jacksonville State Gamecocks (4-4) at Utah Utes (7-2, 2-0 Pac-12)

Salt Lake City; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Jacksonville State plays the Utah Utes after Skyelar Potter scored 27 points in Jacksonville State's 63-61 win over the East Tennessee State Buccaneers.

The Utes have gone 5-1 at home. Utah ranks second in the Pac-12 with 30.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Rollie Worster averaging 5.8.

The Gamecocks are 1-3 in road games. Jacksonville State averages 74.8 points and has outscored opponents by 3.7 points per game.

TOP PERFORMERS: Branden Carlson is scoring 13.4 points per game with 7.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists for the Utes. Gabe Madsen is averaging 12.6 points and 3.3 rebounds while shooting 36.7% for Utah.

Potter is averaging 14.5 points for the Gamecocks. Demaree King is averaging 14.0 points for Jacksonville State.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.