Washington State hosts Utah following Carlson's 22-point performance
Utah Utes (6-2, 1-0 Pac-12) at Washington State Cougars (3-3, 0-1 Pac-12)
Pullman, Washington; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Utah visits the Washington State Cougars after Branden Carlson scored 22 points in Utah's 81-66 win against the Arizona Wildcats.
The Cougars are 2-0 on their home court. Washington State ranks sixth in the Pac-12 with 8.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Mouhamed Gueye averaging 2.5.
The Utes play their first true road game after going 6-2 with a 1-1 record in neutral-site games to start the season. Utah ranks second in the Pac-12 with 29.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Carlson averaging 5.6.
The Cougars and Utes face off Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: TJ Bamba is scoring 15.7 points per game and averaging 4.2 rebounds for the Cougars. Gueye is averaging 13.3 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 52.5% for Washington State.
Carlson is averaging 14.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks for the Utes. Gabe Madsen is averaging 12.8 points for Utah.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
