AUSTIN REGIONAL: BIG WIN FOR UTAH BEHIND BIG MAN BOGUT GUIDES UTES PAST NO. 3 SOONERS 6 UTAH 67, 3 OKLAHOMA 58.Byline: Brian Dohn Staff Writer TUCSON, Ariz. - Utah center Andrew Bogut Andrew Michael Bogut (born November 28, 1984) is an Australian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. Bogut was selected first overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2005 NBA Draft. is a proven scorer, but Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson Kelvin Sampson (born October 5, 1955), a Lumbee Indian, is the men's basketball coach of the Indiana Hoosiers at Indiana University. He previously held the same position at Montana Tech (1981-85), Washington State University (1987-94) and University of Oklahoma (1994-2006). wanted to test the 7-foot sophomore's passing ability. So Bogut showed off another part of his well-rounded game, and gave another example why the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= appears to be in his not-so-distant future. Bogut matched a season-low with 10 points, but he controlled the game with his passing and snared 11 rebounds to lead No. 6 seed Utah to a 67-58 victory against No. 3 seed Oklahoma in the second round of the NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament can mean: Men's Sports
The Utes (29-5) are in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1998, and face Kentucky on Friday in Austin, Texas. But although the state of Utah is enthralled en·thrall tr.v. en·thralled, en·thrall·ing, en·thralls 1. To hold spellbound; captivate: The magic show enthralled the audience. 2. To enslave. with its talented big man, Bogut said the March Madness March Madness may refer to:
The City of Melbourne is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the central city area of Melbourne. , where Australian Rules Football Australian rules football Variety of football played between two teams of 18 players. The field is oval, 145–200 yd (135–185 m) long, with four goalposts at each end. A six-point goal is scored when the oval ball is kicked through the two central goalposts. , cricket and rugby are the headliners. ``You don't even know about (the NCAAs), or how big it was,'' said Bogut, who represented Australia in last summer's Olympics. ``You had the NBA game of the week, and you were happy with that. (This) is great, just awesome. It keeps the city alive. The Final Four is one of the craziest things in the world, along with the Olympics.'' Bogut, who is a player of the year candidate, said he wouldn't discuss his future plans because he doesn't want to distract from the team, but reports out of Utah suggest the 20-year-old will opt for the NBA after the season. In showing off the talent that could make him a top 5 pick, Bogut established a career-high seven assists, and was involved in 10 of Utah's 13 baskets in the second half by either assisting, or scoring, on them. Bogut was quick to recognize Oklahoma's double team, and fired pin-point passes to cutters. Justin Hawkins benefited with numerous open dunks en route to 20 points, and point guard Marc Jackson often found himself open on the perimeter. He scored 17, and Utah made 13 of 17 field attempts in the second half. ``Bogut's so big, when we were looking to double him, he could tell where everybody was, just looking around, (and) picking us apart,'' 5- foot-7 Oklahoma guard Drew Lavender said. ``He might be the best big man in the country.'' Oklahoma (25-8) was led in scoring by Taj Gray's 19 points, but Bogut's defense and early foul trouble held Kevin Bookout to four points. He was averaging 11.7 points per game, but much of the postgame chatter was about Bogut's passing ability. ``We knew the backdoor See trapdoor. cuts were coming, but I give (Bogut) credit because he made a lot of good passes,'' Oklahoma forward Johnnie Gilbert said. ``At times I thought we were going to pick it off, but somehow it just got through.'' Bogut didn't touch the ball much early as Utah built a 14-2 lead and held a 30-21 advantage at the break, but he dominated the second half despite attempting just four shots, making three, after intermission. ``They just doubled and packed it in,'' Bogut said. ``At the start is was a bit tough to pick apart, but once we got our spacing right, (guys) would flash (to the basket) and I would hit them and they got up there for some of the best finishes I've seen in a while.'' Brian Dohn, (818) 713-3607 brian.dohn(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Andrew Bogut celebrates after Utah's second-round win over third-seeded Oklahoma. Laura Rauch/Associated Press |
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