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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - John Gage made all four of his 3-point attempts and scored a career-high 19 points to help Stanford rout Utah 87-56 on Sunday night.
Chasson Randle added 17 points and eight rebounds while Josh Huestis chipped in 13 points and seven boards for the Cardinal (12-8, 3-4 Pac-12), who handed the Utes their most lopsided loss of the season.
Justin Seymour scored 12 points for Utah (9-11, 1-7) and was the lone Ute player to score in double figures. The Utes have not beaten a Division I opponent at home since a 62-53 victory over SMU on Dec. 18.
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Stanford had no trouble keeping a rhythm on offense for 40 minutes. The Cardinal shot 50 percent from the field overall and connected on 60 percent of their 3-pointers. They also controlled the glass, outrebounding Utah 43-27.
Stanford sliced and diced the Utes on both ends of the floor and had no trouble establishing a favorable tempo right away. The Cardinal never trailed and used a pair of huge runs to take control in the early minutes.
After Utah scored its basket, three different Stanford players scored over the next minute to spark an 8-0 run that gave the Cardinal a 12-2 lead. Randle helped get things going by stealing the ball on consecutive possessions to set up quick baskets.
The Utes did not have much of a chance to dig out of the hole before Stanford did it again. Starting with Gage's three free throws, the Cardinals ran off 12 unanswered points to take a 28-9 lead with 8:45 left.
Utah did not score a field goal over a 5-minute stretch, enabling that 12-0 spurt. Renan Lenz finally broke the drought for the Utes with a jumper with 8 minutes left.
The Utes mounted a brief rally and pulled to within 33-20 on a jumper from Jason Washburn to cap an 8-2 spurt. But Gage drilled a 3-pointer on the other end and the Cardinal pulled away to take a 46-26 lead into the locker room.
Stanford dominated inside and outside in the first half. The Cardinal made 6 of 10 tries from 3-point range. They also outrebounded Utah 24-14 and scored 16 second-chance points while limiting the Utes to a single basket in that category.
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