In a tightly contested college basketball game, Utah's Branden Carlson showcased his skills with 34 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists, leading Utah to an 82-78 victory over Washington. Carlson scored 27 points in the second half alone, while Washington's Brooks also had an impressive performance. Carlson's efforts made him the first 7-footer with at least 30 points and 7 assists in a Division I game in over 15 seasons. In another notable game, Stanford's Kanaan Carlyle scored 28 points to help his team upset the then-No. 4 ranked Arizona with a score of 100-82. Carlyle's performance fell just two points short of the Stanford freshman single-game record. Following these games, Branden Carlson was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week, and Kanaan Carlyle received The Associated Press national player of the week and the Pac-12's Freshman of the Week honors.
After hitting 6 of 8 3-pointers and scoring 28 points against Arizona, Stanford's Kanaan Carlyle was named AP's national player of the week. He's also the Pac-12's Freshman of the Week while Utah's Branden Carlson was named Pac-12 Player of the Week.
Branden Carlson was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week. Averaged 26.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.5 blocks in wins over the two Washington schools.
Kanaan Carlyle of Stanford is The Associated Press national player of the week in menβs basketball. The freshman was 6 of 8 from the 3-point arc, 8 of 8 from the foul line and scored 28 points to help the Cardinal upset then-No. 4 Arizona 100-82 last week. https://t.co/rWLx0AKbqQ https://t.co/qIprn2AHmi
ππ₯ππ²ππ« π¨π ππ‘π ππ’π π‘π: @UtahMBBβs Branden Carlson dropped 34 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists vs. Washington ππππ¦ π¨π ππ‘π ππ’π π‘π: @StanfordMBB upsets No. 4 Arizona https://t.co/vCNwb7YbRN
Kanaan's 28 points today vs UA...just two points shy of the @StanfordMBB freshman single-game record, set by @lichti_todd on 12/22/85 at Maples vs Seton Hall. https://t.co/UUdccBzhOz
Utahβs Branden Carlson this afternoon in a win over Washington: - 34 points (27 in 2nd half) - 7 rebounds - 7 assists - 14-23 FG (3-5 from 3) Heβs the first 7-footer with at least 30 points and 7 assists in a Division I game in the last 15 seasons.
MTO | 2H | 3:48 Utah 82 | Washington 78 Branden Carlson has 27 points and has done everything inside and outside. But Brooks for Washington has been equally impressive.