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No. 8 Utah routs Arizona State

Jan 16, 2015 - 5:14 AM Tempe, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) - Delon Wright made all 12 of his free throws and finished with 21 points and six assists as No. 8 Utah dismantled Arizona State 76-59 on Thursday.

Jordan Loveridge tallied 14 points and eight rebounds and Brandon Taylor scored 13 for Utah (14-2, 4-0 Pac-12), which didn't look past its matchup with the Sun Devils before Saturday's showdown with 10th-ranked Arizona.

Utah will enter that contest as the lone unbeaten team in conference play, though the Wildcats are 15-2 overall and will be in the friendly confines of McKale Center, where they've won 31 straight games.

Gerry Blakes paced ASU (8-9, 0-4) with 10 points.

ASU never led, though it was within 13-12 following Shaquielle McKissic's layup 8 1/2 minutes in. Loveridge and Brekkott Chapman bookended an 8-0 run with 3s from there as Utah began to distance itself.

Blakes had a 3-point play for Arizona State before Utah scored 10 straight, increasing their lead to 31-15.

Wright made six free throws in the final 1:09 of the half, which ended with the Utes in front by 17 points.

The Sun Devils never threatened over the final 20 minutes.

Game Notes

Wright was named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 list ... Utah has won seven straight games ... ASU hasn't lost four straight games to open conference play since dropping 14 in a row in 2006-07, coach Herb Sendek's first season with the team ... Savon Goodman had nine points and 10 boards for ASU.