Utah Utes: Five Takeaways From Their Survival Victory over the Duke Blue Devils
Dec 19, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Duke Blue Devils guard Matt Jones (13) drives against Utah Utes forward Jordan Loveridge (21) during the first half at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jordan Loveridge Needs to Show up in Big Games
Utah’s Jordan Loveridge was someone who needed to factor more into this game. He simply had a rough time on the big stage today.
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Loveridge finished the game with nine points two assists and one rebound in for the contest.
Though he hit some big free throws down the stretch he struggled throughout the contest and got into foul trouble.
Loveridge is someone that Utah is going to need to round back into form as they move on toward conference play.
Coming into this game, Loveridge averaged 14.0 points per game. But his 1 of 5 from the floor left a lot to be desired.
In the end he was critical to Utah getting enough points to survive the overtime but he is going to need to play bigger in big games.
This is the third straight game where he has not reached double figure scoring. That is not alarming, but it is worth pointing out.
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