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Salt Lake City, Utah: Utes Beat Towson 67-57 as Chatman Scores 15

Taison Chatman scored 15 points and Alec Anigbata added 13 as the Utes built a 15-point lead, then survived five late Towson trips that cut the margin to six at the Huntsman Center.

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Salt Lake City, Utah: Utes Beat Towson 67-57 as Chatman Scores 15

Key points

  • Utah held off a late Towson push to win 67-57 at the Jon M.
  • Taison Chatman led Utah with 15 points.
  • Towson (0-2) scored the first six points and led 11-4 after a three-pointer by Jaquan Womack.

Utah held off a late Towson push to win 67-57 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday night, moving to 2-0 in the second season under head coach Alex Jensen.

Taison Chatman led Utah with 15 points. Alec Anigbata added 13 points, most of them at the free throw line, where he went 9 for 11. Trey Campbell and TJ Burch each scored nine points, and Burch sealed the game late with a steal.

Towson starts fast, Utah answers

Towson (0-2) scored the first six points and led 11-4 after a three-pointer by Jaquan Womack. The Tigers pushed the lead to seven points with just under 12 minutes left in the first half. Utah answered with a 9-1 run and took its first lead at 13-12 on a fastbreak dunk by Babacar Faye. Jaxon Johnson added a three-pointer and another basket as Utah pushed the surge to 17-3 and took a 27-19 lead into halftime.

Early in the second half, Utah used a 10-2 run to stretch the lead to 15 points. Towson refused to fold. The Tigers shot 60 percent in the second half, scored 38 points after halftime and outscored Utah in the paint 30-24 for the game.

Five trips to within six, no closer

Towson cut the lead to six points five times in the final six minutes. A layup by Chike Ndefo made it a six-point game with 50 seconds left, and the Tigers then had a chance to make it a one-possession game. Zion Stanford missed a jumper, and Campbell found Anigbata for a dunk that turned into a three-point play. Burch then stole a Towson pass to close it out.

Ben Roseborough and Jaquan Womack led Towson with 13 points each. Womack has now led the Tigers in scoring in both of their games this season. Ndefo led Towson on the glass with seven rebounds. Towson shot 39.3 percent for the game, while Utah shot 45.5 percent. Utah won despite 18 turnovers.

Towson head coach Pat Skerry said his team looked like a more connected group in the second half and moved the ball better after halftime.

A scare for Holcombe

Utah forward Jackson Holcombe went to the floor with just under two minutes left after colliding with a teammate. He stayed down for a few minutes, then walked off the court to the training room. Holcombe had eight points, six rebounds and four assists before he left.

Campbell finished with nine points, six assists and five rebounds for Utah.

Utah stays home and hosts Weber State on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at the Huntsman Center. Towson goes home for its home opener against LIU on Monday, Nov. 9.

Timeline

  1. Nov 2, 2026Utah opens the season with a 66-63 comeback win over Long Beach State at the Huntsman Center.
  2. Nov 5, 2026Utah beats Towson 67-57 in Salt Lake City, leading 27-19 at halftime and holding off five late Towson runs to within six points.
  3. Nov 10, 2026Utah is scheduled to host Weber State at the Huntsman Center, its third straight home game to open the season.

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