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SALT LAKE CITY -- Kyle Kuzma posted career highs with 23 points and 19 rebounds as Utah defeated Northwest Nazarene 81-37 in its season opener Saturday evening.Utah fans got their first full glimpse of the new-look Utes and their roster consisting of just two legitimate contributors from last season.This morning, I was just extra turned up, Kuzma said. I dont for whatever reason. Its game day.I tried to bring energy. I think that was the biggest thing. When we have energy-givers, then everybody feeds off of that.The Utes struggled mightily for the first 16 minutes of the first half until a 17-3 run basically put the game away after they led 36-20 at halftime. Utah shot under 40 percent most of the first half as the offense seemed to have no real direction.Kuzma started passively, like the rest of the team, but picked up the aggression and finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds in the first half alone. He highlighted the 17-3 stretch with a spinning floater while being fouled. Teammate Tyler Rawson added 13 points.Its a starting point for us, Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said. We had guys that tried to push the issue a little bit too much. Didnt trust the offense. We cleaned it up a little bit and got some composure in the second half.Some of its jitters. Got to find some consistency and some roles.Northwest Nazarene, which was playing a back-to-back after defeating Simpson University 92-67 on Friday, shot just 16.4 percent from the field and 1 for 25 from behind the arc. Maurice Jones scored 11 points. The 37 points are the fourth fewest Utah has allowed since 1982.Obviously, we played a team that was much bigger and more talented to their level, Northwest Nazarene coach Scott Flemming said. I never would have thought we would shoot the ball so poorly tonight. We have a really good shooting team. We hit eleven 3s last night against different competition.Even the open looks we got, I think that was the biggest problem. Now when youre not making shots, all of the other things kind of are obvious, too -- their rebounding, their size, all those kind of things. It hurts in transition. It still is a good game for us to have.BIG PICTURENorthwest Nazarene: No harm, no foul for the Crusaders. As a Division 2 member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, the loss doesnt count toward their regular-season record. Plus, they have to feel pretty good about the early parts of the first half against a Pac-12 program that has reached the NCAA Tournament the last two seasons.Utah: Theres lots of work to do for a Utah team with just two returners having played significant minutes. The offense had no flow for much of the game outside of the spurts when Kuzma took over. The defensive intensity came and went. The Utes must improve before Pac-12 play or they will live up (or down) to their preseason pick of finishing No. 8 in the league.SHORT STAFFEDUtah will be without newcomers David Collette and Sedrick Barefield until the Utes play face Prairie View A&M on Dec. 17. The two will miss the first eight games due to transfer rules, but are expected to be starters once they return. Sophomore Parker Van Dyke, freshman Devon Daniels and redshirt freshman Jayce Johnson started alongside returning starters Kuzma and Lorenzo Bonam.BALL CONTROLThe Utes had 19 turnovers, including seven from Bonam, who had six at halftime. Krystkowiak said the goal was 12. Bonam struggled all around with just five points and going 0 for 4 after making his first basket.UP NEXTNorthwest Nazarene: The Crusaders face Portland Bible in Caldwell, Idaho, in the Taco Bell Shootout.Utah: The Utes host Concordia on Tuesday and Coppin State on Friday as they open the season with three games in six days. Doug Gilmour Jersey . 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Brian Downing was with the Chicago White Sox at a time when I listened to every game I possibly could on the radio. That particular season the late great Harry Caray was calling the White Sox games. As the Indian hockey team gear up to face Pakistan in their third Asian Champions Trophy final on Sunday, ESPN brings you a lowdown of their performance in the tournament thus far.India vs. Japan: 10-2. Indias scoreline against Japan in the opener was apt testimony of their dominance among Asian nations. Ranked sixth in the world, the only Asian country in the top 10, India treated the Japanese side like a bunch of school boys, scoring goals by the minute. With six goals from set pieces, Rupinder Pal Singh left the Japanese reeling before Ramandeep Singh, who was called in to replace an injured SV Sunil, scored a brace to add insult to injury. Affan Yousuf and Talwinder Singh scored a goal apiece to complete Japans humiliation and sound out the rest of the field over the torrid time they had in store.India vs. Korea: Falling behind 1-0 in the first quarter, India had Sreejesh to the rescue, pulling off a number of saves and avoiding them further ignominy. Scoring through a reverse drive, Lalit Upadhyay helped India equalize in the 33rd minute to hold on to a 1-1 draw.India vs. Pakistan: In what was the most-awaited face-off, India staved off early Pakistan raids before Pardeep Mor scored his maiden international goal in 13 appearances to hand India the lead in the 11th minute. Though Pakistan took charge through strikes thereafter to move up 2-1, two goals in two minutes from India changed the complexion of the match irreversibly. Rupinder Pals successful conversion of Indias only penalty corner in the 43rd minute was followed by Ramandeeps incredible finish from a counter-attack to complete a come-from-behind 3-2 win.India vs. China:Another dominant show. Another day of annihilation by India. It was 4-0 at half time in favour of India. But Oltmans boys werent done yet. With Sreejesh nursing an ankle injury, reserve goalkeeper Akash Chikte took his pplace under the bar for the match.dddddddddddd Five minutes into the third quarter and Nikkin Thimmaiah made it 5-0. Completing a 9-0 decimation of the Chinese, India showed just why theyre the big boys in Asia.India vs Malaysia:With the crowd behind them, Malaysia gave India some anxious moments before the 10-man visitors walked away with a 2-1 win. Chikte, featuring in his second match of the tournament in place of Sreejesh, put up a noteworthy show, his positioning on penalty corners near-perfect. India-Malaysia encounters have traditionally been close with most of them being decided on one goal difference and four out of five of them being won by India. With less than 40 seconds on the clock, Chikte lunged to deflect the ball from Malaysias penalty corner away with his right glove. Lavishing praise on Chikte after the match, Sreejesh said, I was really happy to see the goalkeeper save the last penalty corner. He showed his quality and he was the game maker.India vs. Korea (semifinal): Returning to the side after being laid low by an ankle injury for two matches, Sreejesh showed just what makes him special and possibly indispensable. Pulling off a remarkable save in South Koreas last attempt in the penalty shootout, Sreejesh saw India through to a 5-4 win and a passage into the final. Talwinder Singh gave India the initial lead in the 15th minute before the Koreans equalised through open play and went ahead 2-1 from a penalty stroke conversion. Ramandeeps equaliser in the 55th minute helped India force a shootout. Logging home five successful strikes in the shootout, top-ranked India had Sreejesh to thank for padding away the ball off Lee Dae-Yeols strike to remain unbeaten and make their third final of the tournament. ' ' '