SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) - Keba Keita and Branden Carlson each had a double-double in Utah's 74-47 rout of Oregon State on Thursday night to improve to 10-0 at home this season.
Keita scored 18 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds. Carlson finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Deivon Smith added 14 points and eight assists for Utah (13-5, 4-3 Pac-12), which made 15 of its 31 field goals in the second half and finished 27-of-61 shooting (44%) overall.
"I'm really proud of our effort," said head coach Craig Smith. "I thought we really competed hard, and loved how we defended."
Playing without starters Rollie Worster and Lawson Lovering for the second straight game, the Utes built an 11-point lead at halftime. They opened the second on a 23-6 run for a 56-28 advantage with 11:45 remaining.
Carlson scored the first five points on a 3-pointer and a dunk, and he finished with 11 points during the stretch. Keita's layup made it 66-36 with 6:46 left. It was Utah's largest lead of the game.
"Keba gets 18 and 15 with seven offensive boards," Smith said. "He's such a force and menace down there. He's really coming into his own."
Utah dominated the paint, outscoring Oregon State 34-12 while converting 17 offensive boards into 17 points
Dexter Akanno scored 12 points for Oregon State (9-8, 1-5), which shot 29% (16 of 55) from the floor and was outrebounded 52-31.
It was Utah's second double-digit rout in its last three games. The Utes had a 46-point win against UCLA on Jan. 11.
Utah used a 15-3 surge in the last 6:25 of the first half for a 33-22 advantage at the break. Smith scored 10 first-half points.
Utah hosts Oregon on Sunday.