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LAS VEGAS — Brandon Angel’s double-double, 16 points and 12 rebounds, led a balanced attack that lifted 10th-seeded Stanford to a 73-62 win over seventh-seeded Utah in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament on Wednesday night.
Angel followed up two free throws with a jumper that gave the Cardinal a 53-40 lead and they stayed ahead by double figures the rest of the way.
Harrison Ingram added 15 points for Stanford (14-18), which advances to face second-seeded and eighth-ranked Arizona on Thursday at 6 p.m. Maxime Raynaud and Spencer Jones both scored 12.
Branden Carlson scored 27 points and 10 rebounds to lead Utah (17-15), which has lost six straight. Gabe Madsen scored 13 and Lazar Stefanovic 10.
Utah made three-straight shots, pulling within 58-48 on a Stefanovic 3-pointer with six minutes left That was the first time in the second half the Utes made consecutive shots, but Jones quickly responded with a 3-pointer.
The next time Utah made consecutive shots, Carlson made it 70-60 at the 1:20 mark, but Angel made two foul shots and Ingram one.
Stanford had an 11-point lead on two possessions in the middle of the first half but the Utes answered with an 11-2 run, starting and ending with a Madsen 3-pointer, to cut it to 22-20. Jones then had a three-point play and 3-pointer in scoring seven-straight points and the Cardinal got it back to 10 until Carlson hit a 3-pointer to in the close seconds to pull Utah within 34-27.
The teams split close games during the regular season with the road team winning.
![Stanford guard Michael O'Connell (5) grabs a rebound against Utah forward Bostyn Holt during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Pac-12 men's tournament Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)](https://i0.wp.com/www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/SJM-STANP12-0308-2.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
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