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12/19/02: Michigan (6-3) @ #19 USC (7-0)

Scouting Report

1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (slow)

Tip off (1st Half)

15:14, Down 9-12

11:55, Up 18-12

6:40, Up 29-15

3:56, Up 31-16


Halftime, Up 37-22

Highlights

• MICH with 11 turn overs.

Adjustments

• Defense sets: M2M

Start of 2nd Half

15:58, Up 41-23

11:57, Up 54-25

7:46, Up 58-37

3:24, Up 62-42


Final score: Michigan - 51, USC - 65

Box Score

[INDENT]Stuart 14, 8, 4 (*)
Dare 12, 6, 2
Coley 11, 3, 2, 3 tos
Bailey 6, 2, 0, 2 stls
Slay 5, 6, 2, 2 stls, 4 tos
Parker 5, 4, 1, 2 blks, 3 tos
Owes 4, 1, 2
Dissinger 4, 0, 1
Wheat 2, 1, 2
Martin 2, 1, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 47-41%
REB: +5
TO: -8
Paint: +26
2nd Chance : +8
Fast Break: +7
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Notes

1. The team has a tendency to relax after establishing a big lead. We need to maintain a "killer instinct"
2. MICH almost even in rebounds, but their 20 turn overs gave us a +14 FGA

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12/23/02: (6) Tennessee (3-7) vs (3) #19 USC (8-0)

Scouting Report

1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced

Tip off (1st Half)

15:22, Down 5-8

9:24, Tied at 15

3:45, Up 29-26


Halftime, Up 35-30

Highlights

• TENN 5-14 3PT. We need to tighten up our perimeter defense
• We only had 2 fast break pts in the 1st half

Adjustments

• Defense sets: 1-2-2
• Def rebounding: Lower to 9

Start of 2nd Half

15:45, Up 41-34
SF James Slay having a good game today, 16 pts

11:53, Up 48-39

7:59, Up 55-41

3:49, Up 60-46


Final score: Tennessee - 55, USC - 65

Box Score

[INDENT]Slay 17, 2, 0
Dare 15, 8, 1 (*)
Coley 11, 4, 1
Stuart 6, 13, 2, 3 tos
Parker 4, 2, 2
Dissinger 4, 1, 1
Bailey 3, 4, 1
Owes 2, 3, 1
Wheat 2, 2, 2
Martin 1, 0, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 41-46%
REB: +15
TO: -4
Paint: +12
2nd Chance : +6
Fast Break: -6
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Notes

1. Off rebounding differential is +14. We had +12 FGA which offsets our poor FG%.
2. Our FT shooting needs a lot of improvement. We shot 16-29 today. For the season, we're shooting 62% FT, with PF Valery Stuart with an atrocious 33% FT

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12/23/02: (3) #17 USC (9-0) vs (2) UCLA (5-4)

Scouting Report

1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (fast)

Tip off (1st Half)

15:39, Up 6-5

11:22, Down 9-16
Only SG Kaniel Coley has scored for us

6:58, Down 19-22


Halftime, Down 29-37

Highlights

• UCLA shooting 56% FG is just half of the problem; the other half is we gave them more opportunities to score with our 10 turn overs

Adjustments

• Defense sets: 1-2-2
• Def rebounding: Lower to 9

Start of 2nd Half

15:37, Down 39-43
We went to a 3-guard lineup,and slowly but surely cutting our deficit

SG Kaniel Coley tied the game. But UCLA hit us back with 7 unanswered. We rallied again, led by PG Shea Wheat, to tie the score once again. And then, we turned the ball over on the last 2 possessions, to allow UCLA to get the lead again. 14 turn overs on our part

8:42, Down 52-54

We tied it again at 54. UCLA hits us with a 10-0 run, including 2 3s. SG Kaniel Coley scored a 3 and another 2 pt FG, to cut the lead in half at 5. After a UCLA miss, C Elliott Dare got fouled while going for a shot. 2 FTs. Dare splits

3:48, Down 60-64

UCLA: Foul called. 1-and-1. Split. Down 5
USC: C Elliott Dare got fouled again. 2 FTs. Miss both. We're 13-22 FTs
UCLA: Another 3 by PG Omar English, who has 23 pts. Down 8. Timeout

We'll go favor outside. 3-guard lineup

USC: A jumper made by Malik Owes. Down 6
UCLA: PG Omar English missed a 3
USC: Turn over. Number 18. 1:56 left
UCLA: Turn over
USC: PF Valery Stuart powers his way inside for 2 pts. Down 4. 1:28
UCLA: SG Kaniel Coley launches a long 3. It's good!

0:55, Down 67-68

UCLA: They get an inside basket. Breakdown in our interior defense. Timeout

0:32, Down 67-70

We'll go for 3. Heavy outside

USC: It took us a while to get a shot. PG Antonio Parker shoots a 3. Miss. We get the off rebound. Timeout. 0:04 left.

We'll design a play for Coley

USC: Can't get it to Coley. Parker missed another 3. A mistake on my part. I should have switched Coley to play the 1, so he'll get the inbound pass and shoot. Oh well ...


Final score: #17 USC - 67, UCLA - 70

Box Score

[INDENT]Coley 24, 2, 0, 4 tos, 6-10 3PT
Stuart 12, 8, 2, 5 tos
Owes 11, 4, 4, 2 stls
Dare 9, 7, 1, 3 blks
Wheat 5, 2, 2
Bailey 2, 4, 0
Slay 2, 2, 0, 4 tos
Parker 2, 1, 3
Martin 0, 1, 0
Dissinger 0, 0, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 45-50%
REB: +7
TO: +3
Paint: -8
2nd Chance : +5
Fast Break: -8
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Notes

1. UCLA's shooting was on target the whole game, but we still had the chance to tie at the end. If we did a little better on those turn overs (18), and missed FTs (13-22 FTs), it could have made a big difference in the final result

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We get a chance to get back at UCLA immediately, after our last loss to them

12/26/02: #17 USC (9-1, 0-0) vs UCLA (6-5, 0-0)

Scouting Report

1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (fast)
3. Key players:
   
   1. Sr SG Jared Johnson (16.2 ppg, 42% 3PT, 1-time All Conf)

Tip off (1st Half)

We'll go 1-2-2 right from the start

15:50, Up 9-5

11:25, Up 21-16
C Hasheem Bailey gave us a big lift off the bench, 7 pts

7:26, Down 21-24
7 turn overs

2:43, Tied at 24
We should be thankful the game is tied, with all the possessions we are throwing away

C Elliot Dare scored 6 straight to end the half


Halftime, Up 30-24

Highlights

• Unlike in our 1st meeting, UCLA shot poorly in the 1st half, 36% FG

Adjustments

• Defense sets:

Start of 2nd Half

15:42, 46-34
SG Kaniel Coley opens up the half with a 3, and then our post players worked on the inside to extend our lead

11:35, Up 52-45
UCLA beginning to shoot well from the outside again

6:50, Up 64-52
UCLA got it down to 6, but C Elliott Dare had 6 unanswered inside pts

3:28, Up 71-60
We'll slow down


Final score: #17 USC - 81, UCLA - 70

Box Score

[INDENT]Dare 25, 13, 1, 2 blks, 10-13 FG (*)
Coley 20, 1, 4, 5 tos
Stuart 13, 10, 1
Bailey 11, 5, 0
Dissinger 8, 2, 0
Slay 2, 3, 0
Owes 2, 2, 2
Parker 0, 3, 8, 3 stls, 3 tos
Wheat 0, 0, 4, 3 tos
Martin 0, 0, 1
[/INDENT]

Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 51-46%
REB: +17
TO: +1
Paint: +20
2nd Chance : +7
Fast Break: +1
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Notes

1. We attacked the interior more today, than in the previous game.
2. UCLA got their shots going in the 2nd half, finishing with 12-24 3PT, and allowed them to keep close

Pac 12 Conference Standings

1. #22 Arizona, 1-0 (W1)
2. California, 1-0 (W1)
3. Stanford, 1-0 (W1)
4. Arizona St, 1-0 (W1)
5. #17 USC, 1-0 (W1)
6. Washington, 1-0 (W1)
7. Utah, 0-1 (L1)
8. Oregon, 0-1 (L1)
9. Colorado, 0-1 (L1)
10. UCLA, 0-1 (L1)
11. Washington St, 0-1 (L1)
12. Oregon St, 0-1 (L1)

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12/29/02: #17 USC (10-1, 1-0) @ Stanford (5-5, 0-0)

Scouting Report

1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (slow)

Tip off (1st Half)

15:41, Up 9-7

11:20, Up 13-12

7:30, Up 22-17
STAN has only connected on 1 FG (a 3); the rest were FTs, 14-20

3:55, Up 29-23


Halftime, Up 43-30

Highlights

• 13 fouls called on us, and 24 FTs awarded to STAN (making 18)

Adjustments

• Defense sets: M2M
• Defensive intensity: Reduce to 6

Start of 2nd Half

14:55, Up 52-38

11:53, Up 57-42

7:58, Up 59-44

3:31, Up 68-53


Final score: #17 USC - 75, Stanford - 56

Box Score

[INDENT]Coley 16, 3, 2, 3-9 3PT
Slay 15, 4, 1
Bailey 14, 4, 1, 2 stls
Dare 12, 14, 0 (*)
Stuart 8, 6, 1
Parker 5, 0, 3
Dissinger 2, 3, 0
Wheat 2, 0, 1
Owes 1, 3, 0
Martin 0, 6, 1
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 43-33%
REB: +17
TO: -4
Paint: +22
2nd Chance : +6
Fast Break: +11
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Notes

1. The formula for our wins so far: win the rebound battle, and the differential on 2nd chance and fast break pts determines the winning margin (approximately)

Pac 12 Conference Standings

1. #22 Arizona, 2-0 (W2)
2. #17 USC, 2-0 (W2)
3. California, 2-0 (W2)
4. Stanford, 1-1 (L1)
5. UCLA, 1-1 (W1)
6. Oregon St, 1-1 (W1)
7. Washington, 1-1 (L1)
8. Arizona St, 1-1 (L1)
9. Washington St, 1-1 (W1)
10. Utah, 0-2 (L2)
11. Oregon, 0-2 (L2)
12. Colorado, 0-2 (L2)

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1/2/03: Washington (6-6, 1-1) @ #14 USC (11-1, 2-0)

Scouting Report

1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (fast)

Tip off (1st Half)

15:15, Up 6-5

11:17, Up 12-7

7:44 Up 16-10

3:49, Up 25-10
WASH 17% FG


Halftime, Up 35-14

Highlights

• Not too many turn overs for both teams, just a lot of missed shots. We're +11 rebs, +10 2nd chance pts

Adjustments

• Defense sets: M2M
• Off focus: Balanced

Start of 2nd Half

15:27, Up 48-26

10:25, Up 54-35

7:54, Up 58-38

2:18, Up 66-42


Final score: Washington - 47, USC - 68

Box Score

[INDENT]Coley 22, 6, 2, 4 blks, 4-10 3PT (*)
Dare 18, 11, 1
Slay 10, 5, 2
Stuart 6, 6, 2
Owes 6, 3, 2
Bailey 4, 3, 0
Wheat 2, 3, 2
Parker 0, 1, 5, 2 blks, 6 tos
Dissinger 0, 1, 0
Martin 0, 1, 0, 2 blks
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 45-32%
REB: +13
TO: -1
Paint: +20
2nd Chance : +11
Fast Break: +1
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Notes

1. We had 10 shot blocks; Coley showing he can play defense also

Pac 12 Conference Standings

1. #18 Arizona, 3-0 (W3)
2. #14 USC, 3-0 (W3)
3. Arizona St, 2-1 (W1)
4. California, 2-1 (L1)
5. Stanford, 2-1 (W1)
6. UCLA, 2-1 (W2)
7. Oregon St, 2-1 (W2)
8. Washington St, 1-2 (L1)
9. Washington, 1-2 (L2)
10. Utah, 0-3 (L3)
11. Oregon, 0-3 (L3)
12. Colorado, 0-3 (L3)

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1/5/03: #14 USC (12-1, 3-0) @ Oregon St (4-8, 2-1)

Scouting Report

1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced (slow)

Tip off (1st Half)

We'll try to speed up, pace = 6

15:32, Up 9-7

11:23, Down 14-18

7:39, Down 22-26

2:56, Up 32-30

ORST ended the 1st half with 2 more 3pt shots


Halftime, Down 32-36

Highlights

• ORST shot well from the perimeter 7-15 3PT, 48% FG

Adjustments

• Defense sets: 1-2-2
• Defensive intensity: Increase to 8

Start of 2nd Half

15:09, Down 40-44
ORST continues to shoot well from beyond the arc, despite the 1-2-2. PF Valery Stuart keeping us in this game, 18 pts

11:52, Down 42-51
A 7-0 run by ORST puts in a deeper double-digit deficit earlier

7:25, Down 51-57
The deficit increased to 13. We went back to m2m defense, increase pace to 8, and balanced focus, to cut the lead to 6

3:59, Down 54-66
ORST went on a 7-0 run again earlier to push the lead to 13. We'll look for 3s now. Heavy outside. Small lineup


Final score: USC - 63, Oregon St - 70

Box Score

[INDENT]Stuart 18, 7, 0
Coley 18, 1, 1, 3 tos, 4-10 3PT
Dare 9, 6, 1
Slay 6, 5, 1, 3 tos
Owes 4, 2, 3
Parker 4, 0, 2, 5 tos
Bailey 2, 2, 0
Martin 2, 1, 0
Wheat 0, 2, 3
Dissinger 0, 1, 0
[/INDENT]

Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 40-46%
REB: -6
TO: -4
Paint: +6
2nd Chance : -3
Fast Break: +1
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Notes

1. The FG% discrepancy is something we can overcome, but we lost the rebounding battle taking away ant advantage we can get on 2nd chance and fast break pts
2. ORST's SF Desmond Fox dropped 24 pts, 7-11 3PT

Pac 12 Conference Standings

1. #18 Arizona, 4-0 (W4)
2. California, 3-1 (W1)
3. Stanford, 3-1 (W2)
4. Oregon St, 3-1 (W3)
5. #14 USC, 3-1 (L1)
6. UCLA, 2-2 (L1)
7. Arizona St, 2-2 (L1)
8. Washington St, 1-3 (L2)
9. Oregon, 1-3 (W1)
10. Colorado, 1-3 (W1)
11. Washington, 1-3 (L3)
12. Utah, 0-4 (L4)

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We're 0-3 @ Washington St the past 3 years

1/9/03: #12 USC (12-2, 3-1) @ Washington St (8-6, 1-3)

Scouting Report

1. Primary defense: 2-3
2. Offense focus: Balanced

Tip off (1st Half)

We'll shift to balanced focus

15:58, Up 11-4

11:52, Up 20-6
PG Antonio Parker 3-4 3PT

7:39, Up 35-12
SG Kaniel Coley 15 pts, 3-4 3PT

3:51, Up 37-20


Halftime, Up 46-25

Highlights

• Our shooting was on target in the 1st half, 7-10 3PT

Adjustments

• Defense sets: M2M

Start of 2nd Half

14:42, Up 55-37
Took us more than 3 mins before finally scored in the 2nd half

10:20, Up 67-42

7:49, Up 69-46

3:08, Up 76-51


Final score: USC - 83, Washington St - 60

Box Score

[INDENT]Coley 25, 2, 5, 5-12 3PT (*)
Dare 12, 15, 1
Slay 12, 5, 3
Parker 11, 1, 3
Stuart 10, 7, 0
Dissinger 4, 3, 0
Wheat 3, 1, 5
Martin 2, 4, 2, 2 blks
Bailey 2, 2, 1, 2 blks
Owes 2, 1, 1, 4 tos
Rein 0, 0, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 49-39%
REB: +18
TO: -2
Paint: +20
2nd Chance : +5
Fast Break: +3
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Notes

1. We finished with 11-20 3PT. We're considering to stick with the balanced offensive focus, to take advantage of our perimeter players shooting skiss

Pac 12 Conference Standings

1. #14 Arizona, 5-0 (W5)
2. California, 4-1 (W2)
3. Stanford, 4-1 (W3)
4. Oregon St, 4-1 (W4)
5. #12 USC, 4-1 (W1)
6. UCLA, 2-3 (L2)
7. Oregon, 2-3 (W2)
8. Arizona St, 2-3 (L2)
9. Washington St, 1-4 (L3)
10. Colorado, 1-4 (L1)
11. Washington, 1-4 (L4)
12. Utah, 0-5 (L5)

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1/9/03: Colorado (4-10, 1-4) @ #12 USC (13-2, 4-1)

Scouting Report

1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced

Tip off (1st Half)

15:57, Down 6-9

11:45, Up 19-16
C Hasheem Bailey 11 pts off the bench

7:32, Up 29-23

2:49, Up 39-25


Halftime, Up 51-28

Highlights

• We shot 64% FG, +30 pts in the paint

Adjustments

• Defense sets: M2M

Start of 2nd Half

15:17, Up 59-34

11:39, Up 69-42

6:06, Up 81-58


Final score: Colorado - 69, USC - 98

Box Score

[INDENT]Slay 22, 7, 5 (*)
Bailey 20, 1, 1
Dare 14, 11, 1, 4 blks
Stuart 14, 6, 4
Owes 11, 4, 3
Coley 9, 3, 3, 3-7 3PT
Wheat 3, 2, 4
Rein 3, 1, 0
Dissinger 2, 2, 0
Parker 0, 1, 7
Martin 0, 0, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 65-43%
REB: +23
TO: +1
Paint: +52
2nd Chance : +7
Fast Break: +12
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Notes

1. 66 pts in the paint can surely give you a high FG%
2. Bench was very productive today, 39 pts

Pac 12 Conference Standings

1. #14 Arizona, 6-0 (W6)
2. #12 USC, 5-1 (W2)
3. Stanford, 5-1 (W4)
4. California, 4-2 (L1)
5. Oregon St, 4-2 (L1)
6. UCLA, 3-3 (W1)
7. Arizona St, 3-3 (W1)
8. Washington St, 2-4 (W1)
9. Oregon, 2-4 (L1)
10. Colorado, 1-5 (L2)
11. Washington, 1-5 (L5)
12. Utah, 0-6 (L6)

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1/16/03: #11 USC (14-2, 5-1) @ #12 Arizona (14-1, 6-0)

Scouting Report

1. Primary defense: M2M
2. Offense focus: Balanced

Tip off (1st Half)

15:51, Down 2-5

11:28, Down 8-10
We're 3-15 FG

7:36, Down 10-19

3:26, Down 19-27
Only 5 pts from our starting unit (all from SG Kaniel Coley)


Halftime, Down 25-37

Highlights

• Both teams shot poorly at the start, but ARIZ recovered and is now at 50% FG; we continue to stink with 33% FG

Adjustments

• Defense sets: M2M
• Pace: Increase to 6
• Def rebounding: Decrease to 8

Start of 2nd Half

15:41, Down 29-44

11:16, Down 33-47
No offensive production from our big men today. We'll go favor outside

A 3-pt shot, a converted 3pt play, and 4 more FTs got us close to within 4. Both teams exchanged 2 FTs since

7:06, Down 45-49

We had numerous chances to cut the lead down further, due to ARIZ's 21 total turn overs, but more misses on our side

3:27, Down 47-51

A low post basket by ARIZ was answered by a 3 by SG Kaniel Coley. ARIZ turned it over on their next play. Down 3, 2:35

PF Kevin Martin scores on a low post play. Martin, my 4th string player on my post rotation, is the only one who provided enough inside pts today. Down 1, 2:18

We got called for a foul. Out 6th team foul. ARIZ inbound again; and they turn the ball over again. Timeout

1:39, Down 52-53

We turn it over also, and ARIZ got 2 on the break.. Wasted opportunity. Down 3. SG Kaniel Coley got fouled. Splits his FTs. Down 2, 1:08

We got called for a foul. ARIZ converts both FTs. Down 4, 0:44. We'll go for 3s and hurry

SG Kaniel Coley missed a 3, but the lose ball goes to our favor. Called a timeout to design a 3pt shot play. 0:32. We'll foul right away when ARIZ gets possession

We had 2 shots from 3, both missed. ARIZ finally gets the ball. And we foul. Game over


Final score: USC - 53, Arizona - 59

Box Score

[INDENT]Coley 18, 3, 2
Martin 11, 5, 0
Dissinger 9, 0, 1, 3 stls
Slay 6, 3, 1, 2 stls, 2 blks
Owes 5, 3, 1
Dare 3, 7, 0, 2 blks
Stuart 1, 3, 1
Bailey 0, 2, 1
Parker 0, 1, 3, 2 stls, 5 tos
Wheat 0, 1, 2
[/INDENT]

Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 31-45%
REB: -3
TO: -9
Paint: -2
2nd Chance : Even
Fast Break: +4
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Notes

1. Inside game was absent today, only 18 pts in the paint. And that usually leads to having a low FG%, which is exactly what happened today.
2. We did well in getting 11 steals and forcing ARIZ to 23 turn overs.

Pac 12 Conference Standings

1. #12 Arizona, 7-0 (W7)
2. Stanford, 6-1 (W5)
3. #11 USC, 5-2 (L1)
4. California, 4-3 (L2)
5. UCLA, 4-3 (W2)
6. Oregon St, 4-3 (L2)
7. Oregon, 3-4 (W1)
8. Arizona St, 3-4 (L1)
9. Washington St, 3-4 (W2)
10. Washington, 2-5 (W1)
11. Colorado, 1-6 (L3)
12. Utah, 0-7 (L7)