Utah strives to avoid another deep hole in matchup vs. Towson
As Utah and Towson prepare to meet for the first time ever on Thursday night in Salt Lake City, they have something in common despite differing results in their season openers. Both teams feel like they have a lot of room for improvement. Despite erasing a 17-point deficit to beat Long Beach State 66-63 on Monday at home, the Utes (1-0) were not pleased that the victory required such a big comeback. It was necessary after a rough first-half shooting performance and because Long Beach State turned 10 first-half Utah turnovers into 18 points en route to the big lead. "It was disappointing in a lot of respects for me because I think we took a step back," Utah coach Alex Jensen said. "I think we took two steps back and maybe one step forward (Monday). We had three good exhibition games, but (we) can't make the same mistakes over and over again individually or collectively and put ourselves in a hole." Trey Campbell provided the biggest spark in the Utes' comeback, totaling 20 points, eight assists, six rebounds and four steals. "We don't win the game without Trey," Jensen said. "I kind of feel bad for him because we
