Out of nowhere, a helping hand
Hey, Lawrence Borha?
Nice to have you back.
The Utes' sophomore guard finally reappeared in an 82-77 victory over Colorado State on Thursday night, after doing virtually nothing in the six games since being dropped from the starting lineup.
Borha was instrumental in the game-winning surge against the Rams, lighting the fire with back-to-back baskets to start the second half and providing needed defensive energy while scoring all seven of his points in a dozen minutes after halftime.
"That's one thing LB is good for, is to bring that energy and intensity on the defensive end," teammate Johnnie Bryant said. "And it's contagious. You see one guy laying stuff on the line, and you're going to pick it up."
Finally.
In his previous six games, Borha had scored 13 points in a win over Air Force - the Utes travel to meet the No. 15 Falcons next week - but did not play in a loss at New Mexico and contributed a total of two points and three rebounds in the last four games combined.
Yet there he was after the game, playfully warning reporters not to stand on the Utah logo on the floor of the team room and feeling comfortable enough to acknowledge what he learned from the fiery halftime speech that some of the assistant coaches delivered.
"I don't know," he said. "I didn't listen."
Nice to have you back.
The Utes' sophomore guard finally reappeared in an 82-77 victory over Colorado State on Thursday night, after doing virtually nothing in the six games since being dropped from the starting lineup.
Borha was instrumental in the game-winning surge against the Rams, lighting the fire with back-to-back baskets to start the second half and providing needed defensive energy while scoring all seven of his points in a dozen minutes after halftime.
"That's one thing LB is good for, is to bring that energy and intensity on the defensive end," teammate Johnnie Bryant said. "And it's contagious. You see one guy laying stuff on the line, and you're going to pick it up."
Finally.
In his previous six games, Borha had scored 13 points in a win over Air Force - the Utes travel to meet the No. 15 Falcons next week - but did not play in a loss at New Mexico and contributed a total of two points and three rebounds in the last four games combined.
Yet there he was after the game, playfully warning reporters not to stand on the Utah logo on the floor of the team room and feeling comfortable enough to acknowledge what he learned from the fiery halftime speech that some of the assistant coaches delivered.
"I don't know," he said. "I didn't listen."
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