Utah dominates in all facets, beats Florida A&M by 30

Utah scored the game’s first 10 points and never looked back in an 89-59 nonconference rout of visiting Florida A&M on Tuesday night in Salt Lake City.Four players scored in double figures for the Utes (8-2), led by reserves Mason Madsen and Mike Sharavjamts, who combined to hit eight 3-pointers and finished with with 15 points each. Ezra Ausar added 12 and Lawson Lovering scored 10.Utah mostly played to its early-season form offensively, canning 54.8 percent of its field-goal attempts and drawing assists on 25 of 34 buckets. It was the sixth time this season the Utes, which entered the game leading Division I in assists (20.6), collected at least 20 helpers.Utah also enjoyed a 27-5 advantage in points off turnovers, a 44-20 points in the paint advantage and connected on 11 of 29 3-pointers. It could have won by more but endured a rough night at the foul line, making only 10 of 24, including 6 of 16 in the first half.Reserve Kaleb Washington scored 11 points for the Rattlers (3-6), who were coming off a 130-point performance on Dec. 6 that tied their school record for most points in a game. But they made just 36.5 percent of their shots from the field and committed 18 turnovers, which Utah turned in to 27 points.Neither team scored for the first 1:53 but the Utes wasted little time taking command. Gabe Madsen’s 3-pointer started the initial surge that Caleb Lohner capped with a layup at the 15:33 mark.