by Jamie VanderLinden

Curtis Borchardt's hustle led the Jazz to a 60-52 win against the Indiana Pacers Saturday night at the Rocky Mountain Revue. Curtis ended the game with twelve points on 6 of 9 shooting. He also contributed ten rebounds, three steals, and three blocks. The Jazz were led in scoring by point guard Raul Lopez with fourteen points on 3 of 7 shooting from the field.

The Jazz shot a measly 27.3% in the first half compared to 38.1% for the Pacers, yet held the lead at the break, 29-22. There was a short interruption during the game when the electricity went out due to a storm in the area. Once the lights were back on, Indiana fought their way to a tie with Utah at 47-47 with four minutes left in the game. The Jazz, however, closed out this game, unlike Friday night, with a 9-0 run in the next two minutes.

Both Snyder and Humphries had rough nights. Kris Humphries sat out the second half with a sprained ankle but is expected to be playing again by the end of the Review. Kirk Snyder was 0 for 7 in the first half with two points and two turnovers, but came on in the last minutes scoring four points in the final Jazz run. He ended the game with eight points on 3 of 15 shooting.

The Jazz outscored the Pacers 14-7 on second chance points and created 29 turnovers that resulted in 25 points for the Jazz. The team has a break on Sunday and will play Denver Monday at 8:00 MST. The game will be televised on NBATV and KJZZ.