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Defending champion Gary Anderson is still searching for his first Premier League point when he battles Raymond van Barneveld on night four in Aberdeen. The Flying Scotsman has suffered two defeats since missing the opening night of the competition through illness, but will head back to his home country for the latest round of matches on Thursday night, live on Sky Sports.Fellow Scot Peter Wright - who leads the table with three straight wins - is also in action along with Michael van Gerwen, Phil Taylor and Adrian Lewis at the GE Oil & Gas Arena. Adrian Lewis v James Wade Adrian Lewis endured a frustrating defeat against Michael van Gerwen Lewis was knocked off top spot in the table after a 7-4 defeat against world No 1 Van Gerwen on night three.Jackpot only lost the match by fine margins, missing a dart at double 16 while 5-4 down, and was inches away from completing a spectacular 164 finish in the final leg.After starting the campaign with two wins, Wade has suffered back-to-back defeats and will be trying to rebuild following last weeks 7-4 defeat against the in-form Wright.Gary Anderson v Raymond van Barneveld Anderson has started his title defence with two defeats Anderson has been forced to play catch-up since sitting out his first match with a virus and looked a little rusty in defeats by Van Gerwen and Taylor.But the world champion showed encouraging signs in last weekends 6-1 win over Wade in the final of a UK Open qualifier.Any match against Barney, however, is rarely easy and the Dutchman displayed vintage finishing against Robert Thornton, firing in a 153 checkout in his night three win.Michael van Gerwen v Michael Smith Michael van Gerwen enjoyed more success at the weekend Van Gerwen is winning matches with his usual ruthless efficiency and defeated Steve Beaton on Sunday for his third final victory from the six UK Open qualifying events.The Green Machine had a scoring average over 106 against Wade, a little lower than the 111 he managed in his blistering win over Anderson in the previous week.Smith has endured a difficult start to his debut season, but picked up his first point in a gritty 6-6 draw with Dave Chisnall.Phil Taylor v Dave Chisnall Taylor has enjoyed himself on the oche in recent weeks Taylors win over Anderson was even more proof that the Power is far from finished as a title contender.The 55-year-old rattled in 10 140s while overpowering Anderson and has recovered well since a lacklustre loss to Van Barneveld on the opening night.Normally a high-scorer, Chisnall is yet to catch fire during the current campaign and averaged around 96 after snatching a draw with Smith.Peter Wright v Robert Thornton Wright is the only player with an unbeaten record This all-Scottish battle will see Snakebite Wright taking on Thornton, with both men experiencing contrasting fortunes in the competition.Wright is sitting at the Premier League summit after his composed victory over Wade, which saw him finish with a 70 per cent success rate on the doubles. 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SALT LAKE CITY -- The reinforcements have arrived for the University of Utah in the form of David Collette and Sedrick Barefield.Kyle Kuzma posted his sixth double-double of the season with 18 points and 15 rebounds as Utah cruised to a 92-60 victory over Prairie View A&M on Saturday, but all eyes were on the two newcomers.The Utes blew the game wide open early with a 16-2 run to take a 25-9 lead and never looked back. The Panthers were simply overmatched by Utahs size inside and athleticism on the perimeter.Zachary Hamilton led Prairie View (2-10) with 26 points.The most significant story of the game was the presence of power forward Collette and point guard Barefield. The two transferred to Utah last year, but just became eligible to play after the fall semester ended and Saturday was their first game. All of the required paperwork and final grades didnt become official until Friday.Collette started, but both are expected to be with the No. 1 unit as the season progresses.A little bit rusty, Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said. No matter what you do, you cant get in that great of game condition until the popcorn starts popping.Two dynamic players. ... Dave, our own guys were bouncing off him at times. Hes a pretty solid rock inside. ... Sedrick gives you a little dynamic look. ... Captain Obvious, I would say they were pretty darn excited.The Utes (7-2) received an immediate boost in the paint from the 6-foot-10 Collette, who showed toughness and good touch offensively. The Utah State transfer dealt with foul trouble, but finished with 11 points and nine rebounds.Its been long enough, said Collette, who was named a captain. Ive been through this before. I was a little anxious, a little nervous. But once the game starts, it goes away. Its game-time.Im the oldest on the team. They call me grampss, theyre my grandkids.dddddddddddd ... Ive been through and know what its like. So Ive got a little bit to offer, I think.Barefield came in off the bench and provided a much-needed additional shooter despite air-balling his first shot. The SMU transfer knocked down three 3-pointers in the first half and ended with 18 points.It was definitely worth the wait, Barefield said. By the way Dave was practicing, (you could tell) he was ready. I was a little anxious. Kind of overthinking things, so I kind of wasnt being myself in practice.I kind of compare it to roller-coaster going up. But once the ball goes up, its just basketball.BIG PICTUREPrairie View: The Panthers lost their seventh straight, including the last six on the road. Prairie View is winding down its nonconference schedule before starting its real part of the season -- Southwestern Athletic Conference play -- on Jan. 2.Utah: The Utes are finally at full strength with Collette and Barefield. Now Utah will see what type of team it truly is after an unspectacular start against a weak nonconference schedule.STAT OF THE NIGHTUtah shot a season-high 59.3 percent from the floor. The Utes shot 20 for 28 (71.4 percent) in the first half alone.QUOTABLETheyre really, really, really a fabulous basketball team, PVAMU coach Byron Smith said. I would have enjoyed it a lot better if I was sitting at home watching them play as opposed to being on the other end of this crushing defeat.UP NEXTPrairie View: The Panthers travel to face George Mason on Thursday for their seventh consecutive road game.Utah: Travels to Play San Francisco on Thursday in the first game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic holiday tournament. ' ' '