Egor Demin sets NBA rookie 3-point record as Nets snap 7-game skid with 109-99 win over Jazz

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Egor Demin set an NBA rookie record by making a 3-pointer in his 34th straight game and finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds to help the Brooklyn Nets snap a seven-game losing streak with a 109-99 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.

Demin, who was 6 of 12 from 3-point range, set the mark on the first basket for Brooklyn.

Cam Thomas added 21 points for the Nets, Day’ron Sharpe had 16 points and nine rebounds, and Danny Wolf added 14 points. Brooklyn outscored the Jazz 20-2 in second-chance points.

Keyonte George led Utah with 26 points and seven assists. Brice Sensabaugh had 18 points off the bench for the Jazz, who have lost five straight games and nine of their last 10. Kyle Filipowski had 14 points and 12 rebounds, while Ace Bailey added in 12 points.

Brooklyn used an 8-0 run that was capped by Jalen Wilson’s 3-pointer to go up 91-83 early in the fourth quarter.

Utah pulled within a basket again on a dunk from Cody Williams. But Demin and Wolf combined to make three 3-pointers to extend the Nets’ lead back to 100-90 with 4:45 remaining.

Thomas made five baskets and four free throws, scoring 14 straight points to help Brooklyn build a 52-38 lead in the second quarter. Utah cut the deficit to a single basket by halftime and tied it at 54-54 on a driving layup from Bailey 72 seconds into the second half.

The Jazz tied it score three more times in the third quarter – the final time at 81 on a 3-pointer by Bailey – but were unable to claim a lead.

Nets: Play at Detroit on Sunday.

Jazz: Play at Toronto on Sunday.

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Utah Jazz center Kyle Filipowski (22) and forward Cody Williams (5) defend against Brooklyn Nets guard Nolan Traore (88) who goes up to shoot during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Anna Fuder)

Utah Jazz center Kyle Filipowski, left, goes up to shoot over Brooklyn Nets forward Danny Wolf (2) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Anna Fuder)

Brooklyn Nets forward Jalen Wilson (22) shoots over Utah Jazz guard Keyonte George, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Anna Fuder)

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas (24) goes up to shoot over Utah Jazz forward Brice Sensabaugh, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Anna Fuder)

Brooklyn Nets guard Egor Dëmin (8) looks to shoot over Utah Jazz forward Cody Williams (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Anna Fuder)

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Mark Marquess, a National College Baseball Hall of Famer who coached Stanford to a pair of national titles over 41 years beginning in 1977, has died. He was 78.

The school announced Friday that Marquess died, but provided no details on the cause.

A fixture for more than four decades in the dugout at Sunken Diamond on campus, Marquess guided the Cardinal to consecutive NCAA championships in 1987 and ’88.

Long known as “9” for his No. 9 jersey, he retired in 2017 and ranks as the fourth-winningest coach in Division I history with a 1,627-878-7 (.649) career record.

Marquess typically arrived on campus in the wee hours of the morning when most were still in bed, then would go to sleep early to get ready for the next day.

As the wins piled, Marquess remained humble and grounded — he certainly wasn't keeping track of where he ranked among the best of all-time — determined never to get too high or too low.

“Really, I don’t think about it,” Marquess said in early 2008. “It’s just a matter of you get busy and as a coach you worry about the next one. You worry about the ones you lost, too much. ... When I think about it, it just means I’ve been coaching a long time.”

A former first baseman, he played both baseball and football for Stanford when he arrived at the university in 1965. Marquess would go on to become a three-time NCAA Coach of the Year — in 1985, ‘87 and ’88 — and a nine-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year. Along with the two College World Series titles, Stanford made 30 NCAA Tournament appearances, reached six NCAA Super Regionals and won 18 regionals during his tenure. The Cardinal also won the conference regular-season title 11 times.

“This man was Stanford baseball,” said David Esquer, Stanford’s current coach who played for Marquess on The Farm. “He was my coach, and like a father to me. I wouldn’t be where I am today without him. This is a great loss for the Stanford community, the Stanford baseball family and myself. I love that man.”

Marquess was also a member of the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame, the American Baseball Coaches’ Association Hall of Fame and the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.

Marquess, who played in the Chicago White Sox organization from 1969-73 and reached Triple-A, also coached USA Baseball to an Olympic gold medal in 1988 when the sport was a demonstration event in Seoul, South Korea.

He always loved his role in the the college game and so appreciated working at someplace like Stanford, taking great pride in not only finding players himself along with his staff but also developing them — many into future pros.

“One of the things, at the professional level a manager can say, ‘Well, I’m just not getting the players, it’s the general manager.’ You can put blame elsewhere,” Marquess said. “In our game, I recruit them, I do everything, so it all falls to me. You can’t blame it on somebody else. The nice thing about Stanford is it kind of sells itself academically, the campus. I mean, what’s not to like?”

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FILE - Stanford coach Mark Marquess smiles before practice at the Sunken Diamond in Stanford, Calif., on March 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Stanford coach Mark Marquess cheers on his team during a baseball game against California in Stanford, Calif., on March 2, 2007. (Darryl Bush/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)