Tuscaloosa, AL (SportsNetwork.com) - Derrick Henry scored three touchdowns to help No. 2 Alabama to a 48-14 win over Western Carolina on Saturday. Henry rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns and added a 9-yard touchdown catch for the Crimson Tide (10-1), who took a break from their SEC schedule with an FCS opponent prior to next weeks Iron Bowl against arch-rival Auburn. Blake Sims was 17-of-25 passing for 222 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in the win. Alabama star wide receiver Amari Cooper left the game with an apparent left knee injury after taking a hard hit in the first quarter. Cooper had three receptions for 46 yards. Chris Black took over in his absence and hauled in six passes for 101 yards. Troy Mitchell threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns to Spearman Robinson for Western Carolina (7-5), which has lost all four meetings with the Crimson Tide. Western Carolina got off to a promising start as Mitchells 2-yard touchdown pass to Robinson capped a nine-play, 75-yard drive on the opening possession of the game. I dont think that we started the game out the way wed hoped to or how we planned, Alabama coach Nick Saban said. We wanted to maintain focus, and I thought the players did a really good job all week of practicing well and preparing for the game. But Alabama, which can clinch a spot in the SEC championship game with a win over Auburn, responded with 17 straight points, though it lost Cooper in the process. On 3rd-and-20, Cooper ran a dig route and caught the ball along the near sideline before racing inside the Catamounts 4 for a 27-yard gain. Cooper, a favorite to win the Biletnikoff Award given to the nations top receiver, took a solid hit to the left knee and limped off the field to the sideline. After receiving attention from medical personnel, Cooper walked into the locker room for further observation. He jogged out to the field moments later, but he still moved with a noticeable limp and did not return. Fellow wide receiver DeAndrew White (hamstring) and running back T.J. Yeldon (ankle) were held out of the lineup due to injury. The Crimson Tide tied the game a play later on Sims 4-yard toss to Cam Sims. Gunnar Raborn, who filled in for Adam Griffith, kicked a 20-yard field goal late in the first and Henrys 10-yard touchdown run early in the second gave the hosts a 17-7 advantage. Following a Henry fumble later in the quarter, Mitchell and Robinson hooked up again for another touchdown that cut the deficit to three. Alabama crushed any hope of an upset victory from the Catamounts with 21 straight points to end the half. Tyren Jones capped a 10-play, 69-yard drive with a 7-yard TD scamper and Henry bolted into the end zone from 23 yards out to make it 31-14 with 3:16 left. Sims threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Henry with under a minute left to make it 38-14 Jake Coker came on at quarterback to begin the second half and led a 51-yard drive out of the locker room that resulted in a 28-yard field goal by Raborn. Western Carolina drove deep into Alabama territory on its ensuing possession, but a fake field goal attempt on fourth down was unsuccessful. Coker then led another scoring drive, completing a 12-yard touchdown pass to Michael Nysewander to account for the final margin. Coach Sabans built a dynasty, and we got a lot of respect for that, said Catamounts coach Mark Speir. Game Notes Yeldon, White and Griffith were all considered day-to-day throughout the week ... Alabama routed Western Carolina 49-0 in the last meeting between the teams in 2012 ... The Crimson Tide converted 36 first downs compared to just 12 for the Catamounts ... Western Carolina had negative-8 yards rushing ... Alabama outgained the Catamounts 612-213. 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Whether thats as a playmaker and getting other guys open, or scoring myself, I need to make sure Im aggressive.Derrick Favours chipped in 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Trey Burke added 20 points for the Jazz (14-26), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Utah has won seven of its last 10 games with Los Angeles, dating to the 2011-12 season.Nick Young scored 23 points off the bench for the Lakers, who have lost four straight. Jordan Hill added 16 points for Los Angeles (12-29) which played without Kobe Bryant.Bryant did not travel to Utah following the Lakers 109-102 home loss to Cleveland on Thursday. Bryant had a career-high 17 assists in that game to go with 19 points and six rebounds.Without him, Los Angeles turned the ball over 19 times and had just seven assists on 31 baskets.It was one of them nights, Young said. The first half was tough. We still had (14) turnovers in the first half. That was tough. In the second half, we tried to keep it together, but they went on a run.The Jazz trailed 57-53 early in the third quarter before Hayward, Rodney Hood and Trevor Booker hit 3-pointers in succession on three consecutive possessions to fuel a 15-2 run. Once Hayward capped the run with a dunk, the Jazz led 68-59 with 1:36 left in the third quarter.In the beginning of the third quarter, they were playing harder than us and we just needed to raise our level, Utah coach Quin Snyder said. And when we did that defensively, we were able to get a couple of buckets in transition that got us on track.Los Angeles answered with its own run in the fourth quarter. 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But Rudy Gobert converted a three-point play to put the Jazz up 44-43 going into the locker room.___TIP-INSLakers: Young went 13 of 13 from the free throw line. He attempted three more free throws than the Jazz did as a team. . Seven assists on 31 made baskets equaled a season low for Los Angeles. . Hill recorded his 14th double-double of the season.Jazz: Utah missed all eight 3-pointers it attempted in the second quarter. The Jazz combined to go 12 of 23 from the perimeter in the other three quarters. The Jazz attempted 23 more 3-pointers than the Lakers, but still outscored Los Angeles 42-36 in the paint. ... Favours notched his team-best 14th double-double of the season.MASTER THEIVESEnes Kanter and Joe Ingles each recorded a career-high three steals for the Jazz — matching the team total for the Lakers.CLEANING THE GLASSLos Angeles won the battle of the boards 42-38. 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