SALT LAKE CITY (Interstat) — Jaren Jackson Jr. had 24 points and 10 rebounds, rookie Darryn Peterson made the go-ahead free throws with 50.5 seconds left, and the Utah Jazz outlasted the New Orleans Pelicans 120-119 on Friday. Jackson added three assists and two blocks in 33 minutes, while Keyonte George tallied 19 points and 10 assists. Jaxson Hayes added 17 points, five rebounds and two blocks for Utah, which improved to 1-1. New Orleans fell to 0-2.

The announced attendance at Delta Center was 17,867. Utah scored 120 points from 104 possessions, an offensive rating of 115.7. New Orleans scored 119 points from 107 possessions, an offensive rating of 111.4.

New Orleans received 23 points, six rebounds and two assists from Zion Williamson in 33 minutes. Saddiq Bey had 20 points, three rebounds, one assist and one block in 22 minutes. Dejounte Murray finished with 16 points, six rebounds and six assists. Derik Queen added 12 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks, and Jordan Poole scored 12 points.

Utah got 16 points, six rebounds and three assists from Lauri Markkanen. Peterson scored 15 points in 30 minutes. Jackson’s 24 points led all scorers, and his 10 rebounds were a team high. George’s 10 assists were a team high. Hayes scored 17 points in 26 minutes.

New Orleans shot 44 of 89 from the floor, including 8 of 26 from 3-point range, and made 23 of 27 free throws. Utah shot 41 of 84 from the floor, made 13 of 35 from beyond the arc and hit 25 of 33 free throws. Utah had 14 offensive rebounds to New Orleans’ 10. New Orleans had 15 assists to Utah’s four. The Pelicans blocked five shots to Utah’s four. New Orleans committed 15 turnovers and Utah committed 18. New Orleans was called for 29 fouls, while Utah was called for 21.

New Orleans scored 24 points in the first quarter, 38 in the second, 29 in the third and 28 in the fourth. Utah scored 31 in the first, 24 in the second, 34 in the third and 31 in the fourth. New Orleans scored 38 in the second quarter, its highest-scoring quarter. Utah scored 34 in the third and 31 in the fourth. Utah outscored New Orleans 31-28 in the final quarter.

Utah opened the game with Jackson’s 25-foot 3-pointer at 9:23 of the first quarter. Williamson answered with a driving layup and an alley-oop dunk. Markkanen made two first-quarter 3-pointers, and Hayes and George helped Utah close the opening quarter. New Orleans stayed close with free throws from Poole and a 28-foot 3-pointer from Poole late in the first.

New Orleans’ second-quarter surge included 3-pointers from Bey and Trey Murphy. Queen scored inside, and Williamson added a two-point shot before halftime. Utah answered with George’s running jumper and technical free throw, plus Peterson’s tip shot and dunk. Markkanen and Brice Sensabaugh also made 3-pointers in the second quarter.

Murray had a scoring run in the third quarter with a driving layup, a step-back jumper and a two-point shot. Williamson dunked to tie the game at 73. Karlo Matkovic scored six straight points for New Orleans. Sensabaugh hit a 3-pointer to tie at 80. New Orleans closed the third with Bey’s fadeaway jumper and Poole’s free throws.

Hayes opened the fourth quarter with a three-point play. Bennedict Mathurin made a tip shot and a driving layup for New Orleans. Bey hit a 3-pointer. Jackson and George made free throws. George hit a 3-pointer at 6:15 for a 107-102 Utah lead. Hayes made a floating jumper. Queen’s 3-pointer at 4:15 cut the deficit to 111-107. Murray scored to make it 111-109. Markkanen dunked. Bey made a turnaround jumper. Jackson hit a 23-foot 3-pointer at 2:56 for a 116-111 lead.

The final minute produced the decisive sequence. Jackson made two free throws with 2:06 remaining to put Utah ahead 118-115. Williamson dunked with 1:32 left to cut the deficit to one, and Murray scored with 1:01 remaining to give New Orleans a 119-118 lead. Peterson then made both free throws with 50.5 seconds left after drawing a foul. New Orleans could not score again, and Utah held on for the one-point win.

New Orleans lost its season opener to Indiana and dropped to 0-2. Utah lost at Memphis in its opener and evened its record at 1-1. The Pelicans gave up second-half leads in both of their games this season. New Orleans had 15 assists and Utah had four. Utah committed 18 turnovers to New Orleans’ 15.

Utah’s leading scorers were Jackson, George and Hayes. Jackson scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while adding three assists and two blocks. George had 19 points and 10 assists. Hayes scored 17 points and blocked two shots. Markkanen added 16 points, six rebounds and three assists, and Peterson scored 15 points.

For New Orleans, Williamson’s 23 points led the team. Bey scored 20 points. Murray added 16 points, six rebounds and six assists. Queen had 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks. Poole scored 12 points. The Pelicans shot 49.4 percent from the floor but made just 8 of 26 3-point attempts. Utah shot 48.8 percent and made 13 3-pointers.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Utah 115, New Orleans 113. Interstat’s ELO system gave New Orleans a 59.8 percent probability to win. Utah was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The total of 239 went over the over-under line of 239.5.