Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round) on March 10, 2026 , Loss , 66, to, 73
Final Score
Men's Basketball
66
vs No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round)
73
The University of Utah Athletics
Runnin' Utes Face No. 5 Indiana In NCAA First Round
3/12/2002 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 12, 2002
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2002 NCAA Tournament South Region
First & Second Rounds * March 14 & 16
University of Pacific * ARCO Arena (17,317) * Sacramento, Calif.
Utah, the No. 12 seed in the South Regional, received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 21-8 record. The Runnin' Utes open NCAA Tournament play against No. 5 seeded Indiana (20-11) on Thursday at approximately 7:20 p.m. (PST) at ARCO Arena (17,317) in Sacramento, Calif. Should Utah win that game, it will face the winner of No. 4 Southern California (22-9) vs. No. 13 UNC Wilmington (22-9) in the second round on Saturday at either 2:30 p.m.(PST) or 4:56 p.m. (PST).
On Radio
All of the Utes' games in the NCAA Tournament will be broadcast on the Utah Sports Network (KALL-910 AM in Salt Lake City and affiliate stations). The games will also be carried on the Internet at www.UtahUtes.com and www.kall910.com. Bill Marcroft (play-by-play), Mark Rydalch (analyst) and Brad Stone (host) call the action.
On Television
CBS Sports has exclusive rights to the NCAA Tournament. Announcers for the first and second round games in Sacramento are Ian Eagle (play-by-play) and Jim Spanarkel (analyst). Games not shown on local CBS affiliates can be seen on pay-per-view offered by DIRECTV.
Quickly On Utah
The Runnin' Utes are 21-8 overall and finished second in the Mountain West Conference with a 10-4 record. Last weekend at the Mountain West Conference Tournament in Las Vegas, Utah defeated Colorado State in the quarterfinals (69-66) and lost to UNLV in the semifinals (76-70). Since starting out 3-3, the Utes went on a 13-game winning streak and have won 18 of the last 23 contests.
Sophomore 6-4 guard Nick Jacobson leads Utah in scoring (12.9 ppg), shooting 44.6 percent (70-of-157) from three-point range. He was tied for 17th in the nation in three-point percentage (45.1) as of March 5. Junior 6-9 forward Britton Johnsen is second in scoring (12.9 ppg) and leads the team in rebounding (6.4 rpg). Senior 6-1 guard Travis Spivey leads the way in assists (4.5 apg). Senior 6-4 guard/forward Jeff Johnsen is third in scoring (10.8 ppg), second in assists (2.9 apg) and first in steals (1.3 spg).
As of the March 5 NCAA rankings, Utah was 10th in the nation in scoring defense (60.1 ppg), ninth in three-point field goal percentage (41.0) and 29th in field goal percentage (47.4). Currently, the Utes are allowing 60.8 points per game, and shooting 40.3 percent from beyond the arc and 47.0 percent from the field.
NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds at Sacramento, Calif.
First Round - Thursday (March 14)
Midwest Region
Game 1 - No. 7 Wake Forest (20-12) vs. No. 10 Pepperdine (22-8) : 11:42 a.m. (PST)
Game 2 - No. 2 Oregon (23-8) vs. No. 15 Montana (16-14) : 25 minutes after
South Region
Game 3 - No. 4 Southern California (22-9) vs. No. 13 UNC Wilmington (22-9) : 4:55 p.m. (PST)
Game 4 - No. 5 Indiana (20-11) vs. No. 12 Utah (21-8) 25 minutes after
Second Round - Saturday (March 16)
Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
* Game times will be 2:30 p.m. (PST) for Game 5 and 4:56 p.m. (PST) for Game 6. CBS will announce match-ups Thursday evening.
NCAA First Round
Scouting Indiana
The Hoosiers, seeded No. 5 in the South Region, are 20-11 overall and went 11-5 in the Big Ten to finish in a four-way tie for first place during the regular season. Last Friday and Saturday, Indiana defeated Michigan State (67-56) in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament before losing to Iowa (62-60) in the semifinals.
Sophomore 6-9 forward Jared Jeffries, named the Big Ten Player of the Year, leads IU in scoring (15.2 ppg) and rebounds (7.5 rpg). He is shooting 38.7 percent from three-point range. Junior 6-2 guard Tom Coverdale, a second team all-Big Ten selection, is second on the team in scoring (12.3 ppg), and first in assists (4.8 apg) and steals (1.6 spg). He is shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc. Senior 6-8 forward Jarrad Odle is third in scoring (9.2 ppg) and second in rebounding (5.3 rpg). Senior 6-4 guard Dane Fife, honored as the Big Ten's co-defensive player of the year by the coaches, is fourth in scoring (8.9 ppg) while shooting 46.2 percent from three-point range and second in assists (2.5 apg).
Indiana is making its 17th consecutive appearance in the NCAAs and has a 52-25 record all-time. The Hoosiers, seeded fourth lost in the first round last season to 13th-seeded Kent State (77-73) in the West Region.
Common Opponent
Both Utah and Indiana played Texas this season. The Runnin' Utes knocked off UT (71-61) on Dec. 29 in Salt Lake City. The Hoosiers defeated the Longhorns (77-71) in the third-place game of the Great Alaska Shootout on Nov. 24.
Hoosiers Head Coach Mike Davis
Mike Davis is in his second season as IU's head coach with a 41-24 record. His 21 wins last season (21-13) were the most for any first-year head coach in IU's 101-year history. The Hoosiers went 10-6 in the Big Ten in 2000-01, placing fifth, and advanced to the conference tournament championship game. They entered the NCAA Tournament with a No. 2 national ranking and a No. 4 seed.
Before taking over the program, Davis was an assistant coach for three seasons at Indiana under Bob Knight. Davis went to Indiana after a two-year stint (1995-97) as an assistant coach on David Hobbs' staff at Alabama. While playing for the Crimson Tide in college, Davis was coached by C.M. Newton his first year and Wimp Sanderson the last three. Davis was Alabama's Mr. Basketball and a prep All-American in 1979.
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