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 Edge Washington State in Overtime, 62-60
1/5/2012 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 5, 2012
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SALT LAKE CITY - Senior guard Josh Watkins hit a game-winning 13-foot jump shot with three seconds left to give the University of Utah men's basketball team (4-10, 1-1 Pac-12) a 62-60 overtime win over Washington State (9-6, 1-2 Pac-12), Thursday in the first-ever Pac-12 Conference contest at the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
In its first-ever `Blackout' game, Utah hit 47.3% from the floor and dished out 15 assists, compared to just nine turnovers. The Utes' last turnover in the contest came at the 9:40 mark of the second half. Washington State registered a 43.8% shooting percentage and the Cougars turned in 16 assists but turned the b all over 15 times. Team rebounds were even at 33 apiece.
Utah improved to 50-35 all-time in overtime games and is now 23-10 at home, including 33-18 mark against conference opponents in extra time. The Utes' last overtime contest was on Feb. 13, 2010 at New Mexico, a 68-65 loss. Utah's victory was its first overtime win since Jan. 27, 2009, a 94-88 win over BYU in the Huntsman Center.
As a team, the Utes hit four of their seven shots (57.1%) in the extra period and limited Washington to only three field goal attempts in the final five minutes.
Watkins posted a team-high 20 points and corralled a career-high-tying seven rebounds to go along with a team-high six assists. The performance was Watkins' 10th 20-point game of his career and his fourth this season. He has reached double-figures 11 times this season and 35 times over his career.
Junior center Jason Washburn turned in 11 points and tied his season-high mark with two blocks. He connected on three of his first four shots and made five of his nine shots overall. He now has had 10 games in double-figure points this season and 21 times over his career. Washburn has had 10 or more points in both Pac-12 games this season.
Dijon Farr went 5-of-9 from the floor for 10 points in addition to five boards. It was Farr's fourth game with 10 or more points this season.
Cedric Martin turned in career-high performances in two categories with a team-high eight rebounds and five assists.
A 7-0 Utah run, including a Watkins' 3-pointer and a Washburn jumper, gave the Utes their first lead of the game at 10-7. The Cougars countered with a 7-2 lead to regain the lead (14-12), but an alley oop from Kareem Storey jammed home by Farr tied the contest for the first time at 14 points apiece. The game would be tied two more times before an 11-2 run gave Utah a 29-23 edge. Watkins posted a team-high 10 points as the Utes shot 50.0% from the floor and only turned the ball over three times, while WSU had eight turnovers. After missing his first two attempts from the floor to start the game, Farr hit four of his next five to total eight points in the first half. The Utah defense held WSU to 23 points in the first 20 minutes, the Cougars' lowest halftime total this season and their second-lowest mark of any half.
The Utes maintained their six-point lead until the 32-26 mark at the outset of the second half before a 7-0 WSU run gave the Cougars a 33-32 advantage. WSU took a 42-36 lead after going on a 9-2 stretch and the Cougars led by as many as eight (46-38). A Chris Hines' 3-point bucket cut Utah's deficit to three points, 52-49. The Cougars worked their lead up to five (54-49) before a Martin 3-pointer cut the deficit to two at 54-52. Watkins then pulled up for a 13-foot jumper to send the game to overtime at 54-54.
The overtime period was knotted two more times before WSU inched out to a 60-58 edge. A Hines jump shot evened the period for the third time at 60 points apiece then a leaner from Watkins gave the Utes a 62-60 lead with 18 seconds left.
Utah now leads the all-time series against Washington State, 14-2, including an 11-1 record at home against the Cougars.
The Utes host the Washington Huskies on Saturday at 12 p.m. MT. Fox Sports Net (Comcast - Ch. 52, DirecTV - Ch. 683, Dish Network - Ch. 414) will televise the game live from the Huntsman Center.
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