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 Host Washington Saturday at Noon
1/6/2012 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 6, 2012
Game Information
Match-up: Washington (8-6, 2-1 Pac-12) at Utah (4-10, 1-1 Pac-12) Date: Saturday, Jan. 7
Tipoff: 12 p.m. MT
Location: Salt Lake City
Arena: Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000)
Radio
Utah Sports Radio Network ESPN 700 AM Play-by-Play: Bill Riley Analyst: Jimmy Soto
Television
FSN (ROOT Sports in SLC)
Play-by-play: Joel Myers
Analyst: Ernie Kent
In SLC: Comcast Ch. 52, DirecTV Ch. 683 and Dish Network Ch. 414
Internet
For up-to-date information including live stats, game notes, media guides, ticketing and more, visit www.UtahUtes.com.
Social Networking
facebook.com/utahmbasketball twitter.com/utahmbasketball facebook.com/utahathletics twitter.com/utahathletics
Washington at Utah - Quick Hits
? Saturday's game marks the 12th all-time meeting between Washington and Utah. The Huskies lead the series, 6-5. UW has won the last two meetings after the Utes had run off three straight wins. Their last meeting resulted in an 83-77 Husky win in Seattle in 2007.
? Utah's leading scorer is Josh "Jiggy" Watkins, at 15.5 points per game, which ranks sixth in the Pac-12 conference (including all games). He also tops the Utes in assists with 5.2 helpers per contest, which is second-best in the Pac-12. Jason Washburn is Utah's top rebounder at 6.9 boards per game and second-leading scorer with 11.1 points per contest.
? The Utes are coming off Thursday's thrilling 62-60 overtime victory as they captured their first conference win as members of the Pac-12.
? Washington's top scorer is Tony Wroten at 17.1 points per game, which ranks second in the Pac-12. He is one of three Huskies who average double digits, along with C.J. Wilcox (15.6) and Terrence Ross (14.3). Aziz N'Diaye is the Huskies' leading rebounder at 7.7 per contest, while Abdul Gaddy leads UW in assists with 4.8 per game.
? Washington won its first two conference games before dropping its last outing at Colorado, 87-69. Their conference wins both came at home against Oregon State, 95-80, and Oregon, 76-60.
Team and Individual Notes
Note the Time Change Utah's home games vs. Arizona on Jan. 19 and Stanford on Feb. 25 will now tip off at 6:30 p.m. MT to accomodate television broadcasts.
Utes Capture First Pac-12 Home Game in Overtime
Thursday was a night of firsts for Utah basketball. The Utes' 62-60 victory over Washington State, marked Utah's first Pac-12 Conference victory, first Pac-12 win at home, first home game as members of the newly expanded league and first overtime win since the 2008-09 season. It was also Utah's first ever Blackout game in men's basketball.
Watkins Among Pac-12 Leaders in Scoring, Assists
Watkins is averaging 15.5 points per game, sixth-best in the Pac-12, including all games played. He has scored double figures in 11 of his 13 games this year and in 16 of his last 18, going back to last season. Watkins has scored double figures in 35 of 44 career games as a Ute and has eclipsed the 20-point plateau 10 times, including a career-high 26 against Portland on Dec. 19.
Watkins has posted at least five assists in eight of his last nine games and is averaging 5.2 assists per game, second-best in the league. He has led or tied for the team lead in assists 12 times this season.
Farr Continues Upward Scoring Trend
Junior forward Dijon Farr has proven to be a solid and efficient scoring option over the last five games. Since scoring a career-high 16 points against Idaho State on Dec. 16, he has averaged 11.2 points and raised his season scoring average to 6.4 points per game.
Most recently, Farr scored 10 points on 5-of-9 from the field against Washington State. Over the last five games, Farr has shot 55% from the field, knocking down 24-of-44 field goals, including 4-of-9 from 3-point range.
Farr is currently Utah's best 3-point threat among players with at least 10 attempts, shooting 42.9% for the season (6-of-14).
Martin Has Career Night Doing `The Dirty Work'
Junior wing Cedric Martin posted career highs of eight rebounds and five assists Thursday against Washington State, while playing a career-high 42 minutes. He also added five points and made a steal, while playing a key role in Utah's defensive effort that allowed only 60 points--including just 54 in regulation--a season-low by any Utah opponent.
Washburn Consistently Scoring Double Digits
Coming off 11 points against Washington State, Washburn has scored double digits in 10 of 14 games this season and ranks among the top 30 scorers in the Pac-12, coming in at No. 29 with 11.1 points per game.
Washburn is shooting a very efficient 60% from the floor for the season (60-of-100), which is highest on the team and third-best in the Pac-12. He is also knocking down 78.3% of his free throws (36-of-46), best on the squad and ninth in the Pac-12.
Washburn is averaging 6.9 boards per contest, leading the Utes and ranking sixth in the Pac-12. He is well ahead of his career average of 4.1 rebounds per game and is just four boards away from eclipsing the 100-rebound mark for the second time in his career. He is on pace to get his 100th rebound in game 15 against Washington on Saturday, six games faster than last year.
Head coach Larry Krystkowiak has stated that he would like Utah's big men to maintain a rebounding pace around one every four minutes. With 96 boards in 397 minutes this season, Washburn is right on that pace.
Utah vs. the Pac-12
With the win against Washington State, Utah improves its all-time record against the Pac-12 to 147-115 (.561), including a 1-1 mark as a member of the league.
Watkins and Storey Dish It Out
Watkins and freshman guard Kareem Storey have combined for 41 assists and only 21 turnovers over the last four games, an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.95.
The two have combined for 101 assists on the season. Twice they have each posted five or more assists in the same game (vs. Idaho State and at Boise State).
Utes in Overtime
With Thursday's victory, Utah improved to 50-35 in overtime, including a 23-10 record at the Huntsman Center. It was Utah's first overtime win since defeating Colorado State, 89-79, on the road on Feb. 18, 2009.
The Utes at the Huntsman Center
Utah owns an all-time record of 530-128 (.805) in its current home, the Jon M. Huntsman Center, including a 4-3 mark this season.
The Utes have posted a winning record at home in 38 consecutive seasons, beginning in 1973-74. In conference home games over the last 18 years, Utah is 105-22 (.827), including a 1-0 mark as members of the Pac-12.
With 15,000 seats, the Huntsman Center is the largest arena in the Pac-12 (excluding temporary and tournament sites).
Head Coach Larry Krystkowiak
With the win against Washington State on Thursday, Krystkowiak picked up his fourth win as the Utes' head coach and his first as a head coach in the Pac-12. For his NCAA coaching career, Krystkowiak is now 46-30 (.605) in his third year.
Krystkowiak (pronounced krist-KOH-vee-ak), who has prior head coaching experience in the NCAA, CBA and NBA, left a position as an assistant coach with the New Jersey Nets to become the 15th head coach in Utah men's basketball history.
In his previous collegiate head coaching post, Krystkowiak led his alma mater, the University of Montana, to a 42-20 record and two NCAA appearances as the Grizzlies' from 2004-06 before joining the NBA coaching ranks.
Players Mentioned
Forward
/ Men's Basketball
Wing
/ Men's Basketball
Guard
/ Men's Basketball
Center
/ Men's BasketballCrimson Corner with Bill Riley - Former Runnin’ Ute Branden Carlson
Tuesday, May 19
Crimson Corner with Bill Riley - College football analyst Yogi Roth
Wednesday, May 06
Utah Basketball Media Availability | 3.2.26
Monday, March 02
Crimson Corner with Bill Riley - Utah Basketball General Manager Wes Wilcox
Wednesday, February 25