THE MATCHUPS
Friday, Feb. 10 | 7:00 p.m. (MT)
#7/7 Utah (20-2; 10-2 Pac-12) vs Washington (13-9; 5-7 Pac-12)
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center
TV: Pac-12 Networks
Radio: ESPN700 KALL | Listen Live
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Sunday, Feb. 12 | Noon. (MT)
#7/7 Utah (20-2; 10-2 Pac-12) vs Washington State (16-7; 6-6 Pac-12)
Location: Eugene, OR
TV: Pac-12 Network
Radio: 92.1 FM Listen Live
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THE GAMES
The No. 7/7 Utah Utes (20-2, 10-2 Pac-12) return to the Jon M. Huntsman Center to host the University of Washington (7 p.m. MT) and then Washington State on Sunday (noon. MT). The Utes enter the weekend tied for first place in the Pac-12.
TICKETS AND FAN ENGAGEMENT
• Tickets to all Utah Women's Basketball home games are available online at UtahTickets.com or by calling 801-581-8849.
• The recently announced "Utes Beyond the Paint" Community Series engages fans with the program in helping to serve critical needs in the community.
• The series continues with its third installment on Feb.10-12 when UW and WSU visit Salt Lake City, and the Utes join forces with the Food Justice Coalition for a mid-week event and recognition at the two home games.
OPENING TIP
• The Utes held onto the No. 7 spot in the AP poll. This is highest the Utes have ever been ranked in school history. Utah sits at 7th in the USA Today coaches poll.
• Utah has been ranked in the AP poll for 13 consecutive weeks, breaking the program record of nine weeks in a row set in 2001. This ties the most total weeks ranked in the same season. The last time Utah was ranked 13 weeks in a single season was 2005-06. The Utes have been ranked in the top ten for six consecutive weeks.
• This week's NCAA NET rankings place the Utes at No. 7, second-best among Pac-12 teams behind Stanford (4).
• The Utes are 3-1 vs. ranked opponents this season after Sunday's 71-69 victory over then No. 8 UCLA. Earlier this season Utah fell to then No. 4 Stanford, 77-67. Before that the Utes, downed No. 14/10 Arizona 80-79. The Utes also came away victorious on Nov. 16 with a win over then-No. 16 Oklahoma, Utah has defeated multiple ranked opponents in the same season for the first time since 2005-06 (5-3). Two of those wins came against teams in top 16, a feat only previously achieved in 2000-01, and now accomplished for a third time.
• The highest ranking of a team Utah has defeated in its history is No. 6 (Long Beach State, 2/10/84; 72-70 in Salt Lake City; and Stanford, 1/27/19; 75-68 in SLC). The highest-ranked road win in program history is over No. 15 Oregon State, 85-79, on Dec. 8, 2020 in Corvallis, Ore.
• Utah's 20-2 overall record on the season is its best through 22 games since 2000-01, where the Utes also went 20-2.
• Utah's 14-0 start was the second-best in program history (16-0 in 1997-98) and tied for the fourth-best start by any program in Pac-12 history.
• Utah is the nation's No. 5 scoring team and ranks in the top 10 nationally in five major statistical categories:
o No. 4 field-goal percentage (49.3)
o No. 5 scoring margin (+20.6)
o No. 4 in scoring (84.9)
o No. 7 in assists (18.5)
o No. 5 in winning percentage (90.9)
• Junior forward
Alissa Pili, reigning Pac-12 Player of the Week and recently named to the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List, Katrina McClain Midseason Watchlist and the Naismith Trophy midseason Watchlist, leads the team in scoring (20.9, 1st Pac-12, 15th NCAA) and ranks 11th in the nation (1st Pac-12) in field-goal percentage (60.7%). She also sits at No. 9 nationally in total made field goals with 184. She topped 1,000 career points earlier this season.
• Sophomore
Gianna Kneepkens ranks 11th in the nation in three-point shooting percentage (44.1%), No.1 among Pac-12 players.
• Utah holds an all-time home record of 545-131 (.806), and has won 14 of its last 15 home games, including 10-0 this year. The Utes have nine undefeated home seasons. This is the best home record since 2015-16 when the Utes also went 10-0.
• Watch Lists:
Gianna Kneepkens (Cheryl Miller Award/top small forward).
Alissa Pili (Jersey Mike's Naismith Award/nation's top player/Katrina McClain Award; top power forward; Wooden Award & Ann Drysdale Meyers Award Midseason Watch Lists).