SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah men's basketball team heads to Stillwater for the first time since Dec. 18, 1953, this Saturday when it looks to secure the in-season series sweep of Oklahoma State inside Gallagher-Iba Arena beginning at 1 p.m. (MST).
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James Westling will have the call on
ESPN+ alongside former Cowboy guard Bryndon Manzer as Utah looks to make it two-straight wins on Saturday and move up to .500 in the Big 12 Conference standings.
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NO REST FOR THE WEARY
Through games on Jan. 29, Utah's completed conference schedule so far is the fourth-toughest in the Big 12 so far and ranks 23rd nationally.
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| RANK |
TEAM |
RANK |
TEAM |
| 7 |
UCF |
35 |
K-State |
| 17 |
TCU |
40 |
Kansas |
| 22 |
West Virginia |
42 |
Colorado |
| 23 |
Utah |
44 |
Baylor |
| 27 |
Iowa State |
47 |
Arizona |
| 28 |
Cincinnati |
50 |
Texas Tech |
| 30 |
Arizona State |
52 |
BYU |
| 31 |
Oklahoma State |
23 |
Houston |
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SINCE WE LAST MET
The Utes have won 4 of their last 6 since, including the victory over Oklahoma State at home. During that stretch,
Ezra Ausar has led the way for Utah averaging 14.3 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting .593 from the floor with 6 blocks and 6 steals.
Gabe Madsen is only other Ute averaging in double-figures in those six games, scoring 10.8 points per game while dishing out a team-high 19 assists.
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Keanu Dawes has been solid for Utah off the bench as well, averaging 9.3 points and 6.2 rebounds with a team-high .657 shooting clip to boot.
Jake Wahlin, who returned to the starting line-up against OSU at home, leads the team on the glass with 6.8 rebounds per game to go with his 7.2 points average.
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IN-SEASON SWEEP
Utah will look to capture its first in-season sweep of a Big 12 opponent on Saturday when it battles Oklahoma State.
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Pac-12 Conference – 3rd season (2013-14)
Jan. 16 – USC – W, 84-66
Feb. 13 – at USC – W, 79-71
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Mountain West Conference – 1st season (1999-2000)
Jan. 10 – at SDSU – W, 70-55
Feb. 10 – SDSU – W, 83-65
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Western Athletic Conference – 1st season (1962-63)
Feb. 8 – Wyoming – W, 104-73
March 2 – at Wyoming – W, 92-90 (OT)
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Skyline Conference – 1st season (1937-38)
Jan. 21 – Wyoming – W, 49-47
Feb. 5 – at Wyoming – W, 41-38
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Rocky Mountain Conference – 3rd season (1926-27)
Jan. 28 – at BYU – W, 42-39
Jan. 29 – at BYU – W, 37-35
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State Conference – 2nd season (1909-10)
Jan. 28 – LDSU – W, 73-23
Feb. 23 – LDSU – W, 67-20
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UP NEXT
The Utes return home with an extra day of prep before hosting Colorado on Wednesday, Feb. 5, inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Veteran play-by-play man Mark Neely will have the call alongside former Arizona Wildcat Corey Williams as the Runnin' Utes and Buffaloes square off in their third conference together starting at 7 p.m. (MST) on
ESPN+.
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LOOKING HEAD
Utah then embarks on its first back-to-back games road swing, heading first to #RV/RV West Virginia for a late Saturday (Feb. 8) evening bout against the Mountaineers. Eric Rothman and Tim Welsh will have the action for fans on
ESPN+ as Utah plays its first basketball game ever in the state of West Virginia when the Utes tip-off against WVU starting at 3 p.m. (MST).
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For the latest news and information on the Runnin' Utes men's basketball program, fans can stay connected online at
www.UtahUtes.com and on social media by following @UtahMBB on
Facebook,
X and
Instagram. Fans can also stay connected on their mobile devices or tablets with the Utah 360, the official app of Utah Athletics, through the
Apple Store or
Google Play.
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