Runnin' Utes Tripped Up on the Road Against Golden Bears

Tuesday, December 2

Berkeley, CA / Haas Pavilion

8:00 PM

University of Utah

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Cal

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Utah

California

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Runnin' Utes Tripped Up on the Road Against Golden Bears

12/2/2025 11:04 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Utes dropped a 79-72 decision to Cal on the road despite five players in double-figures.

By: Austin Eames

BERKELEY, Calif. – Despite a tough fight, the Utah men's basketball team fell to the California Golden Bears Tuesday night inside the Haas Pavilion, 79-72.

Utah (6-3) opened the game with a sharp scoring effort from junior guard Terrence Brown, who poured in the team's first seven points of the contest – including a layup that moved the Runnin' Utes within 8-7 of the Golden Bears' early lead.

Utah then fired off a 10-0 scoring run capped by a highlight sequence from Brown, whose sneaky steal led to an and-1 layup by Seydou Traore which pushed the Utes ahead 17-10 with 13:59 on the clock.

Brown found success on the defensive side for a second time minutes later with another steal, this time taking the turnover to the basket himself for a one-handed slam that put Utah ahead 25-17 with 8:50 left in the half.

In the final seven minutes of the first half, Cal outpaced the Utes with a 22-5 scoring surge. The Bears (7-1) first tied the game (28-28) from the free-throw line before sending the Utes into the locker room down 42-34.

A pair of quick buckets from Don McHenry and Traore brought Utah within two possessions of the Golden Bears (42-38) before the home team responded by extending their advantage to 49-41.

Down 68-60 with 8:34 remaining, Utah didn't back down and fired off an 8-2 scoring run over the next four minutes of action to cut Cal's advantage to 70-68 after Keanu Dawes connected on two free throws at the 4:10 mark.

Despite leading the Utes with 10 second-half points on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting from the field, Dawes' effort wasn't enough as Cal limited Utah to one field goal following the 2:54 media timeout and handed Utah a 79-72 road loss.

For the second time this season, five Utah players scored in double-figures as Brown led the group with 15 points, 2 assists, 2 steals and a rebound. Dawes added 14 points of his own along with a team-high 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Traore, Jacob Patrick and McHenry rounded out Utah's crew of double-digit scorers with 14 points, 13 points, and 10 points, respectively.

BY THE NUMBERS

The Utes beat the Golden Bears in points off the bench by a margin of 19-3
Utah finished the game with 7 steals compared to Cal's 4

UP NEXT
The Runnin' Utes return home to the friendly confines of the Jon M. Huntsman Center where they'll play host to Cal Baptist on Saturday, Dec. 6, starting at 5 p.m. (MST). Tony Parks will have the call alongside former Utah assistant coach Joe Cravens on ESPN+.

SEASON TICKETS & MINI PLANS
Fans still have time to purchase season tickets for the 2025-26 Utah men's basketball season under first-year head coach Alex Jensen. In addition, fans can also choose between two mini plans; the Saturday ONLY Plan starts at $125 while the Conference ONLY plan starts at $150. Single-game tickets for non-conference games are also on-sale starting at just $10 per ticket.

Fans interested in buy season tickets, mini plans or single-game tickets (non-conference) can do so by going online at UtahTickets.com or by phone at 801-581-UTIX (8849).

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 app.

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