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Saturday, March 8
Provo, UT
8:00 PM
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Men's Basketball Comeback Falls Short at #23 BYU in Regular-Season Finale
3/8/2025 11:38 PM | Men's Basketball
The Utah men’s basketball team dropped an 85-74 decision to #23 BYU on the road to close out the regular-season.
PROVO, Utah – Despite its fight down the stretch, the Utah men's basketball team fell to #23/22 BYU Saturday night inside the Marriott Center, 85-74, to close out the regular-season.
With the loss, Utah heads into its first Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships as the No. 11-seed and will battle No. 14-seed UCF on Tuesday, March 11, starting at 7:30 p.m. (MST) / 8:30 p.m. (CST) local on ESPN+ with Roxy Bernstein and King McClure.
Each team took turns with short runs to exchange leads early on, which saw Utah trail 12-7 out of the 11:38 media break. That would continue as the game headed into the 7:52 media timeout with Utah on top this time around 16-12 thanks to a 9-0 run facilitated by 6 second-chance points from five offensive boards.
The home team tied things up, 21-21, to force a Utah (16-15, 8-12 Big 12) timeout with 4:35 left in the frame before Jake Wahlin would rattle in a 3-pointer to put Utah ahead at the 3:45 media break. However, the Cougars closed out the remaining 2:48 of game clock on a 13-3 run thanks to 3-of-5 from 3-point range to send Utah into the locker down 34-30.
Utah managed to keep it a two-possession game despite turning the ball over 10 times in the opening 20 minutes of play. Ezra Ausar kept the Runnin' Utes offense afloat, pulling down 4 offensive boards to help Utah hold an 11-4 edge in second-chance pants. The junior headed into halftime with 10 points and 7 rebounds – 4 of which were om the offensive glass.
The second frame started with some back-and-forth before BYU extended its lead to double-digits, 44-34, and pushed it as a high as 54-41. However, Gabe Madsen got the Utes back within striking distance after drilling a pair of 3-pointers followed by a breakaway for Miro Little to bring Utah within 54-49 with 11:47 left in the game.
BYU (23-8, 14-6 Big 12) pushed its lead back up to 63-49 behind a 9-0 run that was aided by Utah going 0-for-9 from the field during that stretch and forced the Utes to call a timeout with 7:34 left to play. The Runnin' Utes would cut the lead down to 10 points several times down the stretch, but wasn't able to string together enough stops before falling 85-74 to the Cougars.
Little finished with a career-high 21 points on 6-of-8 shooting from deep and was at one point 6-for-6 from 3-point range. Ausar finished with his eighth-career double-double and second a as Ute totaling 12 points and 12 boards – 8 of which came from the offensive glass. Wahlin rounded out the double-digit scoring for Utah with 10 points and 5 rebounds.
POSTGAME NOTES
UP NEXT
With the loss, Utah will enter the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships as the No. 11 seed and will square off against No. 14-seed UCF on Tuesday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. (MST) / 8:30 p.m. (CST) local on ESPN+. Roxy Bernstein will have the action alongside King McClure as the Runnin' Utes look to record their first win in the conference tournament as a new member of the Big 12 Conference. Winner of that game will play No. 6-seed Kansas on Wednesday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m. (MST) / 8:30 p.m. (CST) local.
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.
With the loss, Utah heads into its first Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships as the No. 11-seed and will battle No. 14-seed UCF on Tuesday, March 11, starting at 7:30 p.m. (MST) / 8:30 p.m. (CST) local on ESPN+ with Roxy Bernstein and King McClure.
Each team took turns with short runs to exchange leads early on, which saw Utah trail 12-7 out of the 11:38 media break. That would continue as the game headed into the 7:52 media timeout with Utah on top this time around 16-12 thanks to a 9-0 run facilitated by 6 second-chance points from five offensive boards.
The home team tied things up, 21-21, to force a Utah (16-15, 8-12 Big 12) timeout with 4:35 left in the frame before Jake Wahlin would rattle in a 3-pointer to put Utah ahead at the 3:45 media break. However, the Cougars closed out the remaining 2:48 of game clock on a 13-3 run thanks to 3-of-5 from 3-point range to send Utah into the locker down 34-30.
Utah managed to keep it a two-possession game despite turning the ball over 10 times in the opening 20 minutes of play. Ezra Ausar kept the Runnin' Utes offense afloat, pulling down 4 offensive boards to help Utah hold an 11-4 edge in second-chance pants. The junior headed into halftime with 10 points and 7 rebounds – 4 of which were om the offensive glass.
The second frame started with some back-and-forth before BYU extended its lead to double-digits, 44-34, and pushed it as a high as 54-41. However, Gabe Madsen got the Utes back within striking distance after drilling a pair of 3-pointers followed by a breakaway for Miro Little to bring Utah within 54-49 with 11:47 left in the game.
BYU (23-8, 14-6 Big 12) pushed its lead back up to 63-49 behind a 9-0 run that was aided by Utah going 0-for-9 from the field during that stretch and forced the Utes to call a timeout with 7:34 left to play. The Runnin' Utes would cut the lead down to 10 points several times down the stretch, but wasn't able to string together enough stops before falling 85-74 to the Cougars.
Little finished with a career-high 21 points on 6-of-8 shooting from deep and was at one point 6-for-6 from 3-point range. Ausar finished with his eighth-career double-double and second a as Ute totaling 12 points and 12 boards – 8 of which came from the offensive glass. Wahlin rounded out the double-digit scoring for Utah with 10 points and 5 rebounds.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Utah had a 53-34 advantage on the glass – including a 25-9 edge on the offensive boards
- Utah converted 25 offensive boards into a 22-9 edge in second-chance points
- Utah's 17 turnovers saw it outscored 21-9 in points off turnovers
- The 53 rebounds made it the fifth-time Utah has pulled down 50-plus in a game this season, tying the 2016-17 squad
- The 12 triples Saturday made it twice in three games where the Utes knocked down double-digit 3-pointers
- Utah is now 71-46 all-time in regular-season finale games and 21-30 when it has been on the road
- The loss snaps a two-game win-streak vs. BYU dating back to last season
- Utah moves to 17-11 all-time when playing BYU in the last game of the regular-season and 7-7 when those games have been played in Provo
UP NEXT
With the loss, Utah will enter the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships as the No. 11 seed and will square off against No. 14-seed UCF on Tuesday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. (MST) / 8:30 p.m. (CST) local on ESPN+. Roxy Bernstein will have the action alongside King McClure as the Runnin' Utes look to record their first win in the conference tournament as a new member of the Big 12 Conference. Winner of that game will play No. 6-seed Kansas on Wednesday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m. (MST) / 8:30 p.m. (CST) local.
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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Team Stats
Utah
BYU
FG%
.347
.475
3FG%
.324
.286
FT%
.632
.731
RB
53
34
TO
17
10
STL
4
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
6
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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