Men's Basketball Falls to No. 4 Iowa State

Tuesday, February 24

Salt Lake City, UT

7:00 PM

University of Utah

10-18,2-13Big 12

Iowa State

24-4,11-4Big 12

Iowa St.

Utah

Photo by: Anna Fuder/Utah Athletics

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Keanu Dawes recorded his 10th double-double of the season in Utah’s 75-59 loss to the Cyclones

By: Austin Eames

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah men's basketball team fell 75-59 to the No. 4/5-ranked Iowa State Cyclones inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center Tuesday night.

Utah (10-18, 2-13 Big 12) benefited from the hot hand of Terrence Brown in the opening minutes of the contest, taking an 8-6 advantage on a reverse layup from the junior guard at 15:27.

Brown continued to find success on the offensive end as the half progressed, leading all players with 13 points (6-of-9 FG) at the break.

Down 12-10 with 13:44 remaining in the half, Iowa State (24-4, 11-4 Big 12) found its groove and unleashed a 12-0 run to take a 22-12 lead over the Runnin' Utes with 10:01 left before halftime.

As the clock ticked toward the half, Utah continued to fight—bringing the game within one possession (29-27) thanks to an 8-0 scoring run that was capped by a Brown three-pointer with 4:53 remaining. Despite Utah's strong run, ISU set the tone during the final minutes of the frame and took a 41-31 lead into the break.

Early in the second half, Utah brought the game within 45-40 on a high-flying dunk from Keanu Dawes at 16:51.

From there, ISU immediately responded with an 8-0 scoring run of their own, taking a 53-40 advantage with 13:22 left play. The Cyclones' scoring run came during a nearly nine-minute stretch without a field goal for Utah—a drought that finally ended with a Dawes three at 7:37 to make it 62-49.

Utah continued to fight as the period progressed, but despite its efforts, Iowa State held on to its double-digit advantage and ultimately finished the contest with a win by a margin of 75-59.

Brown led Utah with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Fifth-year guard Don McHenry added 14 points of his own to go along with 2 assists, 1 steal and a rebound. Keanu Dawes rounded out Utah's trio of double-figure scorers with 10 points and 12 rebounds—the double-double marked Dawes' 10^th of the season.

BY THE NUMBERS

With 10 points and 12 rebounds, Keanu Dawes recorded his 10^th double-double of the season.
- The double-double is the 16^th of Dawes' career
Utah finished the game with 5 blocks compared to ISU's 3
James Okonkwo finished the game with 4 blocks, matching a previous career-high mark he already hit twice this season (last at Kansas, 2/7/26)

UP NEXT
Utah will hit the road to face a familiar foe in the Arizona State Sun Devils this Saturday, Feb. 28, for the 65th time in program history. The Utes look to split the in-season series after the ASU got the upper hand back on Feb. 4, 71-63, in SLC. Tip-off between the Runnin' Utes and Sun Devils is slated for 1:30 p.m. (MST) on TNT with a simulcast on TruTV.

TICKET DEALS
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