Men's Basketball Drops Regular Season Finale to Baylor

Saturday, March 7

Waco, TX / Foster Pavilion

3:00 PM

University of Utah

10-21,2-16Big 12

101

Baylor

16-15,6-12Big 12

Utah

Baylor

101

Men's Basketball Drops Regular Season Finale to Baylor

3/7/2026 5:24 PM | Men's Basketball

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One of Utah’s best shooting performances of the season wasn’t enough as the Utes fell 101-75 to the Bears in the final regular season contest of the year.

By: Austin Eames

WACO, Texas – The Utah men's basketball team wrapped up its 2025-26 regular season with a 101-75 loss against the Baylor Bears inside Foster Pavilion Saturday afternoon.

Utah (10-21, 2-16 Big 12) opened the contest in rhythm, keeping pace with the Bears behind a flurry of scores from Don McHenry and Keanu Dawes.

Trailing 11-9 at the 15:57 media timeout, Utah then saw its opponent rattle off a 10-0 run that pushed the score to 21-9 with 13:43 to go.

Baylor (16-15, 6-12 Big 12) continued to pour on the scoring as the period progressed, connecting on an overwhelming 67.7 percent of its shots in the frame—including a stretch of 14-of-15 FG that opened the game.

The smothering offensive output from the Bears overshadowed an otherwise efficient half from the Runnin' Utes, who hit on 54.5 percent of its attempts (12-of-22) in the period while going 5-of-8 from beyond the arc.

Despite the concerted push on the offensive end, the Utes entered halftime trailing Baylor 53-33.

The second stanza was akin to the first as the Bears continued to pour on the points, outscoring Utah 48-42 in the half to secure a 101-75 home victory.

Despite the loss, Utah shot the ball well down the stretch, finishing the game with its highest in-conference shooting percentage of the season at 60.4 percent (29-of-48 FG).

McHenry led the way for Utah's offense with 20 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists on an 8-of-12 shooting split. Terrence Brown added 16 points and 5 assists of his own, going 7-of-11 from the field. Dawes rounded out Utah's double-digit scoring trio with 14 points.

BY THE NUMBERS

The 60.4-percent shooting mark against Baylor marks Utah's second-highest shooting percentage of the season trailing only the 68.4-percent mark in the Utes 101-77 win over Eastern Washington on Dec. 20, 2025.
- 60.4 percent is Utah's best shooting percentage against a conference opponent this season.
Utah finished the game more efficient than Baylor from beyond the arc, hitting 50 percent of its three-point attempts compared to the Bears' 44 percent figure.
Utah also ended the game with more blocks than their opponent. Three blocks to Baylor's zero.

UP NEXT
The Runnin' Utes will face the Cincinnati Bearcats in the opening round of the Philips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament on March 10^th at 1 p.m. (MDT) / 2 p.m. (CDT).

Tip-off between the 16th-seeded Utes and ninth-seeded Bearcats will air on ESPN+ from T-Mobile Center in Kansas City with Mike Monaco and Miles Simon on the call.

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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