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The Daily Utah Chronicle

Men's Basketball

Utah Utes players celebrate after winning during the Ameritas Insurance Classic against the Duke Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015.

Utes hold on to beat Colorado Buffaloes, 56-54, with game-winning shot from Bonam

January 8, 2016

It came down to the wire, but thanks to an 11-2 run from the Utes and a game-winning shot from Lorenzo Bonam, Utah got its first Pac-12 win against Colorado, 56-54. Head coach Larry Krystkowiak was happy...

Men's basketball: Utah, Krystkowiak cancel 2016-17 contest with BYU

Men’s basketball: Utah, Krystkowiak cancel 2016-17 contest with BYU

January 6, 2016

In the final minutes of the Utah-BYU basketball game in early December, Cougar point guard Nick Emery appeared to throw a punch at his Ute counterpart Brandon Taylor. Subsequently, Taylor fell to the...

Runnin' Utes senior forward Dakarai Tucker (14) drives the ball at the Utah vs College of Idaho mens basketball game, Monday December 28, 2015.

Men’s Basketball: Runnin’ Utes fall at Cal 71-58, remain winless in Pac-12 play

January 3, 2016

Utah was unable to bounce back after an overtime loss to Stanford on Friday and dropped its second game in a row, this time to Cal, 71-58. The Utes are now 0-2 to kick off conference play. Jakob Poeltl...

Men's Basketball: Missed free throws, foul trouble dooms Runnin' Utes in Pac-12 opener

Men’s Basketball: Missed free throws, foul trouble dooms Runnin’ Utes in Pac-12 opener

January 1, 2016

After blowing a 12-point second-half lead over Stanford in Palo Alto, the No. 21 Runnin' Utes suffered a 70-68 overtime loss to the Cardinal to open up Pac-12 play on Friday night. While the loss in itself...

Runnin' Utes senior forward Dakarai Tucker (14) drives the ball at the Utah vs College of Idaho mens basketball game, Monday December 28, 2015.

Men’s Basketball: Utah overcomes slow start to finish off Yotes,115-74

December 28, 2015

Despite a slow start for the Utes in the Huntsman Center on Monday night, Utah pulled out another win to close out preseason play by beating the College of Idaho 115-74. Dakarai Tucker led all scorers...

Utah Utes freshman forward Austin Montgomery (41) Goes for a layup at the Utah vs Deleware state basketball game, Tuesday December 22, 2015.

Men’s Basketball: Utah Crushes Delaware State, 105-58

December 22, 2015

After coming off a win against Duke in New York City, the Utes continued their success against Delaware State on Tuesday night in the Huntsman Center, winning 105-58. Kyle Kuzma led all scorers with...

Utah Utes players celebrate after winning during the Ameritas Insurance Classic against the Duke Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015.

Runnin’ Utes hold on to upset No. 7 Duke 77-75 at Madison Square Garden

By Griffin Adams December 19, 2015

NEW YORK— Former New York Knick John Starks said Madison Square Garden is where legends are made. Though any player on the Runnin’ Utes’ roster has a way to go before claiming legend status, the...

Men's Basketball: With Duke on the horizon, Bonam "getting more comfortable" at the right time

Men’s Basketball: With Duke on the horizon, Bonam “getting more comfortable” at the right time

By Griffin Adams December 18, 2015

Last week against Savannah State, Lorenzo Bonam may have had his best game since becoming a Ute earlier this season. Though the stat sheet doesn’t spell the entire story, Bonam was perfect against the...

Runnin' Utes Welcome Opportunity to Play Duke in "Mecca of Basketball"

Runnin’ Utes Welcome Opportunity to Play Duke in “Mecca of Basketball”

By Griffin Adams December 18, 2015

On Saturday, the Runnin’ Utes will take on their biggest challenge of the season yet when they square off against No. 7 Duke in the mecca of basketball, Madison Square Garden. This moment may be a once-in-a-lifetime...

Redshirt sophomore forward Kyle Kuzma (35) is introduced before an NCAA men's basketball game against the BYU Cougars at the Jon M. Huntsman Center, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Chris Samuels, Daily Utah Chronicle.

Runnin’ Utes focus on team team play, run past Tigers 99-53

December 16, 2015

The Runnin’ Utes returned to their winning ways as they got the better of the Savannah State Tigers, beating them 99-53 Wednesday night in the Huntsman Center. Utah was coming off of a rather forgettable...