Lack of depth is a cause for concern for the Runnin' Utes in a tournament that could force them to play three games in three days.

Utah claimed a portion of the Mountain West Conference championship with their 68-49 victory over TCU Saturday afternoon at the Huntsman Center.

In his final game in the Huntsman Center, senior forward Shaun Green led all scorers with 20 points, including six 3-pointers in the Utes' 68-49 victory over TCU on Saturday. With the win, Utah captured a share of the Mountain West Conference title for the first time in four years.

And for the Runnin' Utes, ending a two-game skid and earning a high seed in the Mountain West Conference tournament seems like a perfect combination on the day the Utah program waves goodbye to four irreplaceable seniors.

With a BYU win, three teams will be tied for first place in the MWC for the first time in the 10-year history of the conference. This means if each team wins its final game on Saturday, the title and No. 1 seed will go to a tiebreaker.

After a March Madness-caliber night in New Mexico, the Lobos are now tied with the Utes atop the Mountain West Conference at 11-4 after a 77-71 win over Utah. The Utes are now on a two-game skid, and BYU (10-4) could see themselves among the leaders if it gets a win against Wyoming tonight.

With only a one-game lead on the Cougars and New Mexico (19-10, 10-4), all Utah (20-8, 11-3) has to do is pick up a win in its final two games to at least take a share of first place.

After Nevill posted a career-high 32 points and added 15 rebounds in Utah's 94-88 overtime win last month, Saturday's showdown brought the 7-foot-2-inch center down to earth.

Only one of BYU's big three would be a non-factor, as Jonathan Tavernari went scoreless on 0-for-5 shooting. The other 66 percent of BYU's three-headed scoring monster had second half performances that were daggers in the Utes' hearts.s to the Utes.

In addition to their eight-game streak, the Utes' goal of locking up the Mountain West Conference title was snapped Saturday night after the Cougars' strong second half led them to a 63-50 win in front of 20,120 fans at the Marriott Center.