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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Men's Basketball

Utah basketballs Marco Anthony (#10) in the matchup against the UCLA Bruins at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes Comeback Hopes Dashed Again in Nail-Biter Against Arizona State

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor February 27, 2022

  Utah built an early advantage by feasting in the midrange. Arizona State was allowing them to take that shot, so Marco Anthony and Rollie Worster made them pay. Lazar Stefanovic hit a nasty crossover,...

Utah basketballs Both Gach (#2) in the matchup against the UCLA Bruins at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes Can’t Keep Up With No. 2 Arizona

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor February 25, 2022

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team suffered a blowout loss against the Arizona Wildcats to snap their two-game winning streak with now just three games left to go in the regular season....

Utah basketballs Marco Anthony (#10) in the matchup against the UCLA Bruins at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes Pocket First Pac-12 Win Streak

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor February 20, 2022

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team has their first win streak in Pac-12 play this season after defeating Cal on the road to complete a sweep of the Bay Area over the weekend. Utah...

Utah basketballs Both Gach (#2) in the matchup against the UCLA Bruins at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes Staunch Defense Propels Them To Win Over Stanford

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor February 19, 2022

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team was able to upset the Stanford Cardinal on their home floor late Thursday night. Utah made a comeback after being down as many as nine in the second...

Utah basketballs Gabe Madsen (#55) walks over to teammate Lazar Stefanovic (#20) in the matchup against the UCLA Bruins at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes Can’t Contain Buffaloes’ Comeback

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor February 12, 2022

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team dropped a close contest on the road against the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday night. Utah led for a large majority of this game, but fell to a...

Utah mens basketballs Gabe Madsen (#55) in the matchup against the UCLA Bruins at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes Furious Comeback Comes Up Just Shy Against Oregon

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor February 6, 2022

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team’s comeback bid came up just shy on Saturday night against the Oregon Ducks. Utah trailed by as many as 15, but eventually ended up with a chance...

Utah basketballs Both Gach (#2) puts an arm over the shoulder of teammate Lazar Stefanovic (#20) in the matchup against the UCLA Bruins at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes Catch Fire From Three, Finally Break Losing Streak

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor February 4, 2022

  The losing streak is over. Finally, mercifully, the University of Utah men’s basketball team has won a game. After a winless January and 10-game losing streak, punctuated by a double overtime...

University of Utah mens basketballs guard Marco Anthony plays against the USC Trojans on Saturday, Jan. 22 at the Jon. M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes Lose Double-OT Match Against Washington

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor January 30, 2022

  The University of Utah men's basketball team dropped their tenth game in a row on Saturday afternoon, losing a double overtime thriller in Seattle, Washington. Utah had plenty of chances to win...

University of Utah mens basketballs guard Rollie Worster plays against USC Trojans on Saturday, Jan. 22 at the Jon. M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes Doomed by Turnovers, Rebounds; Drop Ninth in a Row to Washington State

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor January 27, 2022

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team suffered their ninth loss in a row on Wednesday evening against the Washington State Cougars. Utah went back to old habits, turning the ball over...

University of Utah sophomore guard Both Gach (11) drives towards the basket during an NCAA Basketball game vs. the University of Colorado at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, March 7, 2020. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Men’s Basketball Comes Up Short Against No. 16 USC

By Chase Mullin, Assistant Sports Editor January 22, 2022

  The University of Utah Runnin’ Utes had lost seven consecutive games coming into Saturday afternoon’s contest against the No. 16 USC Trojans at the Huntsman Center. For what it’s worth,...