PROVO8212;Utah knew it wasn't going to be easy, but the women's basketball team was able to gut out its ninth straight victory at the hands of its biggest rival.

Two of the Mountain West Conference's leading scorers, Utah center Luke Nevill and BYU forward Lee Cummard, put on a scoring clinic in the first half of Tuesday night's game, scoring 16 points apiece in the 20 minute half.

Utah sophomore Kyndal Robarts is ready and to make her season debut in competition this weekend in the Red Rocks' trip to Corvallis, Ore., to take on the Oregon State Beavers.

After remaining relatively quiet in regulation, the senior from Vancouver, British Columbia, erupted in overtime with 10 of his 19 points coming in the last five minutes8212;10 of the Utes' 23 overtime points.

The Utes are back on top of the Mountain West Conference, and Boylen proved that Utah is where he belongs with the team's first win against BYU since 2006.

The story of the night, though8212;the happily-ever-after tale the Crimson Club can tell their kids as they tuck them in tonight8212;is that of head coach Jim Boylen. To be considered successful in this hallowed sphere, you must beat BYU. It was the one thing he had not done, his final hill to climb into our hearts.

The women's basketball team (12-6, 5-0) will make the short trip to Provo to take on the Cougar team that many are labeling as the surprise team of the Mountain West Conference this year.

It's been nearly three years, and after going 0-2 in his rookie year, Boylen and the Runnin' Utes need a jumping off point for the rest of the year.

A week after Utah and Georgia held a rare Monday meet, dropping Utah and Georgia's scoring average to third and fourth in the country respectively, the two teams8212;which started the season No. 1 and No. 28212;returned to their respective positions.

There has been a trend in the Mountain West Conference this season of the home team actually having an advantage in its building. Utah will try to continue that theme tonight as it hosts archrival BYU.