Kepkay had a team-high 23 points off the bench, while Green followed with a 21-point, six-rebound effort in Utah's 95-81 win over Oregon.

Tyler Kepkay and Shaun Green combined for 44 points off the bench and the Runnin' Utes took a 12-point lead into the second half and beat the Oregon Ducks 95-81 for their fifth straight win.

Despite riding a mentally draining four-game losing streak, being on the road and going into halftime down 15, Utah was able to pull it together and come out on top against Marquette 79-76.

After winning the Mountain West Conference championship with a 14-2 conference record, the Utes had four team members selected to the all-MWC team, while head coach Beth Launiere was named MWC Coach of the Year.

Utah is coming off of four big road wins and returning to the Huntsman Center for a brief stint against the University of Oregon.

Although Utah might not be the best team of the bunch, it has more of a claim than any of the other teams simply because it has found a way to win every week under constant scrutiny.

The beauty of it all is Utah will be waiting happily with open arms for any of these four teams to fall into the seat next to it.

When recruiting for the 2009-2010 season, Runnin' Utes head coach Jim Boylen and his assistants wanted to find winning players from winning programs. On Nov. 13, they got what they were looking for.

Next year, when Utah gymnastics is forced to go on without seniors Kristina Baskett and Nina Kim, head coach Greg Marsden's squad will have three new recruits coming in to fill the void.

If this year's recruiting rankings are any indication of future success, then the Utes should have plenty to smile about in the coming years.