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Both teams had big runs in the second and third quarters, but Cougars earn their third win over Utes this season by forcing Utah mistakes.
BYU and Utah met for the third time this season Thursday in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament at T-Mobile Arena in Kansas City, renewing their in‑state rivalry with a postseason twist.
The Cougars and Utes will face off in an 8-9 game of the Big 12 tournament Thursday. For at least one of them, their NCAA Tournament hopes could be at stake.
When the Utah women’s basketball team has played at its peak this season, the Utes have shown they can compete with most anyone in their conference. Case in point: Utah handed Big 12 champion TCU its first loss of the year back in early January.
Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark addressed the media Tuesday morning as the Phillips 66 Men’s Big 12 Basketball Conference tipped off, expressing confidence in the league’s national stature.
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Gibb scores 19 points and BYU beats Utah for 3rd time season, 70-52, to advance to Big 12 quarters
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Delaney Gibb had 19 points, eight assists and four steals to lead BYU to a 70-52 win over rival Utah in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday. The ninth-seeded Cougars (22-10) won their fifth straight game and beat the eighth-seeded Utes (19-12) for the third time this season to advance to play top seed and No.
Following a regular-season sweep over in-state rival Utah, the ninth-seeded Cougars sent the eighth-seeded Utes home early from the Big 12 women's basketball tournament in Kansas City with a 70-52 win in the second round Thursday afternoon.
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What to expect when BYU, Utah meet again Saturday
This article was first published in the Cougar Insiders newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each week. Kevin Young has almost an entire week to get his No. 13 Cougars prepared for rival Utah in the Marriott Center on Saturday.
The Utah Red Rocks hoist the Big 12 regular season gymnastics championship trophy after a meet against the West Virginia Mountaineers and BYU at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Utah won with 197.650 points, BYU had 196.550 and West Virginia had 195.300. Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News