Overview
- Utah led by 20 at 57-37 with 14:22 remaining before Sam Houston’s 16-3 push cut the margin to 79-77 with 1:09 left.
- Terrence Brown finished with 26 points on 6-of-16 shooting and 13-of-15 at the line, sinking six late free throws to close it out.
- Keanu Dawes produced 17 points and 15 rebounds in a double-double for the 4-0 Utes.
- The Bearkats were paced by Jacobe Coleman’s 17 and Justin Begg’s 16, with Begg missing a potential tying layup in the final half-minute.
- Utah’s homestand continues against Purdue-Fort Wayne on Tuesday and Cal Poly on Thursday before a neutral-site test against Grand Canyon, then either Iowa or Ole Miss.