Washington allowed the Utes to shoot 67% from the field and lost 82-90, leaving Coach Romar without a much-needed road win.
Jordan Loveridge opened the scoring by draining a three less than a minute into the game, but with 10:00 left in the first half the Utes only led by a single point, 17-16.
After the last first half TV timeout at the 3:26 mark, Washington trailed 30-34, keeping it within a mere two possessions behind hot first-half shooting from Chriss and Andrews as well as double-digit turnovers committed by the Utes.
Dominic Green brought the score to within one by hitting a three right out of the timeout, his second of the night.