With their win streak snapped and one game remaining in the regular season, the Utes must turn their attention to avenging an earlier loss to Colorado and potentially securing a top-four seed in the Pac-12 tournament where they may need to win multiple games in order to earn an NCAA Tournament berth.
Saturday’s 74-58 loss to USC left Utah needing a little bit of help to get into the top four of the Pac-12 Tournament and earn a first-round bye in Las Vegas. Utah (18-10, 10-7) came into the week controlling its own fait with three straight home games — two against teams ahead of it in the standings.