Heading into the game against Oregon, the Runnin’ Utes were already massive underdogs. To pull off the upset in Eugene, they would’ve had to play their best game of the season, but when Utah’s best player Kyle Kuzma was ruled out with an ankle sprain, the chances of winning went from slim to virtually zero.
The Ducks ran Utah off of the floor, even with those ugly, seizure-inducing, glow-in-the-dark (why the hell do you need this?) uniforms. That said, it all happened without Kuzma, who was huge on the offensive glass, as well as is the team’s best scorer, in the last matchup with Oregon.