LAS VEGAS — As Daylight Saving Time hits and the calendar flips to March, Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak is invigorated.
It’s the best time of year in college basketball — and the Runnin’ Utes are playing like it.
Gone are the early season struggles, the road losses to nonconference rivals, and the struggles of making themselves relevant in the Pac-12.
The Runnin’ Utes take the No. 3 seed into the conference tournament, tipping off Thursday at 9:30 p.m. MST at T-Mobile Arena against the winner of sixth-seeded Oregon (20-11) and 11th-seeded Washington State (12-18).