DENVER — Veteran play and experience are often touted as a viable reasons for sustained success in the NCAA tournament. For Utah, though, last year’s tournament experience helps, but it is not something to rely on when the game starts.
“I think just having experience, you know, of getting to the Sweet 16 last year, I think we got a taste of what it’s like to survive and advance, no matter what it might be,” senior Brandon Taylor told media Wednesday. “It’s not going to be a perfect game. If you take the 40 minutes and you try to attack each and every 4-minute segment like it’s your last, I think you’ll be in the position where you’ll want to be.