A week after blowing out Cal by 30 points, Cal got the better of the Utes in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament. For the Utes, it was a game that kind of reflected the season, opened up playing tough, went through a terrible stretch and closed on fire to almost win the game.
Utah was battling some foul trouble with David Collette, big shocker, which required Utah to go a little small, which in turn helped Utah lose plenty of offensive rebounds to Cal. That was a large theme that went throughout the game, when Utah would get a stop, they couldn’t finish the possession.