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BYU AD Tom Holmoe says A BYU-Utah showdown in NIT would be 'a good matchup'

We'll see how that plays out. Conspiracy theorists already have it done. It would be very ironic if it happened that way. If it did, it would be a good matchup.

PROVO — In 2015, when BYU and Utah weren’t scheduled to play each other in football, the Cougars and Utes ended up playing anyway — in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Could a similar, unscheduled postseason meeting between the archrivals happen in basketball?

For the first time since 1944, BYU and Utah did not play against each other in basketball this season. Citing incidents in two games over the past three years, Ute coach Larry Krystkowiak requested an interruption in the series, leaving Cougar coach Dave Rose fuming.