After beating Arizona State in their own arena, the Utes got greedy. They could smell an even bigger upset cooking. Instead, the Utes came away from splitting road games against Arizona and Arizona State with a bitter taste in their mouths and a somewhat empty feeling.
Earlier this month in Salt Lake City, the Utes faded down the stretch against Arizona and a tie game turned into a 12-point loss in the final four minutes. Coming off of a win against the 21st-ranked Sun Devils this time around, the Utes didn’t fade. They stood up to the Pac-12 Conference’s big bad bully and had a chance to win with 4.