It was that famous basketball coach (and part-time author) Mark Twain who attributed the following quote to assistant coach (and part-time British prime minister) Benjamin Disraeli: “There are three kinds of lies — lies, damn lies and statistics.”
Not sure about any of that, but what follows here are 15 tidbits about the Utes that, as they approach their last regular-season game Saturday against Colorado and as prepare to launch into the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas thereafter, are a mix of semi-amazing and fascinating, straight amazing and jaw-dropping.
1. It’s less than stunning that when the Utes have the lead at halftime their odds of winning increase, but not to the tune of 16-1.