Utah couldn't hold onto the basketball in the first half and couldn't stop Northwestern from scoring in the second half.
That was the wrong combination for the Utes in a consolation game Sunday afternoon as they concluded the Wooden Legacy with a 79-57 loss to the Wildcats at Fullerton, Calif.
Utah (3-3) committed 13 turnovers in the first half and 21 for the game, many of them due to sloppy passing. That statistic ruined an acceptable shooting day for the Utes, who were led by senior guard Sedrick Barefield with 15 points and freshman forward Timmy Allen with nine.