SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Utah sustained its first loss of the season Friday, losing to Miami 90-66 in the semifinal round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Tournament. The loss exposed several vulnerabilities in Utah's game as a program hoping to return to the NCAA Tournament.
While the score was not favorable for the No. 16 Runnin' Utes, it was the abundance of turnovers that had head coach Larry Krystkowiak frustrated with his team's performance. Utah finished with 17 turnovers that translated to 23 points for the Hurricanes.
"They're a physical team, they did a nice job defending us.