This is when a question of stakes enters the equation: Is Utah, a team certainly on the outside of the tournament looking in, playing for enough as they circle a bye as their top goal? Can the Utes, a team who may be not at full strength on Thursday, and whose destiny isn’t even in their own hands, find enough to play for against a team that could still earn an at-large bid?
It’s tough to say, given that Utah has had some blowouts at home, but also laid in some clunkers recently. A win over Colorado was a good first step, but was it enough progress to help propel Utah back to where they believe they can play?