It was going to be a bit of an uphill battle for the Utes, who were suiting up just eight guys against USC on Wednesday night due to various injuries to a bunch of guys, then Branden Carlson went down with a leg injury about halfway through the first half, and things went from bad to worse.
Before Carlson went down, the Utes were down just three points, but the length and athleticism were causing all kinds of problems for the Utes. The Trojans went on a run to take a 22 point lead at one point, and it looked like it was going to be a 30 or 40 point loss with Carlson out and Utah just looking out of sorts.