Despite an ugly start, trailing by 17 points early on in the game, the Utes claimed their best win of the season, toppling the Sun Devils 96-86. The victory gives the Utes a 1-0 record to start conference play after going 6-6 in their non-conference portion of the schedule, and gives the young team a little momentum going in to the most important part of the season.
Offense: B-
After an onslaught of turnovers seemed to sink the Utes early, Tillman and Barefield were at the top of their game tonight, scoring 22 and 24 points respectively.