The 265th edition of the BYU-Utah basketball rivalry had its share of heroes from the team wearing red. Thanks to the efforts of Ezra Ausar, Lawson Lovering and Hunter Erickson — and key contributions from other Runnin’ Utes — Utah was able to win a 73-72 thriller in overtime on Saturday night at the Huntsman Center.

Kevin Young and the BYU basketball program will make the short trip up the I-15 to take on archrival Utah. The game against Utah comes at a c

Round one of this year's inaugural Big 12 basketball battle between BYU and Utah went the way of the Runnin' Utes.

Utah Utes forward Ezra Ausar (2) celebrates after scoring a basket during a basketball game between the Utah Utes and the Brigham Young Cougars at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. Utah wasn’t about to let BYU push the Runnin’ Utes around on their home court.

BYU Basketball’s got a big, rivalry game on the road at the University of Utah on Saturday night. The BYU Cougars last played on Tuesday, snapping a three-game skid by beating the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

On paper and by basketball metrics, Saturday night’s matchup between host Utah and rival BYU should be an entertaining one. Both schools are coming into their first Big 12 matchup — this one at the Huntsman Center (7 p.