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3 heroes who lifted Utah past BYU in a rivalry thriller
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.
3 takeaways from BYU’s overtime loss to Utah
In the program’s first conference clash against Utah since 2011, BYU suffered a 73-72 overtime loss to the Runnin’ Utes Saturday night in Salt Lake City. pic.twitter.com/8ts4S6V0s0 — BYU Men's Basketball (@BYUMBB) January 19,
Runnin’ Utes take down rival BYU in overtime
Utah forward Ezra Ausar scored a career-high 26 and guard Hunter Erickson scored six points in overtime to lead the Utes to a 73-72 victory over rival BYU on Saturday night. The Utes improved to 11-6 and 3-3 in Big 12 Conference play.
Utah takes the fight to BYU for its second straight win in the rivalry
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.
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