PROVO, Utah – No. 14 BYU will play in its only true road game of the non-conference schedule on Saturday, Dec. 9, when the Cougars make the short trip up North to face Utah. Tip is scheduled for 5 p.m. MT.
Saturday’s contest will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network with Guy Haberman and Bill Walton on the call. It will also be broadcast live on BYU Radio Sirius XM 143, KSL 102.7/1160 AM and BYURadio.org/BYU Radio app with Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant.
No. 14 BYU Cougars (8-0, 0-0 Big 12)
· BYU remained perfect on Tuesday evening with a 96-55 victory over Evansville as they moved up to No. 1 in the NET Rankings.
· The Cougars currently rank first in the nation in six different categories including having the top scoring bench unit in NCAA Division I men’s basketball at 40.8 points per game.
· Jaxson Robinson is scoring a team-high 16.9 points per game for the Cougars, shooting 48.0 percent from the floor, 43.9 percent from three and 100.0 percent from the free throw line.
Head Coach – Mark Pope
· Alma Mater: Kentucky, 1996
· Division I Career Record: 172-97 (9th Season)
· Record at BYU: 95-41 (5th Season)
Utah Utes (6-2, 0-0 Pac-12)
· Utah improved to 6-2 on the season with a 88-86 victory over Southern Utah on Tuesday at the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
· Branden Carlson, who missed Tuesday’s game, is averaging a team-high 17.3 points per game for the Utes. He scored a career-high 31 points earlier in the season in a win over Wake Forest at the Charleston Classic.
· Rollie Worster is one of 15 players in the country to average 10 points, five rebound and five assists per game. He had a 12-point, 10-assist double-double on Tuesday.
Head Coach – Craig Smith
· Alma Mater: North Dakota, 1996
· Division I Career Record: 187-116 (10th Season)
· Record at Utah: 34-37 (3rd Season)
Series Information
· Series Record: BYU leads 134-129
· Last Meeting: BYU won 75-66, 12/17/2022
· H/A/N: 77-49/50-75/7-5
