With March Madness coming up, the Utes' only shot at an NCAA Tournament berth would be to win the Mountain West Conference Tournament -- and they'll have their work cut out for them.
Tonight, the Utes face off against the number three seeded New Mexico Lobos. Utah lost both regular season meetings against the Lobos -- first in New Mexico (77-67 OT) and then in Salt Lake (72-71). In Salt Lake City, a made free-throw put New Mexico up by three with under 10 seconds left. The second free throw missed, and the Utes got the rebound. Tyler Kepkay pushed it up the court, but thinking the Utes were only down by two, he drove all the way to the basket for the buzzer-beating shot. Had he pulled up for the three-pointer, who knows?
The Utes have struggled in conference play this season, after going 10-4 in non-conference matches. However, don't count them out just yet. Eight of their nine conference losses were decided by single digits. They can play extremely well -- their fault is inconsistency.
The Utes tip-off at 9:30 PM on The Mtn. (my LEAST favorit sports network). Good luck Utes!
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