The first Utah basketball game of the post-Craig Smith era was a blowout, as the Runnin’ Utes were overwhelmed by No. 22 Arizona 83-66 Wednesday at the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona.

There were plenty of things going against Utah heading into their matchup against No. 22 Arizona on Wednesday night. The Runnin’ Utes headed to Tucson, Arizona, less than 48 hours after finding out Craig Smith was out as head coach and Josh Eilert was the team’s interim coach.

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Caleb Love's big two-way night gives Arizona Wildcats breathing room in 83-66 win over Utah Utes During their ... make the trip from Salt Lake City to Tucson. They had just arrived back from ...

Utah Utes (15-12, 7-9 Big 12) at Arizona Wildcats (18-9, 12-5 Big 12) Tucson, Arizona; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -14.5; over/under is 152.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 Arizona ...

While BYU basketball players were still on the floor Saturday night following an upset win over No. 19 Arizona in Tucson, fans rained down a derogatory chant targeting the Utah-based school's religious ties.