Back against the team that once ended her season, Utah star Gianna Kneepkens erupts for 32 points as Utes dispatch of BYU

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball plays its second game in four days in Mountain Time as they face Utah Tuesday. Here are keys from Scott Springer.

“In big rivalry games, you get that team’s best shot and we’re going to bring the same,” Utah forward Jenna Johnson said. “That’s what I’m looking forward to, competing hard and knowing we’re going to get BYU’s best.” The Utes will likely be missing one key piece when they take the court in Provo.

BYU's Emma Calvert (25) and Lauren Gustin (12) battle Utah forward Jenna Johnson (22) for the ball during game at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. The two teams meet at conference foes Saturday afternoon at the Marriott Center in Provo.

The last time Gianna Kneepkens played against BYU, she suffered a season-ending knee injury in December of 2023. This time around, Kneepkens had one of the best

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After enigmatic coach Rick Majerus was hired by Utah in April of 1989, the Utes climbed back into the national picture, while BYU stayed fairly relevant under Roger Reid and then bottomed out in the 1996-97 season, going 1-25 with Reid being fired after seven games.

Utah visits the BYU Cougars after Gianna Kneepkens scored 30 points in the Utes' 79-61 win over the Kansas Jayhawks.

Kneepkens poured in a career-high 32 points including six 3-pointers as Utah women's basketball held off BYU 81-76 Saturday afternoon.

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball concluded their Mountain time zone road trip taking on the Utah Ute Tuesday night. Here are takeaways from the game.

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

The Utah men’s basketball team is gearing up for a high-stakes matchup against in-state rival BYU this Saturday in the Jon M. Huntsman Center