The Utes matched a second-half Bearcats run with one of their own and made the plays needed to win down the stretch.

Utah’s 69-66 victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday night was a hard-fought battle that came down to the final moments. Gabe Madsen played the hero for the Runnin'

UC coach Wes Miller, Josh Reed, Utah's Gabe Madsen, Craig Smith on Utes win

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Cincinnati made two free throws to trim the Utah lead to 66-64 with 50 seconds left. Madsen missed a 3-pointer on Utah’s ensuing possession, but in the battle for the rebound, Utah’s Zach Keller was able to keep a Cincinnati player from retaining the board, and the ball went out of bounds off the Bearcats.

The Florida native is the second cornerback to leave the Utes this offseason. Defensive back Cameron Calhoun left the program and transferred to Alabama after being offered “nearly double” an NIL package of Utah’s. The Utes will likely rely on Smith Snowden and Elijah “Scooby” Davis as their starting defensive backs in 2025.

Gabe Madsen's basket with two minutes left broke a tie and lifted Utah to a hard-fought 69-66 victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.

The Runnin' Utes were blown out by No. 7 Houston 70-36 on Wednesday evening at the Fertitta Center. The loss ended a three-game winning streak for Craig Smith’s unit following an emotional overtime victory over in-state rival BYU on Saturday.

Unlike Saturday's result, Utah went on a 14-2 run of their own that helped the home team pull away for good in a win at the Huntsman Center.

Now, much like Anthony Woods, Johnson has entered the portal and is expected to leave the program once the spring window opens. Luckily, Utah focused heavily on the cornerback roo

However, despite the downturn in form, On3 Sports has Utah making it all the way to the semifinal in next year's edition of the 12-team playoff. In fact, they have so much belief in Kyle Whittingham's squad, Nick Kosko has them clinched a first-round bye which in turn means they win the Big 12 .