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Feb 28, 2026; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Utah Utes guard Terrence Brown (2) drives to the basket against Arizona State Sun Devils center Massamba Diop (35) in the first half at Desert Financial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nFirst-year Utah coach Alex Jensen took one look at the stat sheet Saturday after a 73-60 Big 12 Conference loss at Arizona State and found a reason why his team came up short again.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “It’s hard to win when you have a 1-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, especially on the road,” Jensen said. “I think it’s one of the more selfish games we’ve had as a group this year. Our lack of passing led to letdowns on the defensive end.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Utes will try to fix those issues on Tuesday night when they welcome Colorado to Salt Lake City for their final home game of the season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n In addition to inconsistent ball movement, Utah (10-19, 2-14 Big 12) experienced other problems. The Utes made only 23 of 59 shots from the field and allowed 49.1% shooting by the Sun Devils, including 9 of 17 from the 3-point line. It added up to the Utes’ 10th loss in 11 games and third in a row since a 61-56 upset at West Virginia on Feb. 18.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Terrence Brown leads Utah’s attack with 19.7 points per game and Don McHenry, one of two seniors who will be honored before tipoff, scores 17.1.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Buffaloes (16-13, 6-10) will attempt to bounce back from being humiliated 102-62 at then No. 5 Houston on Saturday. After starting the game with a 10-2 burst, Colorado trailed 55-29 by halftime and permitted the Cougars to shoot 59.6% from the field on the day.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Colorado coach Tad Boyle at least didn’t have to witness most of it. He drew two technical fouls and was ejected from the game with 3:06 left in the first half.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “I liked the way we started the game but we couldn’t sustain it,” Boyle said. “It’s a great learning opportunity for our young guys to see what a top-five team in the country looks like.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Freshman Isaiah Johnson leads Colorado in scoring at 16.4 ppg, while Barrington Hargress adds 13.9.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Buffs earned an 85-73 home win over Utah on Jan. 7 behind 19 points from Sebastian Rancik, plus 16 points and 12 rebounds from Bangot Dak.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n