Utah kept it competitive against Arizona the first time around. Thursday night proved to be the opposite.
Utah center Branden Carlson, left, and Arizona forward Azuolas Tubelis vie for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Salt Lake City. Craig Smith began this week by talking about the concept of malleability. Throughout the year, he argued, teams can change shape, getting better or getting worse. One month, a team might be among the best in the country and next it might play like a conference bottom-dweller.
“It was a tough night for us,” Smith said. “I thought we looked tentative at times. We did some good things, but obviously not enough ... I thought they suffocated us at times.” If there was a moment that embodied the game, it was the last 10 seconds of the first half. Utah guard Gabe Madsen hit a three-point with five seconds remaining. But before the Utes could file into the locker room, Kriisa took two dribbles and knocked down a half-court shot. Utah, even when it had flashes of competitiveness, looked outplayed and outmatched in every facet of the game.
But there is little question this version of Utah was not the one Smith was hoping to see, or had seen in Utah’s back-to-back wins against Stanford and Cal last week.
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