If you've attended a BYU men's basketball game recently, your ears may have wondered where the band was this season.

Colorado head coach JR Payne talked after Wednesday’s Big 12 game against BYU at the Marriott Center about the ups and downs of being a coach during a close game. “Sometimes you see them really play well and others you are like,

byuradio.org and the BYU Radio App. This will be the 112th all-time meeting between the Cougars and Utes with Utah holding a 68-43 lead. The Utes also lead the series in Provo, 24-21, and have won the last two meetings. BYU's last win over Utah came on Dec ...

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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.

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Both BYU and Utah have some "traitors" on their rosters, as Cougars coach Kevin Young said. That will only make Saturday's rivalry game that much more interesting.

Provo, Utah; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: BYU hosts Colorado after Delaney Gibb scored 21 points in BYU's 81-76 loss to the Utah Utes. The Cougars have gone 6-4 at home. BYU ranks seventh in the Big 12 with 24.

Behind the highest floor score of the season, the BYU Cougars set a home meet season-high on Friday night at the Marriott Center in Provo, scoring a 195.325 in a dual-meet loss to Utah (196.975). The Cougars’ highest score of the night came from the Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week Brynlee Andersen on

“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.

Nyamer Diew had a season-high 22 points off the bench to help Colorado hold off BYU 67-66 and hand the Cougars a fifth consecutive loss Wednesday night.

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