Two Big 12 Conference games, two blowout losses.
That’s the reality Utah basketball is facing right now early in its life in the league.
The second lopsided score came at home, as the Runnin’ Utes lost 93-65 to Texas Tech at the Huntsman Center on Saturday night.
“We didn’t guard all night and they went at us and we didn’t have much for answers,” Utah coach Craig Smith said.
Smith called it a “potpourri of everything” that ended up sinking the Utes against the Red Raiders.
That “potpourri” included Texas Tech shooting 58.6% for the game, making double the number of 3-pointers (12 to 6) and leading by as many as 29 points as Utah gave up more than 80 points for the third straight game.
All of those have been losses.
“We weren’t terrible offensively, but in the second half, when things maybe don’t go our way offensively, sometimes we let that affect us on the other end, and we simply can’t let that happen,” Ute forward Jake Wahlin said. “We’ve got to take care of defense first, and offense will follow and take care of itself.”