BYU 67, Utah 59

Key stretch: The Cougars outscored the Utes 7-2 over the last minute of the game.

Key stat: The Cougars went to the free-throw line 32 times (making 22) while Utah had only 10 trips to the charity stripe (making nine).

Top performance: Tavernari scored a game-high 20 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead BYU.

Overall record: BYU 20-5, Utah 15-9

Conference record: BYU 9-1, Utah 6-5

Up next: BYU at San Diego State, Saturday; Utah vs. New Mexico, Saturday

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