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Final score
Arizona State 27, Utah 19
The Utes fell for the second straight time, as the Sun Devils outmuscled visiting Utah.
Cam Skattebo scored two long touchdown runs in the second half and rushed for 158 yards as Arizona State held off the Utes, who are now 4-2 on the season and 1-2 in Big 12 play.
Utah had its chances — they had the ball inside the ASU 30 seven times — but the Utes again struggled to finish drives.
Cam Rising, in his first game back since he was injured in Week 2, struggled. He completed just 16 of 37 passes for 209 yards but was intercepted three times. One came inside the red zone, and another finished off the Utes’ final drive.
It spoiled a brilliant game from Micah Bernard, who ran for 129 yards and had 61 receiving yards while finishing with the Utes’ only touchdown of the night.
Fourth quarter
Arizona State 27, Utah 19
1:40 — Caleb McCullough intercepted Cam Rising for the second time tonight, tipping a pass to himself before securing the pick, and the Utes are in serious trouble.
Utah still has all three timeouts, but a first down would end this.
2:41 — Cam Skattebo hit on another long touchdown, breaking through the Utah defense for a 47-yard touchdown run, his second of the second half. Arizona State 27, Utah 19.
That came two plays after Skattebo made an over-the-shoulder catch for 21 yards on third and 6 to keep the drive alive.
5:42 — Utah made it a one-point game on Cole Becker’s fourth field goal of the night, from 46 yards. Arizona State 20, Utah 19.
The Utes went for a fourth and 4 at the ASU 12, and Cam Rising threw a touchdown pass to Mycah Pittman, but Money Parks was called for pass interference on the play, setting up the field goal.
The drive started at ASU’s 29 after the Sun Devils came up short on a fourth-and-1 attempt deep in their own end of the field.
8:52 — Arizona State gambled, and the Sun Devils lost.
ASU had a fourth and 1 at its own 29 and went for it, but the Utah defense came up big, stopping Cam Skattebo for no gain, giving the Utes the ball inside the 30 to start the ensuing drive.
10:49 — Utah had another empty possession inside the Arizona State 30, as the Utes came up short on a fourth and 8 play.
Cam Rising was flushed out of the pocket and threw low to Money Parks, who made the catch but was 4 yards short of the line to gain, going down at the ASU 20.
A third-down holding call on Brant Kuithe helped push the Utes back at the end of the drive.
Third quarter
Arizona State 20, Utah 16
1:32 — Arizona State is back out in front, thanks to its bruising back Cam Skattebo.
Facing a third and 2 from midfield, Skattebo took a handoff up the middle, nearly went down after picking up a few yards and a first down, then he regained his balance and burst downfield for a 50-yard touchdown run. Arizona State 20, Utah 16.
Skattebo’s longest run of the season capped a four-play, 75-yard drive.
3:19 — Finally, Utah found the end zone.
The Utes relied on their star running back, Micah Bernard, to score a touchdown, as he ran for 6 yards on third and goal. Utah 16, Arizona State 13.
Bernard ran for 35 yards on the 79-yard scoring drive, Cam Rising completed three straight passes at one point and Utah is back out in front for the first time since it led 6-0 in the first quarter.
11:58 — Utah’s first possession of the second half ended up as an interception, as Cam Rising was picked off by Keith Abney II at the ASU 38, though the Utes defense forced a three and out.
Initially, it appeared like Utah may retain the ball, as officials reviewed if ASU’s Clayton Smith, who missed the first half for targeting in the Sun Devils’ last game, hit Rising with a target-level hit on his follow-through. After review, officials ruled there was no targeting and Arizona State took possession.
Halftime
Arizona State 13, Utah 9
All things considered, the Utes are still in this one, though again Utah’s QB health is at the center of discussion.
Cam Rising, in his first game since Week 2, doesn’t look like himself, and he’s not mobile after taking a hit on Utah’s first drive. He completed 7 of 20 passes for 97 yards and an interception in the first half.
On the other side, Sam Leavitt threw for 99 yards and ran for 22 yards to pace the Arizona State offense. Leavitt missed several minutes after taking a hard hit, but he came back on the field to kneel out the half.
The Sun Devils have 180 yards of total offense to 148 for Utah.
Second quarter
Arizona State 13, Utah 9
0:23 — Cole Becker’s third field goal of the first half, this one from 29 yards, came in the final minute of the first half. Arizona State 13, Utah 9.
Utah again stalled in the red zone after another impressive drive, though this time the Utes were able to come away with points. Dorian Singer caught an underthrown ball for 35 yards on third down to move the ball inside the ASU red zone.
4:20 — Utah’s red-zone struggles continued, as Cam Rising was intercepted by Caleb McCullough at the ASU 9. McCullough reached high to snag the pick on a pass that appeared to be intended for Dorian Singer.
The Utes had driven 52 yards in seven plays before the turnover.
8:38 — The Sun Devils went into lead, even if their starting quarterback, Sam Leavitt, went out after taking a hard hit.
Backup Jeff Sims scored on a 2-yard run for the Sun Devils’ second straight touchdown drive. This time, the extra point was good. Arizona State 13, Utah 6.
It was a long, time-killing drive: Arizona State moved the ball 72 yards on 13 plays and took 7:27 off the clock.
First quarter
Utah 6, Arizona State 6
2:04 — Arizona State, behind its redshirt freshman quarterback Sam Leavitt, had an impressive drive to tie the game.
Leavitt hit Jordyn Tyson for a 26-yard touchdown pass where Tyson took a short pass and ran the final 10 yards before diving in for the touchdown. ASU, though, missed the extra point. Utah 6, Arizona State 6.
Leavitt converted a third and long and a fourth and 7 with his legs to keep the drive alive. On the fourth-down play, he spun out of a collapsing pocket and picked up 9 yards on the play before the touchdown play. It was an 11-play, 81-yard drive.
7:12 — Utah added another Cole Becker field goal, this one from 40 yards, off an Arizona State turnover. Utah 6, Arizona State 0.
The Sun Devils turned it over when Logan Fano hit Sam Leavitt as he tried to pass, and the short, errant pass was picked off by Junior Tafuna with one hand as he fought off a block at the Arizona State 28.
9:57 — Utah’s first drive under Cam Rising reached the Arizona State 29 before stalling. The 12-play, 46-yard drive ended with a 48-yard Cole Becker field goal. Utah 3, Arizona State 0.
Rising completed 1 of 5 passes for 9 yards on the drive, while Micah Bernard ran for 19 yards on three carries to pace the Utes.
One area of concern, though — Rising was rolled up on taking a hit early in the drive and has been limping ever since.
15:00 — It’s official — Cam Rising is back for the Utes.
He is on the field for Utah’s first drive.
How to watch the game
Utah’s game against Arizona State will be televised on ESPN, with kickoff at 8:30 p.m. MDT.
The game will also be streamed at espn.com/watch.
Pregame prep
Here are a few stories to get you ready for Utah’s game against Arizona State.