On paper and by basketball metrics, Saturday night’s matchup between host Utah and rival BYU should be an entertaining one. Both schools are coming into their first Big 12 matchup — this one at the Huntsman Center (7 p.

Kevin Young and the BYU basketball program take on rival Utah for the first time in Big 12 play. The game at Utah represents an opportunity for BYU

BYU Basketball’s got a big, rivalry game on the road at the University of Utah on Saturday night. The BYU Cougars last played on Tuesday, snapping a three-game skid by beating the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

After enigmatic coach Rick Majerus was hired by Utah in April of 1989, the Utes climbed back into the national picture, while BYU stayed fairly relevant under Roger Reid and then bottomed out in the 1996-97 season, going 1-25 with Reid being fired after seven games.

Kevin Young and the BYU basketball program will make the short trip up the I-15 to take on archrival Utah. The game against Utah comes at a c