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The Utes and Wildcats are both unbeaten in league play heading into the only time they’ll meet in the regular season.

Instead, No. 12 Kansas State dominated on both ends in handing the No. 22 Utes their first loss since Thanksgiving day, as Utah fell 71-47. It was also Utah’s first home loss of the season. The win keeps the Wildcats (16-1, 4-0 Big 12) unbeaten in league play, while the Utes (12-3, 3-1 Big 12) lost their first conference game.

The Wildcats took advantage of the Utes' offensive struggles, defeating them 71-47 in the Huntsman Center. The performance left Petersen, Utah’s first-year head coach, searching for answers postgame.

Everything that could go wrong for No. 22 Utah did. Going 1-of-11 from the field and nearly five-minute scoring drought to closeout the first quarter, paired with a defense that continued to get lost and opened up easy 3-point looks for the Wildcats, put the home Utes in a hole early.

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In an instant, an expected victory suddenly became secondary to veteran guard Kennady McQueen writhing in pain on the court after being intentionally fouled.

A man accused of repeatedly threatening officials in Utah over the foreclosure of his home, including saying he’d “open fire” on and “spit hot lead” at people who showed up to evict him, will spend five years behind bars, federal prosecutors said.

Kansas State Wildcats (15-1, 3-0 Big 12) at Utah Utes (12-2, 3-0 Big 12) Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 Utah plays No. 12 Kansas State after Maye Toure scored 24 points in Utah's 75-67 victory against the Iowa State Cyclones.