If you've attended a BYU men's basketball game recently, your ears may have wondered where the band was this season.

Provo, Utah; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: BYU hosts Colorado after Delaney Gibb scored 21 points in BYU's 81-76 loss to the Utah Utes. The Cougars have gone 6-4 at home. BYU ranks seventh in the Big 12 with 24.

Back against the team that once ended her season, Utah star Gianna Kneepkens erupts for 32 points as Utes dispatch of BYU

In an entertaining tussle in Provo, the freshmen took turns putting on a show. Ultimately, it was Kanon Catchings and BYU that got the last laugh.

BYU's Emma Calvert (25) and Lauren Gustin (12) battle Utah forward Jenna Johnson (22) for the ball during game at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. The two teams meet at conference foes Saturday afternoon at the Marriott Center in Provo.

Both BYU and Utah have some "traitors" on their rosters, as Cougars coach Kevin Young said. That will only make Saturday's rivalry game that much more interesting.

A BYU basketball spokesperson said Monday that 26 scouts representing 13 NBA teams have requested credentials to Tuesday's game against Baylor at the Marriott Center

Behind the highest floor score of the season, the BYU Cougars set a home meet season-high on Friday night at the Marriott Center in Provo, scoring a 195.325 in a dual-meet loss to Utah (196.975). The Cougars’ highest score of the night came from the Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week Brynlee Andersen on

Round one of this year's inaugural Big 12 basketball battle between BYU and Utah went the way of the Runnin' Utes.

Kneepkens poured in a career-high 32 points including six 3-pointers as Utah women's basketball held off BYU 81-76 Saturday afternoon.

BYU opened the extra period on a 9-3 surge for an 87-81 lead. Robert Wright made a pair of free throws and VJ Edgecombe hit a 3-pointer to cut Baylor's deficit to 87-86, but the Cougars made 6 of 6 from the free-throw line from there to seal it. Saunders shot 2 of 2 from the field and made both free-throw attempts in overtime.