Perhaps fittingly, in the last game of the first half of Big 12 Conference play, Utah coach Craig Smith faced off against another head coach getting his first taste of Big 12 action this season. Steve Lutz and the Oklahoma State Cowboys got the better of Smith and the Runnin’ Utes on Saturday afternoon,

Utah was defeated by Oklahoma State 81-72 on Saturday afternoon in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Runnin' Utes never led during the game. They cut the Cowboys' lead to seven points with 1:18 to go in the second half,

Utah is in the middle of the Big 12 grind — the Runnin’ Utes will reach the league schedule’s midpoint Saturday at Oklahoma State — but this week, there was a day of respite. The Utes, after playing three games in six days,