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

Expectations are sky-high for BYU's defense in 2025, thanks to the expected return of all three standout linebackers

byuradio.org and the BYU Radio App. This will be the 112th all-time meeting between the Cougars and Utes with Utah holding a 68-43 lead. The Utes also lead the series in Provo, 24-21, and have won the last two meetings. BYU's last win over Utah came on Dec ...

Nyamer Diew had a season-high 22 points off the bench to help Colorado hold off BYU 67-66 and hand the Cougars a fifth consecutive loss Wednesday night.

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.

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

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.

BOTTOM LINE: Utah faces BYU after Gianna Kneepkens scored 30 points in Utah's 79-61 victory against the Kansas Jayhawks. The Cougars are 6-3 in home games. BYU scores 67.8 points while outscoring opponents by 2.5 points per game.

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

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 24.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Marya Hudgins averaging 5.3.

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

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.