Just three days after a win over Iowa State in the Huntsman Center, Utah answered with its best performance of the season in the annual Best of Utah quad meet at the Maverik Center.
After doing his part to bend the rim in a win against Oklahoma State on Saturday, Dawes followed up his performance with another monster performance in the post on the road against TCU.
The home team got the job done and finally got into a rhythm at the end of the third quarter that carried over in the fourth to pull away for a 69-42 win over the visiting Cougars.
In an instant, an expected victory suddenly became secondary to veteran guard Kennady McQueen writhing in pain on the court after being intentionally fouled.
After spending the entire 2023-24 season ranked inside the Associated Press Top 25 and holding a high NET rating, Utah had some work to do for the 2024-25 season.
Sarah Krump's patience and continual practice — and three previous exhibitions over the last two seasons — paid off in the first meet of the 2025 season.