Cincinnati made two free throws to trim the Utah lead to 66-64 with 50 seconds left. Madsen missed a 3-pointer on Utah’s ensuing possession, but in the battle for the rebound, Utah’s Zach Keller was able to keep a Cincinnati player from retaining the board, and the ball went out of bounds off the Bearcats.

Only one more half stands between Utah and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have jumped out to a quick 40-35 lead against Cincinnati. If Utah keeps playing like this,

Utah’s 69-66 victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday night was a hard-fought battle that came down to the final moments. Gabe Madsen played the hero for the Runnin'

Utah’s matchup with Cincinnati at the Huntsman Center late Tuesday night was filled with big second-half runs, lots of offense in the first half and plenty of physical defense in the second half. In the end, the Utes won a grind-it-out game, 69-66.

Sundance Film Festival 2025 kicked off in Utah last week and runs through Sunday. Cincinnati is in the running to host the event starting in 2027, but it faces competition from Boulder, Colorado, and Park City,

Jizzle James (18 points, three rebounds) was one of two Bearcats in double figures. Utah had three of those performances on the other side, including a matching 18 from former Bearcat Gabe Madsen (18 points, four assists). Utah lost the turnover battle 19-6 but handed Cincinnati their seventh consecutive loss on the glass to even that out (41-23).

Gabe Madsen's basket with two minutes left broke a tie and lifted Utah to a hard-fought 69-66 victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.

“Those days are nice, just to start preparing yourself, your team, thinking a lot about your team and getting ready for the games coming up, specifically Oklahoma State,” Utah coach Craig Smith told reporters Thursday, a day before the Utes flew out to Stillwater, Oklahoma, for their next contest.

Utah leaders, locals and longtime attendees of the Sundance Film Festival are making their final push to keep the world-renowned independent film festival in the state as its directors consider uprooting it.

Gabe Madsen scored seven of his 18 points in the final two minutes, Keanu Dawes added 12 points and nine rebounds and Utah beat Cincinnati 69-66.

The Utes matched a second-half Bearcats run with one of their own and made the plays needed to win down the stretch.