Utah vs. Washington State: How to watch live stream, TV channel, NCAAB start time

How to watch Utah vs. Washington State basketball game

By Scout Staff

Jan 27, 2020 at 8:40 am ET • 2 min read

Who's Playing

Washington State @ Utah

Current Records: Washington State 12-8; Utah 11-7

What to Know

The Utah Utes and the Washington State Cougars are set to square off in a Pac-12 matchup at 7 p.m. ET tonight at Jon M. Huntsman Center. If the contest is anything like Utah's 92-79 win from their previous meeting February of last year, the scorekeeper will be kept real busy.

Utah escaped with a win against the Washington Huskies by the margin of a single free throw, 67-66. The Utes got double-digit scores from four players: forward Riley Battin (17), forward Timmy Allen (13), guard Rylan Jones (13), and forward Mikael Jantunen (10).

Meanwhile, Washington State was expected to have a tough go of it on Thursday, and, well, they did. They found themselves the reluctant recipients of an unfortunate 78-56 punch to the gut against the Colorado Buffaloes. One thing holding the Cougars back was the mediocre play of guard Isaac Bonton, who did not have his best game; he played for 33 minutes with 4-for-16 shooting and five turnovers.

Utah is the favorite in this one, with an expected 7-point margin of victory. Those playing the odds have seen things go back and forth with them, who are 9-8 against the spread.

Utah's victory brought them up to 11-7 while Washington State's defeat pulled them down to 12-8. Two defensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Utah has allowed their opponents to shoot 43.60% from the floor on average, which is the 48th highest shooting percentage allowed in college basketball. Washington State have had an even harder time: they have allowed their opponents to shoot 45% from the floor on average, which is the 34th highest shooting percentage allowed in college basketball. The good news? The teams might be seeing more of their shots fall.