Runnin' Utes Drop 71-61 Decision in Exhibition Contest at Nevada

Saturday, October 17

Reno, NV / Lawlor Events Center

2:00 PM

University of Utah

0-0,0-0Big 12

Nevada [Exh]

0-0,0-0Mountain West

Team	1	2	F
Utah	28	33	61
Nevada	24	47	71

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2026-27 MBB: Trey Campbell at Nevada [Exh]

Photo Credit: Ryan Peterson for Utah Athletics

Runnin' Utes Drop 71-61 Decision in Exhibition Contest at Nevada

10/17/2026 4:37 PM | Men's Basketball

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Utah had three players in double-figures in its exhibition loss at Nevada, 71-61.

RENO, Nev. – It was a tale of two halves inside the Lawlor Events Center Saturday afternoon as Utah fell to Nevada 71-61 in exhibition play.

The Utes had a slow start on offense, hitting just 1-of-8 from the field but managed to stay within one possession of the home team at the first media break, 6-3 (15:43). After a quick 5-2 spurt from Nevada, Utah's defense sparked its offense to the tune of 5-of-6 shooting from the field to get within 16-15 of the Wolf Pack at the 11:26 media timeout.

Trey Campbell picked up Utah's ninth offensive board of the game to tie things up, 17-17, and led to an 8-0 run by the Utes – which forced a Nevada timeout with 2:44 left in the half. Utah would then head into the locker room on top 28-24 after a triple from Taison Chatman.

The Wolf Pack came out ready to strike, knocking down their first four shots of the second half to tie things up at 34-34 to force a Utah time out (15:52). The Runnin' Utes held on to a narrow lead by the time the 11:20 media break came around thanks to the three-ball – knocking down 4-of-6 attempts up to that point in the second frame to lead 42-40.

Nevada's hot shooting continued as it took its first lead of the game since the opening tip, 46-44, at the 9:02 mark before Chatman tied things up on the next possession. However, the home team answered on the next possession to go back up 49-46 with 7:43 on the clock.

With 3:29 remaining, the Utes won the challenge after a block by Jackson Holcombe – which led to an alley-oop from Chatman to Zati Loubaki to bring Utah within 57-54. However, Nevada's TJ Coulter got hot from the field and went on a 16-8 run himself to push the home team's lead to 62-54 with less than a minute to go. Utah did its best to cut into the lead, but time was not on its side before falling to the Wolf Pack 71-61.

Campbell filled in the stat sheet on Saturday, leading the Utes with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Chatman added 11 points off the bench while Holcombe was a rebound shy of a double-double with 10 points and 9 rebounds in 29 minutes of action.

BY THE NUMBERS
• Utah assisted on 8 of its 11 made field-goals in the first half before finishing with 15 assists
• Utah won the rebounding battle 41-40 – including 15 on the offensive glass
• A 15-7 edge in turnovers against Utah led to a 14-2 advantage for Nevada in the points off turnovers category
• Nevada shot just .281 in the first half and turned things around in the second half, shooting .552 from the floor

UP NEXT
The Utah men's basketball team closes out its exhibition schedule next Wednesday, Oct. 21, as it plays host to the Oregon Ducks inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Bill Riley and former Runnin' Ute Sean Mooney will have the call on ESPN+ with tip-off slated for 6:30 p.m. (MDT).

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