Dedan Thomas Jr. made a layup and a 12-foot fadeaway jumper to cap a closing seven-point run by UNLV, which defeated No. 22 Utah State 65-62.

After enigmatic coach Rick Majerus was hired by Utah in April of 1989, the Utes climbed back into the national picture, while BYU stayed fairly relevant under Roger Reid and then bottomed out in the 1996-97 season, going 1-25 with Reid being fired after seven games.

The Utah men’s basketball team is gearing up for a high-stakes matchup against in-state rival BYU this Saturday in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. This game marks the 265th meeting in this storied rivalry and the first as conference foes since the 2010-11 season.