An alley-oop dunk by Oumar Ballo and a free-throw by former Ute Pelle Larson off of a steal by Caleb Love put Arizona up three, then Love hit a 3-pointer to increase the lead to six points with two minutes remaining. Love then helped boost the Wildcats' lead to eight points by grabbing an offensive rebound and dishing it to Larsson for a layup, the ultimate dagger for the Utes. Larsson missed two free throws late in second overtime to keep the Utes alive, then both teams exchanged ugly possessions with two 3-pointers that weren't close to send the game to a third extra period.