Caleb Love hit six 3-pointers and scored 23 points, leading No. 22 Arizona to an 83-66 blowout over Utah in the Utes’ first game since coach Craig Smith was fired.

So, the timing is surprising, and Goodman even called it "strange." Smith was in his fourth season as the Utah head coach after spending time at Utah State previously and South Da

The upcoming Arizona-Utah game took on an extra element of drama Monday when the Utes announced that fourth-year coach Craig Smith was relieved of his duties. Assistant coach Josh Eilert

As it stands before Utah welcomes Arizona State to the Huntsman Center in the penultimate home game of the season, the Runnin' Utes are in 10th place in the conference standings and one game out of locking up a top-eight finish and first round bye in the upcoming Big 12 Tournament.

Just two days after Utah fired head coach Craig Smith, Eilert was tasked with leading the Runnin' Utes into a hostile McKale Center — a place where Utah has lost 13 straight games (dating back to 1986) — against No.

Caleb Love hit six 3-pointers and scored 23 points, leading No. 22 Arizona to an 83-66 blowout over Utah on Wednesday night in the Utes’ first game since coach Craig Smith was fired.

Utah visits Arizona after firing its head coach

There were plenty of things going against Utah heading into their matchup against No. 22 Arizona on Wednesday night. The Runnin’ Utes headed to Tucson, Arizona, less than 48 hours after finding out Craig Smith was out as head coach and Josh Eilert was the team’s interim coach.