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The first Utah basketball game of the post-Craig Smith era was a blowout, as the Runnin’ Utes were overwhelmed by No. 22 Arizona 83-66 Wednesday at the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona. With interim head coach Josh Eilert leading Utah,

Tucson, Arizona; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Utah visits No. 22 Arizona after Gabe Madsen scored 23 points in Utah's 76-72 loss to the UCF Knights. The Wildcats have gone 11-3 at home. Arizona is 0-3 in one-possession games.

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.

It was nearly an impossible task for the Runnin’ Utes Wednesday night in their first game under interim head coach Josh Eilert. In his first game since

The Runnin' Utes fell 83-66 to the Wildcats. Afterward, Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd shared a message of support.

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. 22 Arizona.

Arizona demonstrated the gap between a No. 22 team and a team playing in its first game without its head coach, blowing out Utah on Wednesday.