Because Jantunen came back. He’s critical to their success. He was gone the last four games, and it showed. His play might not show up in the box score, but he does things that can’t be chalked up. He plays really good defense and he gives Utah more low post scoring. Plus he also hustles and is extremely tough. And he gets offensive rebounds. Many of the 3’s Utah got in the second half came after Jantunen got the offensive rebound. His hustle and toughness is infectious and it makes the Utes a much better team. It’s no shock that they had won three straight, he leaves the team, and they don’t win again until he comes back. Utah may have won all four games he missed. They’d likely have won both the Stanford and Oregon games with him in the lineup. He’s like Alex Jensen. He does all the intangible plays you don’t see. He’s my favorite player on the team.
Oklahoma State @ 
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