Lovering, however, has an Achilles' heel. It’s free-throw shooting. In his inaugural Ute season, he made 50.2% of his charity shots and this year that success rate has dropped to 41.1%.

Gabe Madsen keyed a late surge and finished with 17 points to lift Utah to a 72-59 win over Colorado on Wednesday in Salt Lake City. The Utes (13-9, 5-6