Utah is finding ways to win in the Big 12. On Monday night, that meant outrebounding its opponent — by a wide margin — as the Runnin’ Utes fended off Kansas State 74-69 at the Huntsman Center. That also meant turning a weakness into a strength — Utah has been a weak free-throw shooting team most of the year,

Utah looked a bit like a team that was working on a short break between games Monday night, as the Runnin’ Utes were coming off their best performance of the season Saturday in a 74-67 win over then-No.

Richie Saunders erupted for 22 points with three assists and four 3-pointers, and BYU shot 53% from the field in a wire-to-wire rout of the Jayhawks.