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No energy. No urgency. No passion.

That sums up Utah's first half of basketball against Idaho State on Tuesday night and because of this the Utes trail ISU 37-28 at intermission.

Jordan Loveridge leads Utah with 12 points and four rebounds. Delon Wright has six points, as does Brandon Taylor.

But Utah hasn't played well defensively. As a result, it's in danger of losing its second game of the season.

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