Utes’ depth paved the way to weekend road sweep

Pullman, Wash. • Utes senior wing Gabe Bealer didn’t play in the second half Thursday night against Washington. Junior guard Parker Van Dyke played a combined 39 minutes in the previous week’s two games. But both Bealer and Van Dyke played critical roles in the Utes setting up a pair of big games this week against UCLA and USC by sweeping Washington and Washington State on the road over the weekend. The Utes (17-9, 9-6 Pac-12) played Saturday without sophomore center Jayce Johns