The Cougars wouldn't win again at the Huntsman Center until the 2006-07 season.
Mr. Palmer, who is leaving, plans to be active in enterpreneurial business ventures and remain involved with the Huntsman Center for Global Competition and Leadership at Wharton.
Tickets are $12, $18 and $24 from the Huntsman Center, (801) 581-6641, or Smith's Tix, (800) 888-8499.
In the antiseptic atmosphere of the Huntsman Center, where a passive, less-than-capacity crowd of 13,521 sat quietly for much of the afternoon, the Huskies dealt effectively with Cincinnati's pressure defense.
At the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Duke's smothering man-to-man defense closed off scoring opportunities for the Chippewas (25-7).
A humbling 81-50 loss to lightly regarded Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday night was the program's most lopsided defeat ever in the 42-year history of the Huntsman Center.
The Huntsman Center has hosted the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament 12 times (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2003 and 2006).
Due to the frequency of hosting first and second round games, the Huntsman Center is second all-time in NCAA Tournament games hosted with 81.
Before their practice at the Huntsman Center, the Huskies displayed an odd mixture of relaxed smiles with intense responses.
The 14,188 fans in the Huntsman Center on the University of Utah campus were treated to a delicious game of basketball in which two teams fought valiantly until the final buzzer.