No doubt you noticed the way guard Johnnie Bryant missed a three-pointer and the front end of a one-and-one from the free-throw line in the waning minutes of the Utes' game against UC Irvine last weekend.

Coach Jim Boylen certainly did.

Even though the Utes wound up beating the Anteaters 78-66, both shots -- had they gone in -- would have made the job easier by extending a two-point lead for the Utes in the final three minutes.

So since the game, the Utes have finished their practices with a drill in which Bryant has to make three-pointers and free throws before the workout can conclude. It's yet another example of Boylen attempting to create pressurized situations in practice so that players are prepared for them in the games.

The misses were definitely surprising, though.

Bryant had been shooting 45.8 percent from three-point range before his miss with 2:40 left in the game, and had not missed in seven free-throw attempts until his wayward foul shot with 2:18 remaining. At least, Bryant went on to make four more free throws in a row in the final 1:12 to help the Utes pull away -- and he's now 11-for-12 from the line this season.