SALT LAKE CITY — Moving the ball wasn’t necessarily the problem for No. 10 Utah football in the first half Saturday night, especially considering quarterback Isaac Wilson went 6-for-6 for 76 yards late in the first quarter .

That is until Utah got deep into the red zone.

Utah hung inside the 10-yard line on the game’s first two drives – turning the ball over on both attempts – before finally having to settle for a field goal on the third attempt. They were the only points of the first half for the Utes.

To complicate matters, Utah’s defense gave Arizona almost everything it wanted, thanks to several missed arm tackles and poor angles that allowed quarterback Noah Fifita to work without much pressure.

This gave Arizona a 10-3 lead at halftime.

Things didn’t get much better for the Utes in the second half, as Arizona pulled off a rare win at Rice-Eccles Stadium — on the night, no less — upsetting Utah 23-10.

The Wildcats (3-1, 1-0 Big 12) only increased their lead with two made field goals in the third quarter, which was enough against a Utes (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) offense that slowed down the clock and again in the second half.

Utah gained some momentum to start the fourth quarter when Tao Johnson picked off Fifita in the end zone.

Wilson then led Utah on a six-play, 80-yard drive that included a 37-yard catch to Dorian Singer and a 20-yard touchdown pass to Caleb Lohner to give Utah some life.

But Fifita remained calm and led the Wildcats on an eight-play, 87-yard drive that capped off with a 35-yard touchdown to Keyan Burnett to end all hopes for the home team. The touchdown was set up on a 41-yard pass down the seam to Devin Hyatt on third-and-11 to keep the drive going and silence a raucous crowd.

Fifita finished the night throwing for 197 yards, two touchdowns and an interception on 19-of-31 passing for the second-year quarterback.

Wilson finished the night throwing for 280, one touchdown and two interceptions on 20-of-40 passing — most of which came in the first half when Wilson and Singer had an unstoppable connection. Singer finished the day with 155 yards on nine catches against his former team.

Micah Bernard added 91 yards on 16 carries for the Utes.

Utah was without Cam Rising’s serve for the third straight week after he injured his throwing hand in the first half against Baylor. Wilson got the start in his place and suffers his first loss as a starter for the Utes.

This story will be updated.