Utah vs. Arizona State: Score and Twitter Reaction

The No. 14 Arizona State Sun Devils (7-1, 5-1) survived a scare in overtime on Saturday night in Tempe, Arizona. They beat the No. 17 Utah Utes (6-2, 3-2) 19-16 on a game-winning field goal by Zane Gonzalez to claim first place in the Pac-12 South. 

The Utes had their chance to possess the ball first in overtime, but the usually dependable Andy Phillips missed the go-ahead field goal to the left of the upright. The official miss was Phillips' second chance to put his team ahead in the extra session.

Moments before he hooked the attempt to the left, he missed wide right. However, Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham called timeout just before Phillips badly missed the first attempt.

Gonzalez's 30-yard attempt from the right mark was true, and it delivered the Sun Devils the win. 

While Phillips' miss will likely be the most talked about issue amongst Utes fans, it's hard to win when a team can muster only 184 yards of total offense. John Coon of AP Sports and Max Preps agrees.

The game was a defensive struggle throughout. The Sun Devils defense gave Utah quarterback Travis Wilson fits. Wilson completed 12 of 22 passes for just 57 yards and a score. He was under duress much of the night and never established any rhythm with his receivers.

Whittingham rode his stud running back Devontae Booker hard. He had 37 carries total, but his 146 yards on the ground weren't enough to deliver the win. Arizona State's Taylor Kelly was solid. He completed 18 of 32 passes for 205 yards, a touchdown and an interception.

Demario Richard led Arizona State's ground game with 108 yards.

If the season ended today, the Sun Devils would take on the No. 5 Oregon Ducks in the Pac-12 title game, per ESPN's Dave Lombardi.

The team still has a ways to go before it can look ahead to that potentially epic showdown.

It will take on the Oregon State Beavers and Washington State Cougars in the next two weeks before battling the rival No. 12 Arizona Wildcats in the regular-season finale. That game could ultimately decide which team heads to the conference championship game from the Pac-12 South.

The Utes aren't totally out of it.

They too have a battle with Arizona remaining as well as matchups against the Stanford Cardinal and the Colorado Buffaloes. More than likely, the Utes will need to win out and receive some help if they hope to have the chance to play for a conference title.