LOS ANGELES - There may not be defense in gymnastics, but there is offense, and the second-ranked Utes unveiled plenty of firepower to hand No. 9 UCLA its first loss of the season Sunday, 197.45-195.825.

Utah, whose theme could be 'Bigger and Better' as it continues to load its routines with difficult skills this season, overcame a slim margin after the first rotation and turned the meet into blowout as the Utes performed their highly rated routines with ease while the Bruins struggled.

The win was the Utes' fifth straight over their West Coast rival and perhaps the most impressive considering they were competing on the road and against a team many expect will make the Super Six at the NCAA Championships.

Utah's top event was the floor, where it scored a 49.55. Daria Bijak gave the Utes their first big mark with a career-best 9.9 as the second gymnast to go. Annie DiLuzio tied her career high with a 9.925, and Kristina Baskett equaled it. Ashley Postell finished the rotation with a 9.95.

While the Utes were posting one big score on the floor after another, the Bruins were struggling on their weakest event, the balance beam. The Bruins had two falls on the event and scored only a 48.425.

Things became even worse for UCLA when Brittani McCullough fell on her head during floor warmups and didn't compete. Another gymnast, Anna Li, landed short on her double layout and couldn't finish her routine.

But even if the Bruins had pulled out a big score on floor, it wouldn't have been enough to rally past the Utes, who finished with a 49.3 on the balance beam, led by Postell's 9.925.