Utah's basketball team showed strong 3-point shooting, leading to a 78-71 victory over Saint Mary's. The game was marked by a defensive battle, with Utah shooting 54% and Saint Mary's at 48%. Utah maintained a lead throughout the game, despite a slow burn and a lapse in defense resulting in a technical. In another game, Utah dominated Carroll College with a 100-44 win, showcasing a 72% shooting performance. Wyoming's women's basketball team also displayed impressive shooting, leading to a 73-66 victory over BYU, with key runs in the fourth quarter.
Cowgirls get off the ropes and Dickerson 3-pointer caps a 10-2 run to give Wyoming a 73-66 lead with 1:38 remaining.
BYU uses runs of 8-0 and 7-0 in the fourth quarter to surge ahead 64-63 with 4:11 remaining.
Cowgirls lead BYU 55-47 after three quarters. Malene Pedersen leads Wyoming with 13 points.
Halftime score at the Double-A: @wyo_wbb 41, BYU 28. Allyson Fertig with 10 points on 5-for-5 shooting and five boards to lead the Cowgirls. #gowyo
Good start for @wyo_wbb, which shot 60% from the field and leads BYU 28-19 at the end of the 1Q. Phantom call by a bad official at the end of the frame gave Cougars two free throws. #gowyo
FINAL: Utah 100 | Carroll College 44 Utah made 14 3-pointers on 61% shooting from deep (67% from the field).
MTO | 4Q | 4:43 Utah 94 | Carroll College 42
END OF 3RD Q: Utah 75 | Carroll College 36 Utah shooting 72% from the floor in a dominant performance
END OF 1ST Q: Utah 22 | Carroll College 8 Carroll College is 1 of their last 13 shots and shooting 14%, while Utah is shooting 62%
FINAL: Utah 78 | Saint Mary's 71 A good (most likely) Quad 1 win for Craig Smith's team after dropping their last 2 games.
Saint Mary's suddenly making all the 3-pointers — why not Utah 72 | Saint Mary's 66 0:42 left
MTO | 2H | 7:15 Utah 57 | Saint Mary's 52 This is a slow burn, but Utah continues to maintain a lead ... and hasn't made a FG in the last 4:44
GET TO ESPNU!! Utah leads Saint Mary’s by two in Moraga. A good finish coming. 50-48 Utes with 9:30 to go.
HALFTIME Utah 38 | Saint Mary's 38 Been a bit of a defensive battle, with Utah shooting 54% and SMC at 48%. SMC with a slight advantage in rebounds (16-13)
MTO | 1H | 2:58 Utah 35 | Saint Mary's 34 SMC's Alex Ducas drains a 3-pointer off a screen and then falls to the ground without really being touched. Ref calls a flop and assesses a technical.
Utah has been good for a majority of the clock on defense, and then there's one moment where there's a lapse and SMC makes a bucket.
3pt shooting the early difference for Utah