1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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ASU | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 60 |
UTAH | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 71 |
No. 22 Utah women beat Arizona State 71-60 in Pac-12 Tournament
Utah Utes vs. Arizona State Sun Devils - Game Highlights
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LAS VEGAS -- — Alissa Pili finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds, Ines Vieira scored 18 and No. 22 Utah beat Arizona State 71-60 to conclude Wednesday's first round of the Pac-12 Tournament at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Utah (22-9), the sixth seed, advances to play third-seeded UCLA in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Pili had 16 points and eight rebounds in the second half on the way to her fifth double-double of the season for the Utes. Vieira made 7 of 12 shots with a 3-pointer. Kennady McQueen had 11 points and Maty Wilke scored 10.
Trayanna Crisp scored 19 to lead the 11th-seeded Sun Devils (11-20). Jalyn Brown had 15 points and five rebounds.
Crisp had two baskets and a 3-pointer and Arizona State forced six early turnovers in taking a 14-7 lead. Pili, who averages 21 points per game, took her first shot and made it with 44 seconds left and Vieira followed with a layup to get the Utes within 17-15 at quarter's end.
Wilke buried a 3-pointer to give Utah its first lead at 20-19. Brown answered with a basket for the Sun Devils, but Jenna Johnson connected from beyond the arc and Vieira added a rebound basket to put the Utes up 25-21. Brown had nine points to keep Arizona State within 34-30 at the half.
Journey Thompson's layup cut the Sun Devils' deficit to 40-38 with 4:07 left in the third quarter. Pili had a three-point play, two free throws and a layup and Lani White banked in a 55-footer at the buzzer to cap a 14-7 run and give the Utes a 54-45 advantage heading to the fourth quarter.
Pili's layup gave Utah a 58-47 lead 58 seconds into the final period and the Utes maintained a three-possession lead from there.
Utah, ranked 15th at the time, beat Arizona State 58-41 on the road in the second game of conference play.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Michol Murray
- Benny Luna
- Tyler Trimble
2023-24 Pac-12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Stanford | 15-3 | - | 30-6 |
USC | 13-5 | 2 | 29-6 |
UCLA | 13-5 | 2 | 27-7 |
Oregon State | 12-6 | 3 | 27-8 |
Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 24-10 |
Utah | 11-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Arizona | 8-10 | 7 | 18-16 |
Washington State | 7-11 | 8 | 21-15 |
California | 7-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
Washington | 6-12 | 9 | 16-15 |
Arizona State | 3-15 | 12 | 11-20 |
Oregon | 2-16 | 13 | 11-21 |