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01/27 22:38 CST Utah women never trail, beat No. 22 West Virginia 71-64
Utah women never trail, beat No. 22 West Virginia 71-64
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) --- LA Sneed scored 15 points, Reese Ross had a
double-double, and Utah never trailed in a 71-64 victory over No. 22 West
Virginia on Tuesday night.
Sneed made three of the Utes' 10 3-pointers. Ross scored 12 points to go with
10 rebounds and four assists. Lani White added 14 points and Chyra Evans scored
12 for Utah (15-6, 6-3 Big 12).
Jordan Harrison scored 18 points and had eight assists to lead West Virginia
(17-5, 7-3), which ended a three-game win streak. Gia Cooke added 11 points and
Carter McCray scored 10.
The Utes closed the second quarter on a 14-5 run for a 36-24 lead at the break.
Sneed made two 3-pointers and scored eight points for the Utes, who hit six
3-pointers and shot 58% (15 of 26) in the the half.
Utah had its largest lead, 48-30, with 5:11 to play in the third quarter. West
Virginia scored the first seven points of the fourth to pull to 55-49 with 6:30
left but didn't get closer.
Up next
West Virginia: Host No. 14 Baylor on Sunday.
Utah: At BYU on Saturday.
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