Colorado
12-8, 2-7Pac-12
Utah
10-10,3-6Pac-12
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 27 | 28 | 55 |
| Utah | 29 | 29 | 58 |
January 29, 2014 | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah used a decisive 10-3 run over the final 3 minutes, 48 seconds to edge Colorado 58-55 Wednesday night at the Huntsman Center.
Brittany Wilson scored a game-high 22 points and Jamee Swan had 15 points and nine rebounds as the Buffaloes dropped to 12-8, 2-7 in Pac-12 play.
Swan scored four straight points to give Colorado a 52-48 lead, but Cheyenne Wilson quickly answered with a 3-pointer. After a turnover, All-Pac-12 forward Michelle Plouffe put the Utes on top 53-52 with 2:48 left.
That was the last basket by either team until the final seconds. Utah was able to get stops on three of four possessions allowing only an Ashley Wilson free throw with 41 seconds left. In that time Ciera Dunbar hit four free throws for the Utes and Plouffe added another as the Utes pushed their lead to 58-53.
Brittany Wilson was able to score with six seconds left to cut the lead to three and the Buffaloes forced a Utah turnover on the inbounds. With both teams out of timeouts, Colorado tried to get the ball into Lauren Huggins who couldn't catch it cleanly, but the Buffs caught a break as Utah knocked it out of bounds with two seconds left.
But it wasn't enough as a 3-point attempt by Arielle Roberson from the top of the key at the buzzer fell short of the rim.
Colorado was fantastic from the free throw line making 19-of-22, but struggled from the floor hitting only 36 percent and was held without a 3-point field goal for the second-straight game (0-of-7).
"We have to keep fighting, there's no choice," CU head coach Linda Lappe said. "There's still a lot of season left. We just have to keep at it and keep getting better. That's ultimately what we have to do and right now, we're just not quite good enough."
Plouffe led Utah 10-10, 3-6) with 14 points and eight rebounds, although Colorado made her work to the tune of 6-of-17 from the field. The Buffaloes also held second-leading scorer Emily Potter to 6 points on 2-of-7 shooting.
But Colorado's top two scorers, Roberson and Jen Reese, were held to a combined nine points on 3-of-15 shooting.
Colorado and Utah will complete the home-and-home series on Sunday, Sept. 2, with a 12 p.m. tipoff at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. The game will be televised live on the Pac-12 Network.
