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Utah Women Overcome Sloppy First Half, Top UNLV 49-37
1/13/2007 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 13, 2007
LAS VEGAS - The University of Utah women's basketball team put a grand total of 11 points on the scoreboard in the first half of its game with UNLV Saturday afternoon at Cox Pavilion. But the Utes responded with a strong effort in the second half, pulling away for a 49-37 win over the Lady Rebels.
Morgan Warbuton (Soph., Helper, Utah) scored 15 of her game-high 20 points in the second half. Her second-straight 20-point effort helped Utah (11-6, 4-0 MWC) erase a nine-point deficit early in the second half. Utah trailed 18-11 at halftime, as UNLV didn't fare much better than the Utes on offense in the first half. The teams combined to make only 10-of-51 field-goal attempts in the first period, a rate of just 19.6 percent.
The Lady Rebels' Latosha Pace scored off an offensive rebound 20 seconds into the second half to put UNLV (8-8, 2-2 MWC) on top 20-11. But it was all Utah from there.
Warburton hit a jumper 20 seconds later, sparking a 13-0 Utah run. She scored seven of the 13 points in the outburst. Warburton's three-pointer with 15:47 remaining in the game was the first of the contest for Utah. It also gave the Utes their first lead since a 5-4 advantage in the first half. A pair of Marie Warner (Jr., Hamilton, Ont.) free throws capped the spurt and left Utah with a 24-20 lead and 14:42 remaining in the contest.
A lone free throw from UNLV's Kisha Lee stopped Utah's scoring streak, but only briefly. Heidi Carlsen (Sr., St. George, Utah) and Warner then hit back-to-back three-pointers, giving the Utes a nine-point lead, 30-21. The Utes led by seven, 36-29, with 4:14 remaining when Warburton gave Utah its first double-digit lead. She grabbed her own miss, scored it off the glass and drew a foul. The free throw completed a traditional three-point play and Utah led 39-29.
Utah led by 15 after going five-of-six at the line over the next two minutes. Shamela Hampton pulled UNLV within 13 with two minutes left. But Jessica Perry (Jr., Guelph, Ont.) ended any hopes of a Lady Rebel comeback with a three-pointer in the right corner at the 1:29 mark, giving Utah a 47-31 advantage. The Utes cruised to the 12-point win from there.
Hampton led the way for UNLV, with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Faye Muller grabbed a game-high 11 boards for the Lady Rebels. Warner scored seven points for Utah, to go along with Warburton's 20. Perry led the Utes with 10 rebounds.
Utah is back in action again Thursday, hosting TCU at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
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