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The University of Utah Athletics
Utes, Cougars to Meet in MWC Semifinals
3/8/2007 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
March 8, 2007
Game #31 - Utah (18-12) vs. BYU (22-8)
Mountain West Conference Tournament
2:30 p.m. PST - Friday, March 9
Thomas & Mack Center
Las Vegas, Nev.
Radio: Sports Radio 700 The Zone
TV: the mtn.
Audio Stream/Video Stream/Live Stats: www.UtahUtes.com
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Utah, BYU to Meet in MWC Semifinals
The University of Utah women's basketball team will face Mountain West Conference regular-season champion BYU in the semifinals of the MWC Postseason Tournament Friday afternoon in Las Vegas.
Utah won last season's MWC Tournament, defeating BYU 84-60 in the championship game. Utah is the No. 5 seed in this season's tournament and defeated the No. 4 seed, TCU, 68-67 Wednesday evening.
Utah enters the game with an overall record of 18-12. The Utes had a 10-6 mark in Mountain West Conference play. Freshman Kalee Whipple scored with 1.4 seconds left in Wednesday night's game to lift the Utes into Friday's semifinal.
BYU comes into the contest with a 22-8 overall record. The Cougars were 12-4 in the MWC. The Cougars opened the league tournament with a 72-40 win over Air Force.
Utah Fast Breaks
? Utah has tied or out-rebounded its opponents in 23 of 30 games this season.
? Utah holds an average rebound margin of +5.8 per game, which ranks No. 1 in the MWC and is No. 24 in the nation.
? Utah is 12-1 this season when scoring 66 points or more. The Utes' 68-point effort against TCU Wednesday was their highest scoring output since scoring 70 vs. UNLV on Feb. 15.
? The Utes are 6-0 when holding opponents below 50 points.
? The Utes were the best free-throw shooting team since conference play began, converting at a rate of .812 from the charity stripe in league play.
? Utah has turned the ball over less than its opponent just eight times this season.
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