Last time Out: Utah opened conference play with a convincing 89-55 win over Arizona on Friday, Dec. 29. Leading the Utes against the Wildcats was junior Daneesha Provo who scored a career-high 24 points (9-for-19). Megan Huff finished the game with her third double-double of the season with 14 points (6-for-7) and 13 rebounds while Emily Potter chipped in 14 points (7-for-10), adding nine boards and two blocks.
ICYMI, check out highlights from our 89-55 win over Arizona last night to open Pac-12 play! #GoUtes #Elevate pic.twitter.com/AxrSFpswXn
— Utah WBasketball (@UTAHWBB) December 30, 2017
Utah opens Pac-12 play with an imperfect but dominating victory over Arizona. By @adonsports: https://t.co/ZfUppKwQ4X pic.twitter.com/TXZPYzBj2B
— Deseret News Sports (@desnewssports) December 30, 2017
Next Up, the Sun Devils: The Arizona State Sun Devils finished non-conference play 9-3 overall and defeated Colorado on Dec. 29 (72-47) to start conference play 1-0. ASU started the season on a four-game winning streak before losing two straight, but picked up two wins to end the non-conference portion of the season, including a victory over SEC foe Arkansas (89-43). They have three players averaging double-digits, including Kianna Ibis who is scoring 11.6 points per game. Arizona State in only averaging 73.5 points per game, but ranks sixth in the country in scoring defense, holding opponents to 52.5 points per game.
Game Information: Utah takes on the Sun Devils at noon in the Huntsman Center on Sunday, Dec. 31. Live stats and video provided by UtahUtes.com along with live updated on Twitter (@UtahWBB).
Did you catch Daneesha Provo scoring 24 points last night against Arizona? Well, you can catch it again when @UTAHWBB takes on Arizona State at 12 p.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. #GoUtes pic.twitter.com/0FLKihmjut
— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) December 30, 2017
Fun Facts: Utah is outrebounding its opponents by an average of 12 per game, ranking sixth in the NCAA ... Utah's 34-point win over Arizona was the largest margin of victory against a Pac-12 school ... Daneesha Provo scored a career-high 24 points against Arizona ... Megan Huff has three double-doubles this season ... Utah is 21-1 when holding an opponent to 60 points or less.
Largest margin of victory in a conference game since joining the PAC-12 ???????? #goutes
— emily potter (@empotter10) December 30, 2017