Game 11 vs. Hawaii
Date:Â Friday, Dec. 21
Time:Â 3:30 p.m. MT
Location:Â Las Vegas, Nev. (Cox Pavilion)
Radio:Â ESPN 700
TV:Â FloHoops.com
Live Stats:Â
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The Basics:Â The Utah women's basketball team is moving on to the championship game of the Rebel bracket in the Duel In The Desert, taking on Hawaii on Friday, Dec. 21 at 3:30 p.m. MT.Â
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How to Tune In:Â The game against Hawaii will be streamed on FloHoops.com (must be a subscriber to have access). Fans can also catch the game in action on the radio with Tyson Ewing calling the shots on ESPN 700.Â
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The Opponent:Â The University of Hawaii enters the game 4-7 overall after defeating UNLV in overtime in its first game of the tournament. The Rainbow Wahine are led in scoring by Makenna Woodfolk, who is averaging 14.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. The Utes are 5-0 all-time against Hawaii with the last contest between the two teams coming in 2012 (Utah won, 62-61).Â
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Non-Conference Tournaments:Â The Utes are 3-2 in non-conference tournaments under the direction of
Lynne Roberts after Utah's win over Florida today. Utah played in the Hilton Concord Classic in 2016, winning both games, but dropped both contests at the Junkanoo Jam in 2015.Â
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Three Pointers:Â
• Utah is averaging 11.4 steals per game, ranking first in the Pac-12. The Utes have more players ranked in the top-12 in the league in steals per game than any other team (
Dre'Una Edwards, 4th;
Daneesha Provo, 5th;
Erika Bean, 11th,
Megan Huff, 11th).Â
• Utah has scored at least 70 points in all 10 games this season.Â
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Megan Huff has scored 20-plus points in five straight games.Â
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Last Time Out:Â The Utah defense was smothering from the three-point line in its win over Florida in the first game of the Duel In The Desert. The Utes defeated a Florida team that averaged 8.2 threes made per game, holding them to just three (all three coming in the final quarter of the game). Utah had four players finish in double-digits with
Megan Huff contributing 21 points and seven rebounds.
Daneesha Provo added 18 points while
Dre'Una Edwards and
Erika Bean chipped in 12 and 10 points, respectively. Â
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