School Record Performance Propels Utah Past Colorado, 84-69

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School Record Performance Propels Utah Past Colorado, 84-69

1/17/2020 9:06 PM | Women's Basketball

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BOULDER, Colo. – It was raining threes inside the CU Events Center today as the Utah women's basketball team knocked down a school record 16 threes on the way to an 84-69 win on the road over the Colorado Buffaloes. The Utes improved to 9-8 on the season and 2-4 in Pac-12 play with their second straight win.

After trailing by four points at halftime, Utah came out on fire, outscoring the Buffaloes 47-28 in the second half that included a pivotal 23-5 run in the third quarter. It was back-to-back threes from Daneesha Provo in the third that would spark Utah's rally from behind with freshman Brynna Maxwell going off for 19 points in the second half to propel the Utes to victory.

Maxwell finished the game with a career-high 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting that included going 6-of-8 from the three, adding three boards and two assists. Maxwell was one of four players for the Utes to reach double-digits with Kiana Moore contributing a season-high 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting with four made three pointers, also finishing with three assists and two steals.

LIGHT THE U ?? Utah, 84. Colorado, 69. Set a school record in single-game threes and a HUGE career-high 24 points from @brynnamaxwell! #GoUtes // #Elevate pic.twitter.com/jsq5K6fZga — Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) January 18, 2020

Provo was Utah's third leading scorer in the game with 14 points that included four made threes with four rebounds, one assist and two steals. Lola Pendande rounded out Utah's double-digit scorers with 11 points, also recording a team-high seven rebounds.

STAT OF THE GAME
The Utes knocked down a school record 16 three pointers in the game against Colorado, including eight in the third quarter. It beat the previous single-game record of 15 that was set against TCU in 2004.

It was the sixth time this season that the Utes have scored double-digit threes in a game this season and in the second game in a row. Utah is currently 35-10 in games when they score eight-or-more threes in the Lynne Roberts era.

Not how Ute start but how Ute finish! ??@UTAHWBB | #Pac12WBB pic.twitter.com/Vsmy8UMvqe — Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) January 18, 2020

TALKING ABOUT THE GAME: Head Coach Lynne Roberts
"I am proud of our team. Shooting like that and making 16 threes, it shows confidence. I thought everyone was engaged with it. Brynna had a great game, but Julie's two threes were huge, Daneesha hit a couple at the buzzer of the shot clock to silence the crowd, and that was big in that environment."

"We answered when they would hit a three or a big shot. We showed some poise and maturity tonight and it is definitely a step in the right direction."

"Brynna had a great game. I thought in the second half we did a much better job of finding the kick-outs. Someone like Brynna, you just can't leave her open."

NOTABLE

Utah went on a 23-5 run in the third quarter that included seven of the eight threes made in the period. Daneesha Provo's back-to-back threes sparked it, followed by two from Brynna Maxwell, one from Kiana Moore and back-to-back from deep from Julie Brosseau to finish off the run for a 60-48 lead with 1:45 on the clock.
Utah's eight threes in the third quarter was the most threes scored by an opponent in Colorado history.
Brynna Maxwell's 24 points was a career-high and the second time this season she has reached the 20-point mark.
Utah had a season-high 21 assists against the Buffaloes, counting on 30 made field goals (70%).
Dru Gylten had 10 assists against Colorado tonight, the second-straight game with double-digit assists for her first back-to-back double-digit dime games in her career. She has four career games with double-digit assists.
Utah outscored Colorado 29-11 in bench points with Kiana Moore leading the bench with 16 points. It was the 13^th time this season that Utah's bench has outscored its opponent's bench.