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Women's Basketball
vs Western Colorado (EXHIBITION)
Thursday, January 30
Salt Lake City, UT
8:00 PM
University of Utah
10-10,3-6Pac-12
63
vs
90
Oregon
18-2,8-1Pac-12
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2
3
4
F
Oregon
31
21
24
14
90
Utah
16
10
22
15
63
Photo by: Steve C. Wilson
Women's Basketball Defeated By No. 3 Ducks, 90-63
1/30/2020 11:07 PM | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah women's basketball team fell to the No. 3 Oregon Ducks on Thursday night, 90-63. The Utes are 10-10 overall and 3-6 in Pac-12 play.
The Utes got off to a quick start by scoring the first five points of the game, but the first quarter would quickly turn on Utah as Oregon took off on a 15-2 run to take an eight-point lead with 4:57 on the clock. Utah would cut the Duck lead to three with 3:19 left, but the Ducks would officially break the game open by going 11-of-11 from the floor to finish off the first quarter.
The second quarter continued to be sluggish for the Utes offensively, shooting 23-percent from the floor, but outrebounded the Ducks 11-8 in the quarter. Oregon would take its largest lead of the game with 1:06 left in the quarter, jumping out to a 26-point lead on an 11-2 run, heading into halftime up 52-26.
Utah shot 38-percent from the floor in the game, but just 25-percent from the arc after taking a season-high 35 three-point attempts, knocking down nine (25.7%). Despite Oregon scoring 21 fast break points in the first half, the Utes were able to outscore them in points off turnovers 25-23 overall, also outscoring them in bench points (30-19).
LEADERS
Freshman Kemery Martín led the Utes in scoring for the second straight game, putting up a career-high 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor and 2-of-4 from the arc. She added two rebounds, a career-high three assists and one steal.
Senior Daneesha Provo contributed nine points, two rebounds and two assists with Kiana Moore and Brynna Maxwell recording eight points each.
TALKING ABOUT THE GAME: Head Coach Lynne Roberts
"I think we played them pretty even in the second half and played a lot better, but the first quarter was a perfect storm for them. We were taking bad shots or turning it over, and they converted those. They had 21 fast break in the first half. Once they get going, they are the kind of team that can pile it on quickly, and that is what we saw."
"They are really good and you have to give them credit for the talent they have and they play really hard too. They compete. When they shoot that well, they are the best team in the country. We are young and learning and we have nine new players this year, but there were some bright spots."
"Kemery was a bright spot, she was huge. She is starting to play with that swagger, that confident look in her eye and that poise that we have been waiting for. She has been working hard and has hung in there. She was the leading scorer for us at Stanford and was the leading scorer for us tonight. I also thought the bench played well tonight. We didn't shoot as well as we needed to, but Niyah Becker and Maurane Corbin both did a nice job defensively for us tonight and so did Kiana Moore."
STANDOUT STAT
The Utes knocked down nine three-pointers against the Oregon Ducks on Thursday night, the most against the Ducks since Arizona hit nine on Jan. 12. Utah has recorded eight-or-more threes in 10 of its 20 games and 46 times under the direction of Roberts.
NOTABLE
UP NEXT
The Utes will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 1 when they host the No. 10 Oregon State Beavers at 12 p.m. MT in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The game will be Utah's National Girls & Women In Sports Day to kick off National Girls & Women In Sports Month. There will be a free youth sports clinic prior to the game (10:30-11:45 a.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman and Karen Basketball Facility).
At halftime of the game, the Utes will recognize Harriet and Leo Hopf, two long-time supporters who donated a $6 million planned gift to in support of Utah women's volleyball, basketball, women's sports clubs on campus and the Utes with Wings program.
The Utes got off to a quick start by scoring the first five points of the game, but the first quarter would quickly turn on Utah as Oregon took off on a 15-2 run to take an eight-point lead with 4:57 on the clock. Utah would cut the Duck lead to three with 3:19 left, but the Ducks would officially break the game open by going 11-of-11 from the floor to finish off the first quarter.
The second quarter continued to be sluggish for the Utes offensively, shooting 23-percent from the floor, but outrebounded the Ducks 11-8 in the quarter. Oregon would take its largest lead of the game with 1:06 left in the quarter, jumping out to a 26-point lead on an 11-2 run, heading into halftime up 52-26.
Utah shot 38-percent from the floor in the game, but just 25-percent from the arc after taking a season-high 35 three-point attempts, knocking down nine (25.7%). Despite Oregon scoring 21 fast break points in the first half, the Utes were able to outscore them in points off turnovers 25-23 overall, also outscoring them in bench points (30-19).
LEADERS
Freshman Kemery Martín led the Utes in scoring for the second straight game, putting up a career-high 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor and 2-of-4 from the arc. She added two rebounds, a career-high three assists and one steal.
Senior Daneesha Provo contributed nine points, two rebounds and two assists with Kiana Moore and Brynna Maxwell recording eight points each.
TALKING ABOUT THE GAME: Head Coach Lynne Roberts
"I think we played them pretty even in the second half and played a lot better, but the first quarter was a perfect storm for them. We were taking bad shots or turning it over, and they converted those. They had 21 fast break in the first half. Once they get going, they are the kind of team that can pile it on quickly, and that is what we saw."
"They are really good and you have to give them credit for the talent they have and they play really hard too. They compete. When they shoot that well, they are the best team in the country. We are young and learning and we have nine new players this year, but there were some bright spots."
"Kemery was a bright spot, she was huge. She is starting to play with that swagger, that confident look in her eye and that poise that we have been waiting for. She has been working hard and has hung in there. She was the leading scorer for us at Stanford and was the leading scorer for us tonight. I also thought the bench played well tonight. We didn't shoot as well as we needed to, but Niyah Becker and Maurane Corbin both did a nice job defensively for us tonight and so did Kiana Moore."
STANDOUT STAT
The Utes knocked down nine three-pointers against the Oregon Ducks on Thursday night, the most against the Ducks since Arizona hit nine on Jan. 12. Utah has recorded eight-or-more threes in 10 of its 20 games and 46 times under the direction of Roberts.
NOTABLE
- The Utes held Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu to just 10 points (averaging 17.7 entering the game), her lowest point total since she scored seven points against UT Arlington on Nov. 29
- Kemery Martín scored a career-high 15 points, knocking down a career-high six field goals. She has scored in double-digits in back-to-back games. She is averaging 4.5 points per game this season, but has averaged 14.0 points per game.
- Kiana Moore scored all eight of her points in the fourth quarter, shooting 3-of-5 from the floor while going 2-of-4 from the arc, adding two boards and a steal.
- Utah's bench outscored Oregon's 30-19, the 15th time this season that the Utes' bench has outscored their opponents' bench. With Utah's 30 bench points, it also marks the eighth game that the Utes' bench has reached the 30-point mark as a group.
UP NEXT
The Utes will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 1 when they host the No. 10 Oregon State Beavers at 12 p.m. MT in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The game will be Utah's National Girls & Women In Sports Day to kick off National Girls & Women In Sports Month. There will be a free youth sports clinic prior to the game (10:30-11:45 a.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman and Karen Basketball Facility).
At halftime of the game, the Utes will recognize Harriet and Leo Hopf, two long-time supporters who donated a $6 million planned gift to in support of Utah women's volleyball, basketball, women's sports clubs on campus and the Utes with Wings program.
Team Stats
Oregon
Utah
FG%
.554
.385
3FG%
.450
.257
FT%
.792
.667
RB
40
27
TO
16
16
STL
12
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
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