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No. 2 Utah to Take on No. 3 LSU in Sweet 16
3/21/2023 4:06 PM | Women's Basketball
The No. 2 Seed Utah Utes (27-4, 15-4 Pac-12) will take on the No. 3 Seed LSU Tigers (30-2. 15-1 SEC) on Friday, March 23 at 3 p.m.(MT) in the Sweet 16 Round of the NCAA Tournament.
THE MATCHUP
Friday, March 24| 3 p.m. (MT)
#2 Utah vs #3 LSU
Location: Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C.
TV: ESPN
Radio: ESPN700 KALL | Listen Live Click Here
Live Stats: Click Here
HOW TO TUNE IN
Fans can watch the game on ESPN with Courtney Lyle and Brook Weisbrod calling the action. The radio call will be on ESPN 700 KALL, with Tyson Ewing handling play-by-play and Milee Enger as analyst. Live stats are on UtahUtes.com.
TICKETS
•Tickets to all NCAA Tournament First and Second Round Games are available online at UtahTickets.com or by calling 801-581-8849.
UTES IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Utah's No. 2 seed is the highest seed Utah has earned in the NCAA Tournament in program history.
• This is also the first time the Utes have received back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths since 2008 and 2009.
• The highest the University of Utah had been seeded in the NCAA Tournament prior to this year was No. 5 in 1982-83, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2005-06.
• Utah's 103 points against Gardner-Webb were the most points scored in an NCAA Tournament game by the Utes. Also the most points scored by any team in the Tournament so far this year.
• Alissa Pili's 33 points against Gardner-Webb is the second highest scored by a Ute in an NCAA Tournament game. Kim Webb dropped 35 in 2003.
• No Utah player has scored 28 or more points in consecutive NCAA tournament games before Pili did so this weekend, her 61 points in the two games are the most by a Utah player in a two-game stretch of NCAA tournament games.
• The last time Utah has won two NCAA Tournament games was 2005-06. Utah has never made it past the Elite 8.
• This is the third time Utah has made a Sweet 16 appearance and the first time since 2005-06.
QUICK NOTES
• Utah claimed its first Pac-12 title by taking down No. 3 Stanford 84-78.
• Then ranked, No. 3 Stanford is the highest ranked team Utah has beaten in school history and Utah has a 6-3 record over ranked teams this season.
• Utah entered the NCAA Tournament at No. 8 in the rankings. It was the 13th consecutive week in the AP Top 10. Utah has been ranked in the AP Poll 19 consecutive weeks, breaking the program record of nine weeks in a row set in 2001 and the most total weeks ranked in the same season.
• This week's NCAA NET rankings place the Utes at No. 7, second-best among Pac-12 teams behind Stanford (4).
• Utah's 27-4 overall record on the season is its best through 30 games since 2000-01, when the Utes went 28-3.
• Utah's 14-0 start was the second-best in program history (16-0 in 1997-98) and tied for the fourth-best start by any program in Pac-12 history. It's the best start for Utah in the Pac-12 Era.
• Utah is the nation's No. 3 scoring team and ranks in the top 10 nationally in five major statistical categories:
o No. 4 field-goal percentage (48.7)
o No. 7 scoring margin (+17.5)
o No. 4 in scoring (83.5)
o No. 5 in assists per game (18.5)
o No. 5 in free throws per game (16.5)
• Three Utes averaging in double-figure scoring pace a balanced team attack: Alissa Pili (21.0), Gianna Kneepkens (15.1) and Jenna Johnson (12.1). Pili is No. 1 in the Pac-12 in scoring while Kneepkens is eighth among the Pac-12's best.
• Junior forward Alissa Pili, recently named to the USBWA and AP All-American Second Team leads the team in scoring (20.7, 1st Pac-12, 14th NCAA) and ranks 14th in the nation (1st Pac-12) in field-goal percentage (59.1%). She also sits at No. 11 nationally in total made field goals with 246. The Pac-12 Player of the Year hit 1000 career points earlier this season.
• Sophomore Gianna Kneepkens ranks 19th in the nation in three-point shooting percentage (42.0%), No. 3 among Pac-12 players.
• Utah holds an all-time home record of 550-131 (.806), and has won 19 of its last 20 home games, including 16-0 this year. The Utes have nine undefeated home seasons. This is the best home record.
• Watch Lists: Gianna Kneepkens (Cheryl Miller Award/top small forward). Alissa Pili (Katrina McClain Award; top power forward; Wooden Award & Ann Drysdale Meyers Award Midseason Watch Lists).
THE MATCHUP
Friday, March 24| 3 p.m. (MT)
#2 Utah vs #3 LSU
Location: Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C.
TV: ESPN
Radio: ESPN700 KALL | Listen Live Click Here
Live Stats: Click Here
HOW TO TUNE IN
Fans can watch the game on ESPN with Courtney Lyle and Brook Weisbrod calling the action. The radio call will be on ESPN 700 KALL, with Tyson Ewing handling play-by-play and Milee Enger as analyst. Live stats are on UtahUtes.com.
TICKETS
•Tickets to all NCAA Tournament First and Second Round Games are available online at UtahTickets.com or by calling 801-581-8849.
UTES IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Utah's No. 2 seed is the highest seed Utah has earned in the NCAA Tournament in program history.
• This is also the first time the Utes have received back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths since 2008 and 2009.
• The highest the University of Utah had been seeded in the NCAA Tournament prior to this year was No. 5 in 1982-83, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2005-06.
• Utah's 103 points against Gardner-Webb were the most points scored in an NCAA Tournament game by the Utes. Also the most points scored by any team in the Tournament so far this year.
• Alissa Pili's 33 points against Gardner-Webb is the second highest scored by a Ute in an NCAA Tournament game. Kim Webb dropped 35 in 2003.
• No Utah player has scored 28 or more points in consecutive NCAA tournament games before Pili did so this weekend, her 61 points in the two games are the most by a Utah player in a two-game stretch of NCAA tournament games.
• The last time Utah has won two NCAA Tournament games was 2005-06. Utah has never made it past the Elite 8.
• This is the third time Utah has made a Sweet 16 appearance and the first time since 2005-06.
QUICK NOTES
• Utah claimed its first Pac-12 title by taking down No. 3 Stanford 84-78.
• Then ranked, No. 3 Stanford is the highest ranked team Utah has beaten in school history and Utah has a 6-3 record over ranked teams this season.
• Utah entered the NCAA Tournament at No. 8 in the rankings. It was the 13th consecutive week in the AP Top 10. Utah has been ranked in the AP Poll 19 consecutive weeks, breaking the program record of nine weeks in a row set in 2001 and the most total weeks ranked in the same season.
• This week's NCAA NET rankings place the Utes at No. 7, second-best among Pac-12 teams behind Stanford (4).
• Utah's 27-4 overall record on the season is its best through 30 games since 2000-01, when the Utes went 28-3.
• Utah's 14-0 start was the second-best in program history (16-0 in 1997-98) and tied for the fourth-best start by any program in Pac-12 history. It's the best start for Utah in the Pac-12 Era.
• Utah is the nation's No. 3 scoring team and ranks in the top 10 nationally in five major statistical categories:
o No. 4 field-goal percentage (48.7)
o No. 7 scoring margin (+17.5)
o No. 4 in scoring (83.5)
o No. 5 in assists per game (18.5)
o No. 5 in free throws per game (16.5)
• Three Utes averaging in double-figure scoring pace a balanced team attack: Alissa Pili (21.0), Gianna Kneepkens (15.1) and Jenna Johnson (12.1). Pili is No. 1 in the Pac-12 in scoring while Kneepkens is eighth among the Pac-12's best.
• Junior forward Alissa Pili, recently named to the USBWA and AP All-American Second Team leads the team in scoring (20.7, 1st Pac-12, 14th NCAA) and ranks 14th in the nation (1st Pac-12) in field-goal percentage (59.1%). She also sits at No. 11 nationally in total made field goals with 246. The Pac-12 Player of the Year hit 1000 career points earlier this season.
• Sophomore Gianna Kneepkens ranks 19th in the nation in three-point shooting percentage (42.0%), No. 3 among Pac-12 players.
• Utah holds an all-time home record of 550-131 (.806), and has won 19 of its last 20 home games, including 16-0 this year. The Utes have nine undefeated home seasons. This is the best home record.
• Watch Lists: Gianna Kneepkens (Cheryl Miller Award/top small forward). Alissa Pili (Katrina McClain Award; top power forward; Wooden Award & Ann Drysdale Meyers Award Midseason Watch Lists).
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