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The University of Utah Athletics
Friday, February 9
Salt Lake City, UT
7:00 PM
University of Utah
44
vs
58
Oregon State
No. 20 Utah falls to No. 17 Oregon State 58-44
2/9/2024 11:31 PM | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY – The No. 20 Utah Utes fell 58-44 to No. 17 Oregon State Friday night.
Utah stayed tight with Oregon State in the first quarter trailing only by one. The Beavers had a swing in the second quarter to push out for an eight-point lead at the half. Utah couldn't gain any momentum in the second half and ultimately fell for the second time to Oregon State with a 58-44 final score.
Utah is now 17-7 overall on the season and 7-5 in Pac-12 play.
GAME SUMMARY
Utah started the game with a made three pointer by Alissa Pili. Utah and Oregon State kept the score within one point for the entirety of the initial quarter of play. Utah trailed 12-11 at the end of the first. The Beavers found momentum late in the second quarter and went on a 7-0 run to end the half. Utah trailed 30-22 going into halftime.
Oregon State chipped away at the Utes to start the second half and pushed out for its biggest lead of the game, 17 points. Late in the third quarter, Utah was able to lock in and hold the Beavers to a three minute scoring drought while going on a 6-0 run.
Utah wasn't able to capture any momentum in the final quarter of play and Oregon State ran away with the 58-44 win over the Utes.
LEADERS
Utah had two Utes score in double figures and were led by Kennady McQueen's 14 points. Pili also scored in double figures with 12. Jenna Johnson led the Utes in rebounding pulling down 10 on the night. Ines Vieira led the Utes with five assists to help the offensive efforts.
COMPARISON
Utah ended the game shooting 28 percent from the field while Oregon State shot 41 percent. Utah knocked down just six from beyond the arc for 18 percent while OSU hit seven from deep for 41 percent. The Utes shot 85.7 percent from the line while the Beavers shot 62.5 percent. Oregon State pulled down 40 total rebounds to Utah's 35.
HEAR FROM THE UTES
Utah Head Coach Lynne Roberts
Opening Statement…
"Not a great performance by us. I'm disappointed in the outcome and how we played. I did not anticipate that. I thought we had a good week of prep. I thought we were ready to roll, but clearly, we weren't. That's on me. If we weren't ready to go and that's across the board then that's on me. We missed shots. We missed them badly. Defensively I thought we were hit and miss. I don't remember the last time we scored 44 points, that's just not us. Clearly, I didn't have them ready to go and I'll take responsibility and we move forward."
On what changed following the beginning of the game…
"I think unfortunately in basketball, your offense affects your defense, and we were missing shots badly. We're not going to shoot 100 percent but the way we were missing was like 'woah'. I think that kind of gets in your head a little bit and it affects your defense. As much as you don't want that to be the reality, sometimes it is. We were getting good shots we just were missing, and we weren't missing clean, and I think that gets in your head. We're a team that thrives on tempo and offense and ball movement. That was a big key coming in, and I felt like we were still a little stubborn with it in terms of not moving the ball like we wanted to. You have to credit Oregon State. They're a tough match up for us in how they guard. We haven't had a shooting night like that all season. Bad time to have a bad game but that's basketball sometimes."
UP NEXT
Utah will next return to the Huntsman Center for a match up with Oregon Feb. 11 at high noon before hosting Colorado Friday, Feb. 16.
FOLLOW THE UTES
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
Utah stayed tight with Oregon State in the first quarter trailing only by one. The Beavers had a swing in the second quarter to push out for an eight-point lead at the half. Utah couldn't gain any momentum in the second half and ultimately fell for the second time to Oregon State with a 58-44 final score.
Utah is now 17-7 overall on the season and 7-5 in Pac-12 play.
GAME SUMMARY
Utah started the game with a made three pointer by Alissa Pili. Utah and Oregon State kept the score within one point for the entirety of the initial quarter of play. Utah trailed 12-11 at the end of the first. The Beavers found momentum late in the second quarter and went on a 7-0 run to end the half. Utah trailed 30-22 going into halftime.
Oregon State chipped away at the Utes to start the second half and pushed out for its biggest lead of the game, 17 points. Late in the third quarter, Utah was able to lock in and hold the Beavers to a three minute scoring drought while going on a 6-0 run.
Utah wasn't able to capture any momentum in the final quarter of play and Oregon State ran away with the 58-44 win over the Utes.
LEADERS
Utah had two Utes score in double figures and were led by Kennady McQueen's 14 points. Pili also scored in double figures with 12. Jenna Johnson led the Utes in rebounding pulling down 10 on the night. Ines Vieira led the Utes with five assists to help the offensive efforts.
COMPARISON
Utah ended the game shooting 28 percent from the field while Oregon State shot 41 percent. Utah knocked down just six from beyond the arc for 18 percent while OSU hit seven from deep for 41 percent. The Utes shot 85.7 percent from the line while the Beavers shot 62.5 percent. Oregon State pulled down 40 total rebounds to Utah's 35.
HEAR FROM THE UTES
Utah Head Coach Lynne Roberts
Opening Statement…
"Not a great performance by us. I'm disappointed in the outcome and how we played. I did not anticipate that. I thought we had a good week of prep. I thought we were ready to roll, but clearly, we weren't. That's on me. If we weren't ready to go and that's across the board then that's on me. We missed shots. We missed them badly. Defensively I thought we were hit and miss. I don't remember the last time we scored 44 points, that's just not us. Clearly, I didn't have them ready to go and I'll take responsibility and we move forward."
On what changed following the beginning of the game…
"I think unfortunately in basketball, your offense affects your defense, and we were missing shots badly. We're not going to shoot 100 percent but the way we were missing was like 'woah'. I think that kind of gets in your head a little bit and it affects your defense. As much as you don't want that to be the reality, sometimes it is. We were getting good shots we just were missing, and we weren't missing clean, and I think that gets in your head. We're a team that thrives on tempo and offense and ball movement. That was a big key coming in, and I felt like we were still a little stubborn with it in terms of not moving the ball like we wanted to. You have to credit Oregon State. They're a tough match up for us in how they guard. We haven't had a shooting night like that all season. Bad time to have a bad game but that's basketball sometimes."
UP NEXT
Utah will next return to the Huntsman Center for a match up with Oregon Feb. 11 at high noon before hosting Colorado Friday, Feb. 16.
FOLLOW THE UTES
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
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