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Women's Basketball
at Kansas
The University of Utah Athletics
Saturday, January 3
Salt Lake City, Utah
7:00 PM
University of Utah
11-4,2-1Big 12
87
vs
77
TCU
14-1,2-1Big 12
1
2
3
4
OT 1
F
TCU
22
17
11
17
10
77
Utah
21
13
18
15
20
87
Photo by: Liv Medivitz/Utah Athletics
Utah Upsets No. 8 TCU 87-77 in Overtime
1/3/2026 10:54 PM | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah women's basketball team picked up a big upset win as the Utes downed an undefeated No. 8 TCU, 87-77, in overtime on Saturday night.
This is the 11th win over a Top-10 opponent in program history. This is the fourth consecutive season where Utah has beat a Top-10 opponent. Utah is now 11-4 overall on the season and 2-1 in Big 12 play. The Utes were led by Lani White's 25 points including four made from beyond the arc. Eveliina Otto led the Utes in rebounding with eight on the night.
GAME SUMMARY
The Utes started off with a 6-2 run. Utah maintained the lead for over five minutes of the first quarter but TCU chipped away and overtook the lead thanks to an 8-0 run. The Utes never let up and thanks to Evelina Otto's buzzer-beating three to end the first quarter, Utah trailed by just one point for a 22-21 score.
In the second quarter, Utah was able to put together a 9-3 run. The Utes also held TCU to a two minute scoring drought to edge past for a 30-29 lead. TCU took back control and were able to close out the half with a 39-34 lead.
Utah found a spark coming out of the halftime break and tied the game up at 41-41. Both teams locked in on defense forcing each other into nearly a three minute scoring drought. The Ute's drought was broken by a clutch made three pointer from Reese Ross. Utah pushed the momentum and pulled ahead for a 52-50 lead at the end of the third quarter. This was the first time the Frogs trailed at the end of any quarter all season.
Early in the fourth quarter Utah was able to power up with a 7-0 run and hold TCU to 4:26 scoring drought. TCU then answered with a 7-0 run and took back the lead 67-64. With 12 seconds on the clock, Lani White knocked down a huge three to tie the game. The Utes were then able to get a stop on the defensive end and send the game to overtime.
The Utes started overtime with a 12-4 run that was led by five points from White. Utah controlled the entirety of overtime never letting TCU find momentum. Utah outscored TCU 20-10 in the extra five minutes to claim the 87-77 victory over the No. 8 TCU Frogs.
LEADERS
Utah had five Utes score in double figures and were led by senior Lani White's 25 points. White went 9-of-17 from the field including four made from beyond the arc. Reese Ross contributed 15 points, going 4-of-7 from the field a career-high three made from beyond the arc. Maty Wilke added 12 points while both Brooke Walker and Evelina Otto each added 10 points.
Evelina Otto led Utah on the boards pulling down eight while Ross contributed six. White and LA Sneed each pulled down five boards a piece. Chyra Evans led the Utes with five assists, Maty Wilke also contributed four to help Utah's offensive efforts.
COMPARISON
Utah shot 48.1% from the field while TCU shot 37.3%. Utah went 56.5% from three, knocking down 13-of-23, while TCU shot 23.1%, making 9-of-39. At the free-throw line, TCU shot 80.0% going 12-of-15, while Utah finished at 66.7%, converting 22-of-33.
Utah had 22 assists to TCU's 16. The Utes outrebounded the Horned Frogs 43-39. Utah's bench put up 23 points while TCU's only had two. The Utes had 13 points off fast breaks while the Frogs had two.
HEAR FROM THE UTES
Head Coach Gavin Petersen
Opening statement…
"What a game. So proud of our team rising to the occasion, putting together another game in terms of intensity, and focusing for 40 minutes. I'm really proud of us fully buying into the process of putting a team together and we're starting to get there. I'm so extremely proud of them. I have so much respect for Mark Campbell and his coaching staff for what they do. It's no easy task beating them. Whether you're at home or on the road, it doesn't matter, TCU gives you so much to worry about from a basketball standpoint with their personnel and schemes. But again, I'm just so proud of our players continuing to get better each and every time out."
On Utah's progression as a team, especially its younger players…
"It starts at practice. It's just the culmination of practice. Playing in practice, being able to get game experience and it's adding all those things up. Everyone who gets on the court, we have the utmost confidence in them being able to do their job and bring some kind of spark or energy coming off the bench. Our three freshmen have been thrown into the fire since day one and just the way they respond and the way they are just attacking each and every moment, that's a great first year for them to continue to build on here at Utah."
Junior, Forward, Reese Ross
On being tough and winning the battle of the boards against TCU…
"I think that's what makes our team so great, just the ability to be gritty and tough. We do rebounding drills every single day and we harp on it. We have this little box on our charts that we look back at every game and we have rebounding goals. We make rebounding a priority. We talk about those opportunities to get extra chances and that comes from rebounding, whether that's on the offensive end giving us opportunities or on the defensive end limiting their opportunities. Rebounding is just as important as scoring to us."
Senior, Guard ,Lani White
On her three-pointer at the end of regulation that sent the game to overtime…
"To be quite honest, I was confident in the shot. I felt the seams of the ball in the right spots on my hands and I just let that thing fly. I heard all of my teammates saying, 'shoot it' — so I didn't hesitate — I just let it go. Regardless of how it fell on the rim, I'm just happy how we ended the game."
UP NEXT
The Utes will hit the road to take on Kansas Jan. 7 and Kansas State Jan. 10. Utah will return home Jan. 14 to take on Baylor at 7 p.m.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2025-26 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
This is the 11th win over a Top-10 opponent in program history. This is the fourth consecutive season where Utah has beat a Top-10 opponent. Utah is now 11-4 overall on the season and 2-1 in Big 12 play. The Utes were led by Lani White's 25 points including four made from beyond the arc. Eveliina Otto led the Utes in rebounding with eight on the night.
GAME SUMMARY
The Utes started off with a 6-2 run. Utah maintained the lead for over five minutes of the first quarter but TCU chipped away and overtook the lead thanks to an 8-0 run. The Utes never let up and thanks to Evelina Otto's buzzer-beating three to end the first quarter, Utah trailed by just one point for a 22-21 score.
In the second quarter, Utah was able to put together a 9-3 run. The Utes also held TCU to a two minute scoring drought to edge past for a 30-29 lead. TCU took back control and were able to close out the half with a 39-34 lead.
Utah found a spark coming out of the halftime break and tied the game up at 41-41. Both teams locked in on defense forcing each other into nearly a three minute scoring drought. The Ute's drought was broken by a clutch made three pointer from Reese Ross. Utah pushed the momentum and pulled ahead for a 52-50 lead at the end of the third quarter. This was the first time the Frogs trailed at the end of any quarter all season.
Early in the fourth quarter Utah was able to power up with a 7-0 run and hold TCU to 4:26 scoring drought. TCU then answered with a 7-0 run and took back the lead 67-64. With 12 seconds on the clock, Lani White knocked down a huge three to tie the game. The Utes were then able to get a stop on the defensive end and send the game to overtime.
The Utes started overtime with a 12-4 run that was led by five points from White. Utah controlled the entirety of overtime never letting TCU find momentum. Utah outscored TCU 20-10 in the extra five minutes to claim the 87-77 victory over the No. 8 TCU Frogs.
LEADERS
Utah had five Utes score in double figures and were led by senior Lani White's 25 points. White went 9-of-17 from the field including four made from beyond the arc. Reese Ross contributed 15 points, going 4-of-7 from the field a career-high three made from beyond the arc. Maty Wilke added 12 points while both Brooke Walker and Evelina Otto each added 10 points.
Evelina Otto led Utah on the boards pulling down eight while Ross contributed six. White and LA Sneed each pulled down five boards a piece. Chyra Evans led the Utes with five assists, Maty Wilke also contributed four to help Utah's offensive efforts.
COMPARISON
Utah shot 48.1% from the field while TCU shot 37.3%. Utah went 56.5% from three, knocking down 13-of-23, while TCU shot 23.1%, making 9-of-39. At the free-throw line, TCU shot 80.0% going 12-of-15, while Utah finished at 66.7%, converting 22-of-33.
Utah had 22 assists to TCU's 16. The Utes outrebounded the Horned Frogs 43-39. Utah's bench put up 23 points while TCU's only had two. The Utes had 13 points off fast breaks while the Frogs had two.
HEAR FROM THE UTES
Head Coach Gavin Petersen
Opening statement…
"What a game. So proud of our team rising to the occasion, putting together another game in terms of intensity, and focusing for 40 minutes. I'm really proud of us fully buying into the process of putting a team together and we're starting to get there. I'm so extremely proud of them. I have so much respect for Mark Campbell and his coaching staff for what they do. It's no easy task beating them. Whether you're at home or on the road, it doesn't matter, TCU gives you so much to worry about from a basketball standpoint with their personnel and schemes. But again, I'm just so proud of our players continuing to get better each and every time out."
On Utah's progression as a team, especially its younger players…
"It starts at practice. It's just the culmination of practice. Playing in practice, being able to get game experience and it's adding all those things up. Everyone who gets on the court, we have the utmost confidence in them being able to do their job and bring some kind of spark or energy coming off the bench. Our three freshmen have been thrown into the fire since day one and just the way they respond and the way they are just attacking each and every moment, that's a great first year for them to continue to build on here at Utah."
Junior, Forward, Reese Ross
On being tough and winning the battle of the boards against TCU…
"I think that's what makes our team so great, just the ability to be gritty and tough. We do rebounding drills every single day and we harp on it. We have this little box on our charts that we look back at every game and we have rebounding goals. We make rebounding a priority. We talk about those opportunities to get extra chances and that comes from rebounding, whether that's on the offensive end giving us opportunities or on the defensive end limiting their opportunities. Rebounding is just as important as scoring to us."
Senior, Guard ,Lani White
On her three-pointer at the end of regulation that sent the game to overtime…
"To be quite honest, I was confident in the shot. I felt the seams of the ball in the right spots on my hands and I just let that thing fly. I heard all of my teammates saying, 'shoot it' — so I didn't hesitate — I just let it go. Regardless of how it fell on the rim, I'm just happy how we ended the game."
UP NEXT
The Utes will hit the road to take on Kansas Jan. 7 and Kansas State Jan. 10. Utah will return home Jan. 14 to take on Baylor at 7 p.m.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2025-26 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
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Team Stats
TCU
Utah
FG%
.373
.481
3FG%
.231
.565
FT%
.800
.667
RB
39
43
TO
14
19
STL
11
5
Game Leaders
Pts
25
FGM
9
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Players Mentioned
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