Utah Women’s Basketball Dominates Arizona, 80-64
Jan 6, 2019, 2:06 PM | Updated: 3:06 pm
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah women’s basketball team thumped Arizona 80-64 in a matchup of two teams with stellar 12-1 records to start the season.
It was thought that the game would be highly competitive and may even have gone down to the wire like the Utes’ 65-63 loss to Arizona State on Friday.
It was not.
Final Score: Utah 80, Arizona 64! Utah improves to 13-1 on the season! #GoUtes #Elevate pic.twitter.com/mG35aXSpEL
— Utah Basketball (@UTAHWBB) January 6, 2019
Big Win For Utah
Utah rolled out to a 28-15 first quarter lead. Kiana Moore’s 3-pointer at the 4:17 mark sparked a 16-6 run to end the quarter and get the rout going.
Things only got worse for the Wildcats as the Utes built a 25-point lead in the second quarter, taking a 51-26 lead into halftime.
End Q2: Utah heads into halftime with a 51-26 lead against the Wildcats. #GoUtes #Elevate pic.twitter.com/6sizq6twyo
— Utah Basketball (@UTAHWBB) January 6, 2019
The rout reached its critical mass in the third as Megan Huff’s and-one basket and a made free throw gave Utah a 65-35 lead at the end of the quarter.
Arizona managed to cut into the huge Utah lead in the fourth and made the final 16-point deficit much more palatable.
Moore Dominates From Deep
Moore had a career day, scoring 19 points on five made 3-pointers.
After the game, she said she played especially hard in an attempt to replace teammate Daneesha Provo, who was injured in the loss on Friday.
Q1 | 2:03: THREES FOR KI! Kiana Moore has nine points and the Utes have a 20-12 lead. Watch more on @Pac12Network. #GoUtes #Elevate pic.twitter.com/E7lz1D3fGL
— Utah Basketball (@UTAHWBB) January 6, 2019
“I know Deneesha went down last game so a lot of that was just do it for her,” said Moore. “I was playing her position tonight at the three-guard, so I knew I had to step in her place and make good plays just like she makes great plays.”
Next Up
The Utes will travel to face Washington State Friday at 8 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network.
