West Virginia 64, at Utah 71

SALT LAKE CITY (Interstat) — In a pivotal Big 12 Conference clash defined by runs and resilience, the Utah Utes weathered a furious fourth-quarter comeback by the West Virginia Mountaineers to secure a 71-64 victory in women’s basketball Tuesday night at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. A crowd of 2,352 saw the Utes improve to 15-6 overall and 5-3 in conference play, while the Mountaineers, who entered as 6.5-point favorites, fell to 17-5 and 6-3. The most critical phase of the contest was not West Virginia’s late push, but Utah’s commanding second-quarter performance that built the cushion necessary to survive… Read more...