OVIEDO, Fla. (Interstat) — The Utah Utes built a steady lead and withstood a late push to defeat the UCF Knights 67-57 in a Big 12 women’s basketball game Wednesday night at CFE Arena.

Lani White led all scorers with 22 points for Utah, and Maty Wilke added 18. The Utes shot 40% from the floor and hit 10 3-pointers. Utah led by 12 entering the fourth quarter before UCF’s 20-point final period narrowed the gap.

Mahogany Chandler-Roberts scored 13 points for UCF, and Summer Yancy had 12. The Knights outrebounded Utah but committed 15 turnovers. Utah improved to 16-7 overall, while UCF fell to 10-12. An announced crowd of 1,053 attended.