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Wednesday, Mar. 7 11:30pm ET
Turnovers nearly cost Utes a victory RECAP | BOX SCORE
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LAS VEGAS (AP) – Lindsay Hebert scored 21 points as Utah (No. 15 ESPN/USA Today, No. 14 AP) beat Air Force 53-50 Wednesday night and advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament.
Center Lauren Beckman also scored 20 points for the Utes (26-2). No other Utah player scored more than four points.
Shawna Neff led Air Force (3-25) with 15 points, including three 3-pointers that helped keep the Falcons in the game. ShaNekia Pebbles added 12 points and Amoy Jackson scored nine.
Utah committed 20 turnovers, allowing the Falcons to stay in
contention.
Air Force took its first lead with 4:05 left when a layup by Pebbles gave the Falcons a 49-48 advantage.
Utah trailed 50-49 with less than three minutes remaining, but
Beckman scored two inside baskets to give the Utes a 53-50 lead.
The Falcons had a chance to cut the lead in the game's final
minute, but Utah's Amy Ewert blocked a shot by Rozalyn Russ with 53
seconds left.
The Falcons' last attempt to tie the game came with only seconds remaining as Brooke Bauer got the long rebound and missed a 3-pointer just before time expired.
Utah built an 11-point lead late in the first half. But Air
Force scored eight straight points and closed within 25-22 with 19
seconds remaining in the half.
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