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Friday, Mar. 9 5:30pm ET
Cougars upset Utes to reach Mountain West finals RECAP | BOX SCORE
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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Erin Thorn made a 3-pointer and added two free
throws in the final minute Friday as Brigham Young rallied from a
20-point halftime deficit to beat Utah 57-50 in the
semifinals of the Mountain West women's tournament.
The Cougars (18-11), who outscored the Utes 37-10 in the second
half and scored the last nine points of the game, face Colorado State, a
70-65 winner over New Mexico earlier Friday, in the championship game Saturday night.
Caroline Beus led the Cougars with 14 points while Thorn and
Stacy Jensen added 13 apiece. Lauren Beckman led Utah (26-3; No. 15 ESPN/USA Today; No. 14 Associated Press) with
11 points and Kristina Anderson added 10.
The game was tied at 50 when Thorn hit a 3-pointer with 58
seconds remaining. She then stole a pass, was fouled and converted
both free throws.
After Utah's Erin Gibbons turned the ball over, Jensen made two
foul shots with 23 seconds left to complete the scoring.
Utah led 40-20 at halftime, but the Cougars scored the first
seven points of the second half to begin their comeback.
A 14-0 spurt, sparked by two 3-pointers by Jensen, cut the Utes'
lead to 44-43 with a little more than eight minutes left, and the game
was close after that until BYU pulled away in the final minute.
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