Utah 70, Air Force 55 - Postgame Notes
3/9/2011 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
March 9, 2011
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2011 CONOCO MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
SEMIFINALS GAME NOTES (March 9, 2011)
No. 9 Seed Air Force vs. No. 5 Seed Utah Utes
- With the win, Utah advances to the semifinals for the third straight season.
- Utah swept the Falcons during conference play, including a 77-40 win at home and 55-40 win on the road.
- Utah is 33-0 all-time against Air Force, including 7-0 in the conference tournament.
- After Air Force jumped out to a 2-0 lead, the Utes went on an 8-0 run until the 17:07 mark.
- The Falcons did not regain the lead until 2:02 left in the first half.
- Utah sophomore Iwalani Rodrigues extended her streak of consecutive games with a three pointer to 26.
- Utah started the second half on an 18-2 run to extend its lead 47-32 with 9:02 remaining.
- Utah junior Janita Badon moved up to fourth-place on the school's all-time assist list with three (418). Badon recorded her 27th double-figure scoring performance of the season with 18.
- Air Force senior Raimee Beck scored 10 points, tallying double figures for the 18th time this season.
- Utah is 8-0 this season when scoring 70 points or more.
- Utah senior Michelle Harrison had a season-high 15 points.
- Utah led by a game-high 18 points before Air Force cut it to 10 using an 8-0 run with 1:02 remaining.
- Utah ended the game on a 6-0 run.
- Utah's 15-point margin of victory is the largest of a second round game in tournament history.
- Air Force set tournament records in fewest made and attempted free throws going 1-2 from the line.