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Salt Lake City, Utah
7:00 PM
University of Utah
12-3,3-1Big 12
47
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71
Kansas State
16-1,4-0Big 12
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Kansas St.
20
11
26
14
71
Utah
7
15
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12
47
No. 22 Utah falls 71-47 to No. 12 Kansas State
1/8/2025 10:23 PM | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY – The No. 22 Utah women's basketball team fell to No. 12 Kansas State 71-47 Wednesday evening.
Utah was led by Gianna Kneepkens' 12 points and Reese Ross' 11 points. Mayé Touré had the game high of seven rebounds. Utah is now 12-3 overall on the season and 3-1 in Big 12 play.
GAME SUMMARY
K-State jumped out to a 15-4 lead, that included a 9-0 run, early in the first quarter. Utah couldn't swing momentum and trailed 20-7 at the end of the first quarter.
Utah found some energy late in the second quarter going on a 7-0 run and holding the Wildcats to a three minute scoring drought. The Utes ended the second quarter holding K-State to just one field goal in five minutes and cut the score deficit to just nine points going into halftime.
Despite the Utes' second quarter surge, the second half swung in favor of K-State and Utah couldn't find any more momentum. The Wildcats ended up handing the Utes a 71-47 loss.
LEADERS
Utah had two players score in double figures and were led by Gianna Kneepkens' 12 points. Reese Ross also had double figures with 11 points. Mayé Touré had the game high seven rebounds while Ross and Inês Vieira each added five rebounds.
COMPARISON
Utah shot 30.0% from the field while Kansas State shot 49.2% from the field. Utah went 15.8% from deep making just 3-of-19 while K-State went 47.1% shooting 8-of-17. The Utes went 8-of-9 from the free throw line for 88.9% while the Wildcats went 3-of-5 for 60.0%.
Utah had eight assists on 18 made field goals while K-State had 22 assists on 30 made field goals. Kansas State outrebounded Utah 41-34.
HEAR FROM THE UTES
Head Coach Gavin Petersen
Overall Statement . . .
"Rough night for us offensively. Defensively there were times we were on the same page and other times we were not. Sometimes that's the lesson to be learned. You can't think that just because you're at home that things are going to fall your way. It's a grind every single night out and when you're playing the No. 12 ranked team in the country with that much experience you have to be on your game. I didn't see the fire and hunger in their eyes tonight. There was just something missing. We as a coaching staff are going to quickly get our players back to playing Utah basketball."
On the team's process throughout the game . . .
"I kept pleading with the team to just focus on the next possession. They did that in the first half. We slowly chipped away and went into the halftime break trailing by nine. In the third quarter we couldn't get anything going offensively and we just couldn't recover from that big of a gap."
Reese Ross, sophomore, forward
On her effort against K-State . . .
"Win or lose it's about what you can control. One of those things you can control is effort. Being able to go into the game and give it my all was important. You only get 40 minutes and you have to take each minute and each possession to do your best to compete. We talk a lot about that as a team so I just tried to come out and compete to the best of my ability."
On what the team can takeaway . . .
"No body likes losing, especially at home. We can look at it as a wake up call and we can learn from it. There's a lot to take away from this game both good and bad. We're going to reevaluate and watch some film, debrief, and see what we can do better. This isn't the only time we could potentially see this team. We are preparing for our next game but also looking forward towards March. We just have to take it day-by-day and game-by-game. It's a process."
UP NEXT
Utah will continue Big 12 play by hosting Houston Jan. 11 at 1:30 p.m. The Utes will then hit the road to take on Baylor on Jan. 14 before taking on TCU Jan. 18.
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Utah was led by Gianna Kneepkens' 12 points and Reese Ross' 11 points. Mayé Touré had the game high of seven rebounds. Utah is now 12-3 overall on the season and 3-1 in Big 12 play.
GAME SUMMARY
K-State jumped out to a 15-4 lead, that included a 9-0 run, early in the first quarter. Utah couldn't swing momentum and trailed 20-7 at the end of the first quarter.
Utah found some energy late in the second quarter going on a 7-0 run and holding the Wildcats to a three minute scoring drought. The Utes ended the second quarter holding K-State to just one field goal in five minutes and cut the score deficit to just nine points going into halftime.
Despite the Utes' second quarter surge, the second half swung in favor of K-State and Utah couldn't find any more momentum. The Wildcats ended up handing the Utes a 71-47 loss.
LEADERS
Utah had two players score in double figures and were led by Gianna Kneepkens' 12 points. Reese Ross also had double figures with 11 points. Mayé Touré had the game high seven rebounds while Ross and Inês Vieira each added five rebounds.
COMPARISON
Utah shot 30.0% from the field while Kansas State shot 49.2% from the field. Utah went 15.8% from deep making just 3-of-19 while K-State went 47.1% shooting 8-of-17. The Utes went 8-of-9 from the free throw line for 88.9% while the Wildcats went 3-of-5 for 60.0%.
Utah had eight assists on 18 made field goals while K-State had 22 assists on 30 made field goals. Kansas State outrebounded Utah 41-34.
HEAR FROM THE UTES
Head Coach Gavin Petersen
Overall Statement . . .
"Rough night for us offensively. Defensively there were times we were on the same page and other times we were not. Sometimes that's the lesson to be learned. You can't think that just because you're at home that things are going to fall your way. It's a grind every single night out and when you're playing the No. 12 ranked team in the country with that much experience you have to be on your game. I didn't see the fire and hunger in their eyes tonight. There was just something missing. We as a coaching staff are going to quickly get our players back to playing Utah basketball."
On the team's process throughout the game . . .
"I kept pleading with the team to just focus on the next possession. They did that in the first half. We slowly chipped away and went into the halftime break trailing by nine. In the third quarter we couldn't get anything going offensively and we just couldn't recover from that big of a gap."
Reese Ross, sophomore, forward
On her effort against K-State . . .
"Win or lose it's about what you can control. One of those things you can control is effort. Being able to go into the game and give it my all was important. You only get 40 minutes and you have to take each minute and each possession to do your best to compete. We talk a lot about that as a team so I just tried to come out and compete to the best of my ability."
On what the team can takeaway . . .
"No body likes losing, especially at home. We can look at it as a wake up call and we can learn from it. There's a lot to take away from this game both good and bad. We're going to reevaluate and watch some film, debrief, and see what we can do better. This isn't the only time we could potentially see this team. We are preparing for our next game but also looking forward towards March. We just have to take it day-by-day and game-by-game. It's a process."
UP NEXT
Utah will continue Big 12 play by hosting Houston Jan. 11 at 1:30 p.m. The Utes will then hit the road to take on Baylor on Jan. 14 before taking on TCU Jan. 18.
OFFICIAL MOBILE APP OF UTAH ATHLETICS – UTAH 360
The official mobile app of Utah Athletics is Utah 360. Download it today to unlock a refreshed game-day experience, from managing tickets to mobile concessions ordering, as well as video content, news and information, schedules, rosters and stats. The app is available in both the Apple Store (download) and Google Play (download). Add it today, access your game tickets and download them to your smartphone's wallet to make yourself game-day ready.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2024-25 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
Team Stats
KState
Utah
FG%
.492
.300
3FG%
.471
.158
FT%
.600
.889
RB
41
34
TO
12
11
STL
7
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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