SALT LAKE CITY – Five Utes recorded double-digits in points and the University of Utah women's basketball team won its Pac-12 Conference opener 73-71 over Washington State on Saturday in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. It was Utah’s first win in a Pac-12 opener since joining the league in 2011-12.
Utah (9-3, 1-0 Pac-12) trailed Washington State for the first and only time in the contest, 71-70 with 2:32 remaining in the fourth quarter, before the Utes scored the final three points to earn the victory.
Utah improved to 9-3 overall this season as the Utes shot 50.