LAS VEGAS (AP) — After winning just two games during conference play, Missy Peterson and her Washington teammates were thrilled to pull off the only upset of the opening day of the Pac-12 Tournament.
Peterson matched her career-high with 23 points and the 11th-seeded Huskies beat six-seed Utah 64-54 on Thursday night.
"Wins in this conference or Division I basketball period is huge," Peterson said. "Nobody is an easy game. We knew Utah was going to be hard. We weren't ready for it to be our last game. We wanted one more."
Washington (10-20) trailed 26-24 with 4:35 left in the second quarter before scoring the final 10 points of the half.