Utes Hang on to Beat UTEP in Postseason Opener
Shows what I know.
After speculating that the Utes might not be especially inspired to play in the College Basketball Invitational, they showed some maturity -- near as I could tell from the radio broadcast -- in holding on down the stretch to beat UTEP 81-69 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso tonight.
The victory was the first postseason win in three years for the Utes, and propels them into a quarterfinal game at Tulsa on Monday.
We'll have a full report from our stringer in the newspaper in the morning, but the Utes avoided blowing a 21-point lead in the second half. The Miners used a 10-0 run to get back into the game, and ultimately cut the lead to 72-65 with 1:28 left, but the Utes made 9 of 10 free throws down the stretch to escape for their first postseason victory in three years.
Center Luke Nevill had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and guard Johnnie Bryant scored 17 points in the first postseason game of his career.
After speculating that the Utes might not be especially inspired to play in the College Basketball Invitational, they showed some maturity -- near as I could tell from the radio broadcast -- in holding on down the stretch to beat UTEP 81-69 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso tonight.
The victory was the first postseason win in three years for the Utes, and propels them into a quarterfinal game at Tulsa on Monday.
We'll have a full report from our stringer in the newspaper in the morning, but the Utes avoided blowing a 21-point lead in the second half. The Miners used a 10-0 run to get back into the game, and ultimately cut the lead to 72-65 with 1:28 left, but the Utes made 9 of 10 free throws down the stretch to escape for their first postseason victory in three years.
Center Luke Nevill had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and guard Johnnie Bryant scored 17 points in the first postseason game of his career.
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