Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Utah Utes
· Great Alaska ShootoutPili, No. 4 Utah women beat E. Kentucky 117-72, win Great Alaska Shootout title.
Pili, a native of Anchorage playing in front of dozens of friends and family, made 11 of 18 from the field and finished with eight rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks. Keenpkens was 8-of-10 shooting, made 5 of 7 from 3-point range and grabbed eight rebounds and Vieira hit 7 of 8 from the field, made 6 of 6 from behind the arc and had seven assists.
Pili scored inside to made it 12-11 with 4:47 left in the first quarter and Utah led the rest of the way. The Utes scored 27 first-quarter points and took a 51-32 lead into halftime.
Antwainette Walker led Eastern Kentucky (5-1) with 29 points, Raphaela Toussaint scored 12 and Althea Kara Angeles added 11. Ivy Turner had nine assists to go with eight points.
Utah shot 65.7% (44 of 67) from the field, made 18 of 28 (64.3%) from 3-point range, and hit 11of 12 (91.7%) from the free-throw line. The Utes had 30 assists, 10 steals and outrebounded EKU 35-18.
Utah has scored at least 100 points in each of its wins this season. The Utes' lone blemish was an 84-77 loss at No. 21 Baylor.
Utah returns home to play Merrimack on Friday. Eastern Kentucky plays host to Campbellsville Harrodsburg on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 | ![]() |
End of 4th Quarter | 72 - 117 |
| 4th 0:17 | ![]() |
Ivy Turner made Layup. Assisted by Althea Kara Angeles. | 72 - 117 |
| 4th 0:33 | ![]() |
Kailani Lindsey Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 117 |
| 4th 0:33 | ![]() |
Kailani Lindsey Block. | 70 - 117 |
| 4th 0:33 | ![]() |
Lani White missed Layup. | 70 - 117 |
Statistics
EKU |
UTAH![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-66 | FG | 44-67 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 66 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 18-28 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 64 |
| 7-9 | FT | 11-12 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 19 | Assists | 30 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 47 |
Game Information
Location: Anchorage, AK
Attendance: 2,329 | Capacity:
2025-26 ASUN Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Jacksonville | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Stetson | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| West Georgia | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Central Arkansas | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Queens University | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| North Alabama | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| North Florida | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
| Lipscomb | 0-0 | - | 3-8 |
| Bellarmine | 0-0 | - | 2-11 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 1-0 | - | 14-0 |
| Texas Tech | 1-0 | - | 14-0 |
| Iowa State | 1-0 | - | 13-0 |
| TCU | 1-0 | - | 13-0 |
| BYU | 1-0 | - | 12-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 1-0 | - | 12-2 |
| West Virginia | 1-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Utah | 1-0 | - | 10-3 |
| Baylor | 0-1 | 1 | 11-3 |
| Kansas | 0-1 | 1 | 10-3 |
| Arizona | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Colorado | 0-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
| UCF | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Kansas State | 0-1 | 1 | 7-7 |
| Houston | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| Cincinnati | 0-1 | 1 | 5-8 |





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