Houston Cougars at Utah Utes
· NCAA Women's Basketball
42 - 69
Toure has 22 points, 12 rebounds, No. 22 Utah women roll past Houston 69-42
Gianna Kneepkens added 15 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Utes (13-3, 4-1 Big 12 Conference). Maty Wilke scored 11 points.
Laila Blair scored 16 points for Houston (4-12, 0-5), which has lost five straight.
Utah dominated the boards 56-26 and turned 19 offensive rebounds into 12 second-chance points while outscoring the Cougars 48-12 in the paint.
Toure scored the first five points of the game and the Utes never trailed. Their lead reached double figures when Kneepkens hit a 3-pointer with three minutes left in the third quarter for a 44-34 lead. Toure added a free throw to cap an 8-0 run that made it 45-34 entering the fourth.
Houston got a free throw nine seconds into the fourth quarter and then the Utes reeled off 13 straight points. They outscored the Cougars 24-8 in the period.
Houston was 2 of 17 in the fourth quarter and finished the game at 26%. The Cougars were 7 of 16 on 3-pointers (43.8%) and 8 of 42 (19%) inside the arc.
Utah plays at Baylor on Tuesday when Oklahoma State visits Houston.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 42 - 69 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 42 - 69 |
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Alyssa Blanck Defensive Rebound. | 42 - 69 |
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Laila Blair missed Three Point Jumper. | 42 - 69 |
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Grace Foster Turnover. | 42 - 69 |
Statistics
 HOU |
UTAH |
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|---|---|---|
| 15-58 | FG | 30-65 |
| 26 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 7-16 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 5-9 | FT | 3-7 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 43 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Assists | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 4,326 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| West Virginia | 14-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
| Baylor | 13-5 | 2 | 25-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
| Oklahoma State | 12-6 | 3 | 24-10 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Iowa State | 10-8 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Utah | 10-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Arizona State | 9-9 | 6 | 24-11 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 6 | 26-12 |
| Kansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-18 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Arizona | 3-15 | 12 | 12-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Houston | 1-17 | 14 | 7-23 |