BYU Cougars at Utah Utes
· Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament - 2nd Round
70 - 52
Gibb scores 19 points and BYU beats Utah for 3rd time season, 70-52, to advance to Big 12 quarters
The ninth-seeded Cougars (22-10) won their fifth straight game and beat the eighth-seeded Utes (19-12) for the third time this season to advance to play top seed and No. 10-ranked TCU in a Friday quarterfinal.
Gibb made four 3-pointers as did Brinley Cannon, who scored 12 points. Lara Rohkohl scored all 12 of her points in the second half, including nine in a pivotal third quarter, and had eight rebounds.
Lani White scored 20 points, the only Ute in double figures.
Down 11 early in the third quarter, BYU shot 53% and outscored Utah 24-7 in the period to lead 51-43 after scoring the final 15 points.
Gibb's 3-pointer gave BYU a 12-point edge early in the fourth quarter while the Utes went scoreless for over five minutes. She heaved up another 3 to beat the shot clock for a 16-point edge with 1:18 remaining.
Cannon made three 3-pointers and BYU was 6 of 12 from the arc in the first quarter when it took a 22-17 lead. But the in the second quarter, the Cougars missed all six from the arc and were 2 of 12 overall. Utah took advantage, scoring 13 straight points and outscoring the Cougars 19-5 when White scored 11 of her 16 first-half points for a 36-27 lead.
Neither team reached 40% shooting but BYU made 11 of 30 from the arc and turned 19 turnovers into 18 points.
Utah awaits its postseason fate.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 70 - 52 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 70 - 52 |
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Braeden Gunlock Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 52 |
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Lani White misses 26-foot three point jumper | 70 - 52 |
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Braeden Gunlock subbing in for BYU | 70 - 52 |
Statistics
 BYU |
UTAH |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-57 | FG | 20-54 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 11-30 | 3PT | 7-27 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 15-19 | FT | 5-10 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 11 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 64 | Percent Led | 32 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, MO
Attendance: 4,603 | 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 |