Alissa Pili drew a foul with 0.3 seconds left and made both free throws, allowing the Utes the 80-79 victory.
Eli Rehmer/Utah Athletics Utah's Alissa Pili Utah rises for a layup during the Utes' win over the Arizona Wildcats on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, at Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. Eli Rehmer/Utah AthleticsAlissa Pili stays late after every practice and doesn’t leave until she makes 25 free throws in a row. So when the No. 10 Utah women’s basketball team was down one with 0.3 seconds left and Pili stepped to the line for two, her muscle memory took over.
Pili finished with a game-high 27 points on 11-of-16 shooting. She was dominant inside all game and didn’t miss a shot in the entire first half. But it was the final 1.6 seconds of poise that highlighted now important Pili is to the Utes. On the defensive end, Pili’s poise helped her stay on the court after committing her fourth foul with 3:28 remaining in the game. Arizona is a physical team, and multiple players on both sides had at least four fouls. Three Wildcats fouled out, as did Utah’s Jenna Johnson.
Utah also got back a much-needed boost from Keenady McQueen, who contributed six points, four assists and two rebounds after being seen in a walking boot on Thursday. McQueen started the game.
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