GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
Utah 92, Cal-Riverside 45
Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY - Jenna Johnson scored 18 points, Alissa Pili had 15 and No. 13 Utah blitzed UC Riverside 92-45.
Dasia Young added 12 for the Utes (10-0), who shot 52%, making 6 of 19 from 3-point range and 14 of 17 from the foul line.
Mele Finau had 15 points for the Highlanders (2-7), who shot 29% (17 of 59), made only five free throws and were outrebounded 48-21.
Ten Utes scored in the first half that ended with them on top 43-15. They shot 52% and held Riverside to 25%.
After the Highlanders hit the opening basket, Utah raced to a 19-6 lead at the end of the first quarter, scoring the last 10 points. The Utes added an 11-0 run in the second quarter.
There was another 10-0 run in the third quarter, with Johnson scoring six.
All 12 Utes grabbed a rebound, 11 scored and 11 had an assist. Pili had a career-high five assists, matching Ines Viera. Johnson was 8-of-11 shooting, Pili 7 of 10.
December 17, 2022
| UC Riverside | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| M. Bryant | F | 27 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| P. Atchley | G | 30 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| M. Finau | G | 24 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| J. Webster | G | 24 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| J. Marshall | G | 22 | 0-7 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Blount | 21 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| E. Matarranz | 18 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Z. Tillery | 18 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. Aikins | 12 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| R. Morse | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 199 | 17-59 (.288) |
5-8 (.625) |
6-18 (.333) |
2-21 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 45 | |
| Utah | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| A. Pili | F | 23 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| J. Johnson | F | 21 | 8-11 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| K. McQueen | G | 25 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| G. Kneepkens | G | 24 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| I. Vieira | G | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| I. Palmer | 21 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| D. Young | 18 | 2-6 | 8-10 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| T. Sidberry | 13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| L. White | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| K. Rees | 12 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| N. Ojukwu | 6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| P. McFarland | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200 | 36-69 (.522) |
14-17 (.824) |
6-19 (.316) |
10-48 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 92 | |
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