BYU women's basketball: Huskies hit a late 3-pointer to beat Y.

Published: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 1:21 a.m. MST
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SEATTLE — Sami Whitcomb hit an open 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds left to lift Washington to a 67-66 victory over Brigham Young on Wednesday night.

Whitcomb scored 15 of her game-high 25 points in the final 3:40 to rally Washington (1-1) from a 59-50 deficit.

Keilani Moeaki made 1 of 2 free throws to put BYU (1-1) up 66-64 with 22.5 seconds left. After a timeout, Sarah Morton dribbled down the clock until firing a pass to Whitcomb a few feet behind the 3-point line to set up the winning shot.

Haley Hall had 14 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead four players in double figures for BYU. Coriann Wood and Moeaki had 11 points apiece, and Mindy Nielson 10.

Morton had 12 points and five assists for the Huskies. Regina Rogers added 11 points.

The Huskies beat BYU for the first time since 1983 and snapped a three-game losing streak to the Cougars. The teams last met in 1999.

(25) MISSISSIPPI STATE 81, UTAH VALLEY 35: At Starkville, Miss., Alexis Rack scored 16 points to lead No. 25 Mississippi State over Utah Valley. The Bulldogs (3-0) forced 33 turnovers and opened the game against the Wolverines (2-2) with a 32-3 run. Utah Valley made only three field goals in the first half and trailed 41-14 at halftime.

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Mississippi State connected on a season-high 10 3-pointers and continued to dominate opponents with an average margin of victory of 45 points. The Bulldogs held Utah Valley to 28.6 percent shooting. Tysheka Grimes added 14 points and six rebounds for Mississippi State and Chanel Mokango and Diamber Johnson each had 10. Rack also had four assists.

Kayla Burningham made three of four 3-pointers and led Utah Valley with 11 points. She was the only Wolverines player to reach double figures.

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Poor coaching , BYU up by 9 with just minutes to go
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