Quick break
Why the Buffs misplaced: They misplaced their composure within the fourth quarter, succumbing to BYU’s stress and struggling to hit photographs.
Three stars:
1. BYU’s Delaney Gibb: Scored 26 factors and had seven assists and 6 rebounds.
2. CU’s Desiree Wooten: Completed with a season-high 25 factors and added 5 rebounds and two steals.
3. BYU’s Bolanie Yussuf: Performed simply 18 minutes, however dominated CU in these minutes with 13 factors, 5 rebounds and two blocks.
Up subsequent: The Buffs will play within the Huge 12 Match in Kansas Metropolis subsequent week.
PROVO, Utah — Even after losses, Colorado ladies’s basketball coach JR Payne is usually complimentary of her staff’s effort.
Saturday, not a lot.
CU was dominated within the fourth quarter by host BYU, falling on the Marriott Middle, 75-62, within the common season finale.
“I really thought they performed more durable than we did, which I don’t assume I’ve ever stated about our ball membership,” Payne stated. “I believe there have been unfastened balls that they beat us to and issues like that. So clearly they performed a fantastic sport, and congrats to them and that’s superior, however I undoubtedly am dissatisfied with our effort in spots, not general.”
CU would have clinched the No. 4 seed and a double-bye for subsequent week’s Huge 12 match with a win, however now it has to attend for outcomes across the convention to find out seeding.
Oklahoma State’s 70-56 win in opposition to Kansas later Saturday ended CU’s hopes for the No. 4 seed. On Sunday, if Texas Tech beats Arizona State, the Buffs can be No. 6 for the convention match. If Tech loses, the Buffs can be No. 5.
“What JR stated within the locker room: your largest regrets are you not having the ability to management what you would have managed, and also you had full management,” stated guard Desiree Wooten, who had a season-high 25 factors. “ you had full management, you would have managed it, and we didn’t. That’s the harm proper there. We simply beat ourselves, man.”
Two weeks after a 30-point win in opposition to the Cougars (20-10, 9-9), CU took an eight-point lead into the fourth quarter however then bought outscored 27-6 over the last 10 minutes.
“I believed we have been having a tough time scoring, and so they bought a number of transition buckets; and to foul, and-one a 3-point shooter two occasions (harm),” Payne stated. “I undoubtedly assume we misplaced our composure. Not fairly positive why as a result of that’s very uncharacteristic.”
CU had simply 5 turnovers by the primary three quarters however had 5 on its first six possessions of the fourth as BYU sliced the Buffs’ result in 56-55.
Logyn Greer hit a bucket to finish the drought and push the result in 58-55, however then BYU went on an 18-0 run, which included star Delaney Gibb getting fouled twice whereas hitting 3-pointers. General, it was a 25-2 run in the course of the first 8:50 of the fourth quarter for the Cougars.
The Buffs went 2-for-15 from the ground within the fourth, whereas BYU was 8-for-12. Gibb had 15 of her game-high 26 factors within the fourth quarter.
“I suppose we did play in a different way (within the fourth), as a result of we let the stress get to us, and we shouldn’t have, truthfully,” Wooten stated. “Their stress wasn’t worse than anyone, like Tech or something. I imply, the stress was the identical as anyone; we all know we are able to deal with it, we simply didn’t.”
Along with Wooten’s 25, Zyanna Walker had 13 factors and Greer 10, however no person else had greater than 5. Beginning forwards Tabitha Betson, Anaelle Dutat and Jade Masogayo mixed for 9 factors, and Masogayo didn’t have an official area aim try.
CU knew the sport can be totally different than Valentine’s Day in Boulder, for a lot of causes. CU routed the Cougars 76-46 that day, out-rebounding them 50-26 alongside the way in which and scoring 40 factors within the paint.
On Saturday, CU bought outrebounded 38-35 and had simply 20 factors within the paint.
“They have been coming for us, for positive,” Wooten stated. “For them, I believe they performed more durable (than in Boulder); for us, we performed softer. I imply, that’s just about the one solution to put it.”
BYU 75, Colorado 62
COLORADO (20-10, 11-7 Huge 12)
Masogayo 0-0 2-2 2, Dutat 2-5 1-2 5, Betson 1-6 0-0 2, Walker 5-10 2-2 13, McErlane 1-4 0-0 3, Wooten 8-16 5-8 25, Greer 5-12 0-0 10, Gooden 1-3 0-0 2, Criminal 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-57 10-14 62.
BYU (20-10, 9-9 Huge 12)
Rohkohl 1-1 3-4 5, Benally 1-5 3-4 5, Gibb 6-20 11-14 26, Barber 1-4 0-0 3, Cannon 4-7 1-1 10, Hamlin 5-11 2-3 13, Yussuf 5-7 3-3 13, Hamson 0-0 0-0 0, Gunlock 0-0 0-0 0, Ogden 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 23-55 23-31 75.
Colorado 16 14 26 6 – 62
BYU 20 12 16 27 – 75
3-point targets – Colorado 6-23 (Wooten 4-8, Walker 1-4, McErlane 1-3, Betson 0-4, Greer 0-3, Gooden 0-1), BYU 6-17 (Gibb 3-8, Barber 1-3, Hamlin 1-3, Cannon 1-2, Benally 0-1). Rebounds – Colorado 35 (Greer 8), BYU 38 (Cannon 9). Assists – Colorado 11 (4 gamers with 2), BYU 13 (Gibb 7). Steals – Colorado 2 (Wooten 2), BYU 7 (Benally, Cannon 2). Turnovers – Colorado 11, BYU 8. Whole fouls – Colorado 22, BYU 16. Fouled out – Betson, Rohkohl. Attendance – 4,313.