Quick break
Why the Buffs misplaced: CU struggled offensively all night time, missed six free throws and piled up 14 turnovers.
Three stars:
1. West Virginia’s Jordan Harrison: Scored 15 factors, had 5 rebounds and 4 steals, together with the game-winner.
2. CU’s Zyanna Walker: Led all gamers with 16 factors, whereas additionally flattening 5 rebounds.
3. CU’s Desiree Wooten: Completed with 14 factors, two rebounds and a steal.
Up subsequent: The Buffaloes could have time without work as they await NCAA Choice Sunday on March 15.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Colorado had a possible journey to the Huge 12 championship recreation stolen.
Actually.
West Virginia’s Jordan Harrison — the Huge 12’s defensive participant of the yr — got here up with a steal within the remaining seconds, as CU fell, 48-47, on the T-Cellular Middle within the semifinals of the Huge 12 girls’s basketball match.
CU had 2.2 seconds for the ultimate play and inbounded the ball to Jade Masogayo, who turned and went in the direction of the ring, however Harrison knocked the ball unfastened from behind, simply because the buzzer sounded.
The sixth-seeded Buffs (22-11) got here up one recreation in need of their first convention title recreation look since 1997, regardless of a livid rally within the second half. No. 15-ranked and second-seeded West Virginia will face top-seeded TCU in Sunday’s championship.
Down 12 halfway via the third quarter, CU battled again and took the lead on a number of events late.
Desiree Wooten’s 3-pointer with 1:08 to go gave CU a 45-43 lead, however West Virginia scored the following 5 to go up 48-45.
Wooten was fouled whereas trying a 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds left and hit two of three free throws to chop the deficit to at least one. And, then West Virginia’s Gia Cooke missed two free throws, organising the ultimate play.
Zyanna Walker had 16 factors and Wooten 14 to steer the Buffs.
CU opened the scoring on an Anaelle Dutat layup, however West Virginia responded with a 9-2 run. That gave CU its largest deficit of the week to that time, 9-4, with 4:37 to go within the first quarter.
The Buffs shortly went on a 6-0 run, nonetheless, to regain the lead, at 10-9, however closed the opening quarter with a 13-12 deficit.
Scoring was a battle for each groups within the second quarter, as they mixed for simply 9 factors, going into intermission tied 17-17. It was the fewest factors scored and allowed in a half all season for CU.
West Virginia got here out of halftime and dominated the primary six minutes of the third quarter. Harrison sparked a 17-5 surge to provide the Mountaineers their greatest lead, 34-22, with 4:22 to play within the quarter.
CU stormed again, although, with Masogayo hitting back-to-back buckets throughout an 8-0 run to shut the quarter, reducing the deficit to 34-30.
Walker and Wooten then scored all eight factors in an 8-3 run to open the fourth that put CU forward, 38-37, with 5:37 to play. That arrange a back-and-forth remaining 5 minutes.