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Article: Free throws stop Utes' bid in OT setback
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- January 17, 2008
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SAN DIEGO -- First they blew a 10-point halftime lead. Then they
came back from a 9-point deficit in the final five minutes to force
overtime.
In the end, however the Utah Utes couldn't pull out a victory,
losing a 64-56 overtime battle to San Diego State Wednesday night at
Cox Arena.
Free throw shooting ended up killing the Utes, who had come into
the game ranked No. 10 in the nation at 76.0 percent. However, the
Utes could only manage 4 of 9 on the night and missed the front ends
of two key 1-and-1s near the end of regulation and in overtime that
could have made a difference.
After the Utes had scored eight straight points to pull within 51-
50, Shaun Green missed the first of a 1-and-1. ...