Utah Snaps Streak, Beats West Virginia 61-56

0:00On March 7, Utah pulled out a tough 61-56 win over West Virginia on Wednesday night in Morgantown. Saddle Trial Ray led the youths with 17 points and 6 rebounds, while Terrence Brown and Don McHenry added 16 points each to secure the victory. The win snapped Utah's 7-game losing streak, and marked their first true row triumph since beating TCU back on January 15. The youths, now 10 and 16 overall in 2 and 11 in the big 12, controlled the game from start to finish. For West Virginia, reserves chance more and honor huff scored 12 points a piece, with Brennan Lorian chipping in 10. The mountaineers, sitting at 16 and 10 and 7 and 6 in conference play, fought hard but couldn't overcome the deficit. Both squads struggled at the free-throw line, with Utah hitting 14 of 21 and West Virginia just 7 to 15. Utah built a 31 to 21 half-time lead, stretched it to 15 early in the second half, but West Virginia

1:00clawed back within 5, before falling short, in the final seconds. Utah sealed it with clutch free-throws after a while turnover, dealing a blow to West Virginia's NCAA tournament push in a brutal big 12. The Utah's UCF on Saturday, while the mountaineers head to TCU for their next matchup.