by SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — For the second-straight year, Delaney Gibb scored a career-high at the Jon M. Huntsman Center, including 18 fourth-quarter points, as BYU took down Utah 86-74 on Saturday afternoon.
Gibb was 13-of-21 from the floor with five made threes, five rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks as the Cougars completed the season sweep of the Utes for the first time since 2011.
BYU led 56-41 entering the fourth quarter, but just 2:13 into the fourth, the Utes had cut the Cougar lead to 10 with 7:47 remaining. Gibb went on a personal 9-2 run, knocking down three-consecutive triples to put BYU back up by 17. With Utah not going away, Gibb hit two more threes to keep the Utes at bay and the Cougars up 78-65.
The rest of the scoring for BYU was done in the last two minutes at the charity stripe, with BYU going 8-for-8 to close out the 86-74 win.
Sydney Benally, Lara Rohkohl and Olivia Hamlin each finished in double figures for BYU with 13, 11 and 11, respectively. Benally and Hamlin each connected on four field goals and two triples in the win, while the freshman backout combined for 24 points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal. Rohkohl finished 4-of-6 from the floor for 11 points, five rebounds, two on the offensive glass and six blocks, a season high.
BYU shot 53.7 percent from the field on the night, 45.8 percent from downtown to outshoot the Utes in both categories. The Cougars grabbed 10 offensive boards, converting them into 10 second-chance points and forced 16 Utah turnovers, leading to 10 BYU points.
