RICHARDSON, Texas - The UT Dallas women's basketball team took advantage of a bench technical foul with 0.7 seconds left to defeat East Texas Baptist 48-46 at the Activity Center Saturday afternoon.
The Comets (12-6) were about to inbound the ball after a timeout when the Tigers (16-4) were caught with six players on the floor, resulting in the technical. Graduate student forward
Anna Yellen sank both free throws to ice the victory for UTD.
The game was a low-scoring, defensive battle with six points being the biggest advantage either team would have. The Comets led 36-33 going into the final quarter, but a three-point pay by Kadia Ward tied the game up with 7:09 to play.
From there, the teams exchanged leads five times with three more ties. ETBU led 46-40 with just under four minutes remaining. Baskets from
Addy Self,
Cierra Trigg and
Amanda Crowninshield over the Comets' next three possessions knotted the game back at 46 at the 2:03 mark.
Both teams recorded defensive stops on the next two possessions. After an ETBU miss, senior guard
Trystan Clark grabbed the rebound with 26 seconds left. The Comets called another timeout with 0.7 seconds left, leading to technical on the Tigers.
UT Dallas shot 28.3 percent (15-for-53) from the field, 1-of-15 from three-point range and 17-of-27 at the free throw line. They also recorded 38 rebounds, 10 assists, 16 turnovers, five blocks and nine steals.
ETBU shot 26 percent (13-for-50) overall, 3-for-22 from outside and 17-of-26 at the line with 44 boards, seven assists, 20 turnovers, four blocks and eight steals.
UT Dallas Notes
- Freshman center
Ellery Sample led the Comets with 14 points, her fifth double-digit performance of the season. She was 8-for-8 at the charity stripe with four rebounds, a block and two steals.
- Yellen finished with 13 points, six rebounds and three steals.
- Self had four points, six rebounds, three assists and a pair of blocks.
- Crowninshield recorded four points, three rebounds and a blocked shot.
- Senior guard
Trystan Clark had three points, five rebounds and a steal.
East Texas Baptist Notes
- The Tigers were receiving votes in both Division III Top 25 polls.
- Peyton Hicks led ETBU with 13 points, four assists, two blocks and five steals.
- Madison Hurta scored nine points and had a pair of steals.
- Kadia Ward added nine points and 10 rebounds off the bench.
- Tristan Smith also grabbed 10 boards.
Up Next
UT Dallas will travel to Abilene, Texas to face #16/18 Hardin-Simmons on Thursday, January 30 with a 5:30 p.m. tip-off.
