SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Maye Toure scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and No. 22 Utah pulled away in the second half for a 69-42 win over Houston on Saturday.
Gianna Kneepkens added 15 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Utes (13-3, 4-1 Big 12 Conference). Maty Wilke scored 11 points.
Laila Blair scored 16 points for Houston (4-12, 0-5), which has lost five straight.
Utah dominated the boards 56-26 and turned 19 offensive rebounds into 12 second-chance points while outscoring the Cougars 48-12 in the paint.
Toure scored the first five points of the game and the Utes never trailed. Their lead reached double figures when Kneepkens hit a 3-pointer with three minutes left in the third quarter for a 44-34 lead. Toure added a free throw to cap an 8-0 run that made it 45-34 entering the fourth.
Houston got a free throw nine seconds into the fourth quarter and then the Utes reeled off 13 straight points. They outscored the Cougars 24-8 in the period.
Houston was 2 of 17 in the fourth quarter and finished the game at 26%. The Cougars were 7 of 16 on 3-pointers (43.8%) and 8 of 42 (19%) inside the arc.
Utah plays at Baylor on Tuesday when Oklahoma State visits Houston.
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