White scores 25 to help Utah women hand No. 8 TCU its 1st loss, 87-77 in overtime

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Utah guard Lani White (0) drives to the basket while guarded by TCU guard Maddie Scherr (22) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

Utah guard Lani White (0) shoots to make a tying 3-point basket over TCU guard Olivia Miles (5) to send the game to overtime during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate) — Utah guard Lani White (0) drives to the basket while guarded by TCU guard Maddie Scherr (22) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

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8:54 PM on Saturday, January 3

By JOHN COON

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lani White scored 25 points to lead Utah past No. 8 TCU 87-77 in overtime Saturday night.

Reese Ross added 15 points and Maty Wilke had 12 for the Utes. Evelina Otto finished with 10 points and eight rebounds. Utah (11-4, 2-1 Big 12) made 13 3-pointers and shot 56.5% from long distance.

Olivia Miles had 31 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to pace the Horned Frogs (14-1, 2-1). Marta Suarez added 23 points and 11 rebounds. TCU shot just 37% from the field, including 9 of 39 from 3-point range.

White forced overtime by making a 3-pointer that tied it 67-all with 12 seconds left in regulation. Utah never trailed in OT and went up 76-69 with 2:47 left after White capped a 9-2 run with her fourth outside basket.

TCU used a 7-0 spurt to erase a four-point deficit in the final minute of the fourth quarter. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Suarez and Donovyn Hunter put TCU up 66-64 with 49 seconds remaining.

Ross had a chance to tie it on two free throws with 33.3 seconds left, but missed both. Miles made one of two foul shots with 22 seconds to go before White tied it.

Utah took advantage of cold shooting by the Horned Frogs to pull ahead in the third quarter. Back-to-back baskets from Suarez were TCU’s only field goals over an eight-minute stretch. The Utes scored on three straight possessions, culminating in a layup from Wilke, to take a 52-48 lead.

Miles made back-to-back baskets to put the Horned Frogs back up 58-56. Utah used a 7-0 run, punctuated by a 3-pointer from Ross, to go ahead 63-58 with 4:32 left in regulation.

Up next

TCU hosts Oklahoma State on Wednesday.

Utah plays at Kansas on Wednesday.

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