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March 10, 2006

• There was a 21 minute delay due to a shot clock malfunction at the 11:03 mark of the first half, with Utah leading 15-10. The delay began at 11:27 a.m. and ended at 11:48 a.m.

• UNLV ended the first half shooting 0-for-7 from the floor, which Utah translated into a 9-2 run to take a 27-24 advantage after the first period and did not trail for the remainder of the contest.

• At halftime, Utah recorded eight assists on 11 field goals, five from senior Shona Thorburn, the conference leader in assists (6.96/game). Thorburn finished the game with eight assists, bumping her career total to 650, one shy of the all-time MWC record of 651 held by Mandi Moore of New Mexico (2001-05).

• Thorburn's eight assists tied the record for assists in a semifinal game with Nikki Heckroth of New Mexico (vs. CSU, 3/7/01) and Tiana Fuertes of Utah (vs. UNLV, 3/10/00)

• UNLV's leading scorer, senior Sheena Moore, was held scoreless in the first half on 0-for-3 shooting. On the season, Moore averaged 15.5 ppg against Utah, above her season average of 13.3 ppg (8th in MWC). Moore finished the game with six points on 2-for-11 shooting.

• Including today's win over UNLV, Utah is 20-1, 12-1 in the MWC, when leading at halftime. UNLV drops to 2-7 on the season when trailing at the half.

• UNLV was held without a three point field goal in the contest for the first time this season. In conference losses, the Rebels were held to just 20.9 percent shooting (23-110). Opponents in those conference losses shot 35.5 percent (49-138) from beyond the arc including the 3-for-13 by Utah in today's contest.

• UNLV senior Sherri McCracklin posted her third double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds in the game. That marks the 24th double-double of her career, tying for fifth all-time at UNLV (RanDee Henry - 2003-05).

• McCracklin's four blocks in the game set a new semifinal record for the MWC tournament (3, Lauren Beckman of Utah, vs. UNLV, 3/10/00).

• Utah will make its fourth appearance in the finals of the MWC Tournament, including the team's third consecutive appearance. Utah won the inaugural game in 2000, defeating BYU, 61-47. Utah lost in 2004, 71-50, to New Mexico and again, 47-37, vs. New Mexico in 2005.