Shaina Pellington was ready.
Pellington scored a career-high 35 points as the No. 18 Wildcats led virtually wire-to-wire, convincingly defeating No. 4 Utah, 82-72, in front of 8,238 fans at McKale Center Friday night.
It didn't matter if the senior was slashing to the basket, going for a mid-range jumper, or even throwing down a 3; everywhere she shot on the floor, the ball seemed to find its way in. Before Friday, the last time the Wildcats beat a team ranked as high as fourth in the nation was in 2020 against Stanford. That one went to overtime and Aari McDonald hit the game-winning jumper to give UA the 73-72 win.
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