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Potter scores 25 as Utah Tech beats Abilene Christian 80-74 in WAC Tournament

By The Associated Press

PARADISE, Nev. (AP) — Ethan Potter had 25 points in third-seeded Utah Tech’s 80-74 victory over No. 6 seed Abilene Christian on Thursday night in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament.

Utah Tech (19-14) plays No. 2 seed Cal Baptist in the semifinals Friday.

Potter added seven rebounds for the Trailblazers. Britton Berrett scored 12 points, going 3 of 5 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and 5 for 5 from the free-throw line. Chance Trujillo went 3 of 5 from the field (3 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points.

Bradyn Hubbard led the way for the Wildcats (14-19) with 19 points and six rebounds. Rich Smith added 19 points, five assists and two steals for Abilene Christian. Yaniel Rivera finished with 11 points, four assists and three steals.

Utah Tech went into the half leading Abilene Christian 46-28. Potter scored 14 points in the half. Utah Tech was outscored by 12 points in the second half but held on for the victory. Potter led the way with 11 second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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