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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Natasha Lacy scored on a layup with two-point-two seconds left and T-C-U rallied to beat number 17 Utah 63-to-62 tonight, ending the Utes' seven-game winning streak.
Utah had just taken a 62-to-61 lead on Jessica Perry's rebound basket off a missed free throw by Utah's Morgan Warburton, who had made her first shot but was short on the second.
T-C-U led much of the second half as Utah went cold behind the arc. Utah also lost Kim Smith with 7:25 left in the game when she drew her fifth foul.
Smith finished with 19 points and six rebounds in her final home game. Fellow senior Shona Thorburn had 12 points and seven assists.
As Smith watched from the bench, Thorburn set up the thrilling ending when she made a three-pointer to tie it at 59. Lacy answered with a pull-up jumper in the lane to give T-C-U a 61-to-59 lead with 31 seconds left.
Warburton drew a foul and got the Utes within a point with her first free throw, and Utah went back ahead when Perry grabbed the ball and put it off the backboard. T-C-U had enough time to set up a play and after Adrianne Ross' attempt in the lane was blocked, Lacy got the loose ball and made the winning shot.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV-03-02-06 2130MST
