“They shot the ball well, but they’re not a one-dimensional team,” Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. “It was not a fluke they beat us. They played better than us.”

Smith committed an offensive foul after Bean’s 3, and the Cardinal missed all three shots they took in the final minute.

Utah sealed the victory after Huff made a pair of free throws with 18 seconds left.

“I didn’t see any wavering or nervousness,” Bean said. “Everyone was locked in. We had a minute to go and we wanted to get that win.”

The Cardinal opened the first quarter by missing 11 of their first 12 shots. That opened the door for Utah to charge out to a 17-12 lead after scoring baskets on four straight possessions. Moore capped the flurry by draining a 3-pointer with 1:06 left in the quarter.

Shots fell more consistently for the Cardinal in the second quarter. Stanford used a 15-6 run to take a 29-26 lead, starting with a layup from Smith and culminating in a 3-pointer from Carrington. The Cardinal scored on seven of eight possessions to facilitate their run.

Stanford pushed its lead to 42-35 early in the third quarter behind 3-pointers from Kiana Williams, Smith, and Alyssa Jerome.