2007 C-USA WBK Championship Game 10 - East Carolina 85, UAB 81
March 3, 2007 TULSA, Okla. - No. 2 seed UAB found itself in another nail-biter, but No. 3 seed East Carolina ultimately hung on for an 85-81 win in the semifinals of the 2007 C-USA Women's Basketball Championship at Donald W. Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Okla., Saturday afternoon. LaCoya Terry scored 30 points and hit two free throws with 1.7 seconds remaining that ultimately sealed the win. ECU built up a 52-46 lead after an 8-0 run capped by Terry's layup off a fast break. But the Blazers steadily climbed back and took a 67-65 lead with 7:11 remaining on Diamond Rogers' 3-pointer from the top of the key. It was a seesaw battle the rest of the way with big shots coming one right after another. Terry hit the first of two free throws with 11.7 seconds remaining, and the Pirates led 83-81. Carmen Guzman, the C-USA Player of the Year, drove the lane and missed a potential game-tying shot. She got the rebound but fell in a scrum and was called for traveling. Guzman finished with 26 points, and Rogers had 20. As a team, UAB connected on a C-USA Tournament single game record 14 3-pointers. The Pirates will now face No. 4 seed Rice in the championship game Sunday at 4:30 p.m. CST. The matchup will be televised nationally by ESPN2.
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