West Valley City » The stat sheet didn't read well for Carbon following its 54-44 victory Thursday over Grantsville in the Class 3A girls' basketball tournament quarterfinals at the E Center.

The Dinos had only four players score, and Patricia Smith, who posted a career-high 31 points in Carbon's first meeting against the Grantsville on Jan. 6, was on the bench in early foul trouble.

So how did the Dino's manage to score 54 points? Try eight three-pointers and 25 trips to the foul line. Carbon's Julia Potts, who finished with a game-high 24 points, hit 10 of those free throws down the stretch to stave off Grantsville's 11-point, fourth-quarter comeback. Meanwhile, Samantha Smith, Patricia's twin, picked up the slack for her foul-plagued sister, hitting three straight three-pointers in the second quarter to pull away from the Cowboys for a 27-18 halftime lead. After airballing her first two attempts, Smith was also happy to put an end to the crowd's taunting.

"It was important to get that intensity up and get the momentum going," she said. "But it was also nice to shut the crowd up."

Smith hit another trey to open the second half to give her team a 13-point lead.

But as it turned out, the Dinos needed all the cushion they could get.

Trailing 38-28 after three quarters, Grantsville --Region 11's top seed -- rallied in the closing minutes. Sammie Jensen and Marissa Robbins each drained a three to kick off a 9-2 run and, with just over two minutes to play, Grantsville regained the lead for the first time since the first quarter. That's when Carbon coach Debbie Carlson called for a break to talk things over.

"We were kind of dismayed," Smith said. "When we realized they were getting close, we just needed to relax."

But Carbon stayed composed amid three lead changes over the final two minutes, charging to the basket and drawing fouls to pull out the win from the free-throw line.

"During that break, we flat out said we'd win it," Carlson said. "They didn't let up. I didn't see any fear in their eyes even though I felt it myself."