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Taylorsville • One mark of a good team is being able to not play your best game and still win.

Box Elder's 49-46 victory over Maple Mountain in Thursday's Class 4A girls' basketball tournament quarterfinals was a lot like that.

The Bees shot 36.2 percent from the field, turned over the ball 20 times and had only one player in double figures. They missed key free throws down the stretch.

But they survived.

"Whatever it takes to win, that's what they do," Box Elder coach Aaron Dooley said. "I am happy for them. We always find a way to win when the game is on the line."

That took two blocked 3-point attempts in the final 10 seconds to put away Maple Mountain.

"Maple Mountain is a good team," said Box Elder star Keslee Stevenson, who had 14 points, including two free throws with 34.6 seconds to play that gave her team a five-point lead. "We came out with better energy the other day. Some of the calls weren't going our way. And free throws, for goodness sake. That's a mental block we have to get over."

Box Elder showed its resiliency by seeing eight girls score. The Bees got 13 rebounds from Emily Isaacson and key shots from Addisyn Peacock.

But they never could put away Maple Mountain, which was led by Nicole Heyn with 15 points and nine rebounds, and Madelyn Eaton with 15 points and eight rebounds.

The Bees' biggest lead of the game was seven points as the Golden Eagles stayed close, especially in the final 27 seconds when they missed four straight free throws.

In the end, they didn't play their best game. But it was good enough for the win.

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Box Elder 49, Maple Mountain 46

• Box Elder gets two blocked shots in the final 10 seconds to survive Maple Mountain.

• Keslee Stevenson finishes with 14 points and four rebounds to lead the Region 5 champs.

• Nicole Heyn and Madelyn Eaton each score 15 for Maple Mountain.