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Utah's Henry Lusk pulls the ball away from Washington State defender Singor Mobley on a 49-yard touchdown play that cut Washington State's lead to 28-20 in the third quarter of the Copper Bowl football game in Tucson, Ariz., Tuesday night. Washington State won, 31-28, as a 20-yard field goal attempt by Utah's Chris Yergensen that would have tied the game sailed wide left with 3:16 left. The Utes, who finished their season 6-6, were eight-point underdogs but rallied from an early 21-0 deficit, then rallied again after trailing 28-14 at halftime. Western Athletic Conference teams gained a 1-1 split in bowl games Tuesday night as Fresno State rolled past USC, 24-7, in the Freedom Bowl. (Stories on D1, 2, 8.)