TAYLORSVILLE -- You have to shoot to score.
Trouble was for the Lakers:
* Too many ill-advised shots.
* Too few baskets.
Limited to a season-low point total, a bone-chilling 17.5 percent shooting and not scoring in the game's final 1:55 each contributed to Region 5 champion Bonneville's downfall Wednesday at the state 4-A tournament.
Tangling with the Region 8 runner-up Timberwolves -- who were making their third consecutive quarterfinal-round appearance -- the Lakers failed to capitalize on Timpanogos' horrendous 4-of-11 fourth quarter free-throw shooting and were two-and-out with a 31-25 loss at Salt Lake Community College.
"You can't expect to win when you do that (shoot 17.5 percent)," Bonneville coach Mike Russell said. "Our poor shooting is attributed to Timpanogos' style of play. They forced us to play their style, and we don't play well against physical teams.
"The officials allowed that, which was to our disadvantage," he said. "Obviously, Timpanogos got physical with us and we missed shots. I'm proud of the way we defended; we just couldn't find the basket."
The Lakers (19-4 overall), making a bid for their first semifinal-round appearance since their 2006 state 4-A runner-up season, had their 13-game winning streak snapped.
"If we could have done anything different, it would have been to make baskets," Russell said. "The way the game was played took us out of it. When you only shoot 17.5 percent (7-of-40) and get outrebounded by 11, that tells the story.
"We forced a lot of shots," he said. "I don't know if they planned it that way, but the way they played took us out of our normal rhythm. Our defense can usually create offense, but it didn't today."
Junior combo guard/forward Emilie Volk -- Bonneville's leading scorer averaging 12.45 points per game -- was just 1-of-10 from the floor with one 3-pointer in Bruin Arena and a team-high eight points.
She converted 5-of-6 foul shots, grabbed six rebounds, dished off three assists and blocked a shot in 31 minutes.
The Lakers shot only 21.4 percent (3-of-14) from 3-point range, were outrebounded 39-28 and committed 12 turnovers.
Sophomore point guard Cortney Porter put in six points on 2-of-9 shooting -- 1-of-5 from downtown -- with one assist and four of Bonneville's 10 steals in 30 minutes.
The Lakers' normally productive bench contributed only two points, with five turnovers and eight fouls in 33 minutes.
Volk committed an offensive foul with 2:29 remaining when Bonneville had a chance to pull even.
Porter converted a Timberwolves' turnover into a basket, tying the score 25-all with 1:55 remaining.
Timpanogos' Jamaica Christensen, who earlier missed four fourth-quarter foul shots, made the second of another two-shot opportunity with 1:17 left.
Kayla Eilertson misfired badly from deep at 54.8 seconds, and the Timberwolves' Mercedes Riggs converted both ends of a one-and-one with 48.4 seconds remaining for a three-point lead.
Riggs previously splashed in two 3-pointers in Timpanogos' 12-point fourth quarter, each 3-ball giving the T-Wolves a two-point lead.
The dagger was a Lakers' turnover at 34.3 seconds and Eternity Galeai's putback of Riggs' one-and-one miss with 23.1 seconds left.
"Riggs is a good player and was huge for them. We were in a 3-2 zone when she hit those 3s," Russell said. "You can never fault our girls' effort. For our 23rd game, I've never questioned their heart.
Anytime you can win 19 games, it's pretty special. This is a special group of kids.
"Our game plan was to beat the press, which we did a fairly good job of early on," he said. "When they went back to the press in the third quarter, we didn't make good decisions and had three straight turnovers at that point."
Riggs scored a game-high 11 points on 3-of-9 shooting with three rebounds, two assists and two steals for Timpanogos, which shot 30.6 percent (11-of-36) -- 30.0 percent (3-of-10) on 3-point attempts -- and outscored Bonneville 14-6 in the paint.
The Timberwolves (17-6) won their fourth straight game -- they are 7-3 in their last 10 -- and play Region 7 champion Skyline in Friday's semifinals.
"After Porter tied the score, we needed to take care of the ball and we didn't," Russell said. "A five-point lead in this game is like 15 the way points were scored. We knew they would play a half-court set and slow the pace down. We felt like if could slow down Galeai (who was averaging 14.86 ppg) we would have a chance."
Timpanogos was only 6-of-18 from the free-throw line with 16 turnovers.
* MOUNTAIN CREST 61, SALEM HILLS 54: The Mustangs overcame a five-point hole at the break, dominating the second half to secure a spot in the state 4-A semifinals with a win over the Skyhawks.
Karlee Kartchner led all scorers with 23 points in the victory.
* SPRINGVILLE 62, SKY VIEW 55: Trailing by two points heading into the final quarter, the Red Devils went on a convincing 22-13 run to eliminate the Bobcats in the state 4-A quarterfinals.
Springville will now face Mountain Crest in Friday's semifinal bout.
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