National Basketball Association
Oregon St. 71, Utah 69
When: 11:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 4, 2016
Where: Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
Officials:
# Kevin Brill, # Eric Curry, # Verne Harris
Attendance:
5242
By The Sports Xchange
Freshman guard Stephen Thompson Jr. made three free throws with one second remaining to give Oregon State a thrilling 71-69 victory over visiting Utah on Thursday night at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore.
Senior guard Gary Payton II scored 20 points for Oregon State (13-8, 4-6 Pac-12). Thompson had 13 points.
Sophomore forward Jakob Poeltl had 20 points and nine rebounds for Utah (17-6, 6-4). Sophomore forward Kyle Kuzma had 17 points.
Oregon State took a 15-8 lead on a 3-pointer by senior forward Olaf Schaftenaar. Utah came back to take a 25-24 lead on a 3-pointer by senior forward Dakarai Tucker, but the Beavers led 35-31 at the break.
The Utes started the second period with a 7-2 run to take a 38-37 lead. The Beavers briefly regained the lead, but the Utes staged 7-2 and 10-2 runs to take a 55-46 lead midway through the half.
Oregon State rallied to take a 64-63 lead on a jumper by Thompson. Utah took a 69-68 lead when senior forward Jordan Loveridge made three free throws with two seconds remaining, but Thompson was fouled on a 3-point attempt just before the buzzer and converted all three free throws for the win.
Top Game Performances
| Utah |
|
Oregon St. |
|
Jakob Poeltl 20 |
Scoring |
Gary Payton II 20 |
|
Brandon Taylor 4 |
Assists |
Gary Payton II 7 |
|
Jakob Poeltl 9 |
Rebounds |
Tres Tinkle 7 |
|
Jakob Poeltl 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Stephen Thompson Jr. 6 |
|
Brandon Taylor 2 |
Steals |
Olaf Schaftenaar 2 |
|
Chris Reyes 1 |
Blocks |
Drew Eubanks 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Utah
|
69 |
51.1 |
6-18 |
15-18 |
12 |
28 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
| Oregon St.
|
71 |
47.5 |
7-18 |
8-12 |
16 |
25 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
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