National Basketball Association
Oregon St. 68, Utah 67
When: 8:30 PM ET, Sunday, February 19, 2017
Where: Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
Officials:
# Verne Harris, # Frank Harvey, # Rick Batsell
Attendance:
13115
By The Sports Xchange
Stephen Thompson Jr. scored the winning basket with 11 seconds to play to help Oregon State end its 15-game losing streak with a 68-67 victory over Utah in a Pac-12 Conference game Sunday at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore.
Thompson scored 31 points for Oregon State (5-23, 1-14 Pac-12), which won for the first time since Dec. 21. Drew Eubanks added 12 points for the Beavers.
Kyle Kuzma had 19 points and nine rebounds for Utah (17-10, 8-7). David Collette had 13 points.
The Utes led by four with two minutes remaining, but the Beavers got within one on a 3-pointer by Thompson and tied the game on a free throw by Jaquori McLaughlin. The Utes went up 67-64 on a 3-pointer by Kuzma, but the Beavers prevailed after getting two clutch baskets from Thompson in the final 28 seconds.
Oregon State jumped out to an early 16-6 advantage. Utah battled back, mounting a 14-2 run to take a 20-18 lead on a jumper by Devon Daniels.
The Utes went up 24-20 on a dunk by Collette and extended their lead to six on a 3-pointer by Kuzma. They led 28-24 at the break.
Utah took an eight-point lead following baskets by Daniels and JoJo Zamora early in the second half. The Utes went up by 10 on a layup by Lorenzo Bonam. They led 51-38 following a 3-pointer by Gabe Bealer, but the Beavers later staged a 9-2 run to get within six on a jumper by Gligorije Rakocevic.
The Utes briefly regained a double-digit lead on a layup by Kuzma, but Thompson answered with a 3-pointer. The Beavers trailed by eight with just over three minutes remaining, but they cut the deficit to three following a basket by Eubanks and two sets of free throws by Thompson, setting the stage for an exciting finish.
Top Game Performances
| Utah |
|
Oregon St. |
|
Kyle Kuzma 19 |
Scoring |
Stephen Thompson Jr. 31 |
|
Sedrick Barefield 6 |
Assists |
Jaquori McLaughlin 4 |
|
Kyle Kuzma 9 |
Rebounds |
Kendal Manuel 5 |
|
Devon Daniels 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Stephen Thompson Jr. 4 |
|
Sedrick Barefield 3 |
Steals |
Drew Eubanks 3 |
|
David Collette 1 |
Blocks |
Drew Eubanks 6 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Utah
|
67 |
51.9 |
6-15 |
5-9 |
16 |
31 |
1 |
7 |
17 |
| Oregon St.
|
68 |
45.5 |
8-19 |
10-15 |
12 |
22 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
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