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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.
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