Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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