National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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