Dillon Brooks returned from missing a game with an ankle injury to score 17 points and lead No. 10 Oregon over Utah, 73-67 on Thursday night.
The Ducks (19-2, 8-0 Pac-12) led by as many as 13 points in the second half, but Devon Daniel’s dunk off Lorenzo Bonam’s steal sliced the deficit to five and then Kyle Kuzma’s 3-pointer made it 70-66 with 1:40 to play.
But the Utes (14-6, 5-3) were denied multiple chances at the rim, including Chris Boucher’s block of Kuzma’s shot with 31 seconds left.
Jordan Bell had 15 points and Dylan Ennis added 13 for the Ducks, who extended the longest winning streak in Oregon history to 17 games.
NO. 7 ARIZONA 79, WASHINGTON STATE 62 — Allonzo Trier scored 17 points in his first home game of the season, Lauri Markkanen had a double-double, and No. 7 Arizona pulled away late to beat Washington State.
Trier scored 12 points against UCLA on Saturday in his first game back from a 19-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs. He became more assertive after a quiet first half at McKale Center, scoring 11 points in the second to help Arizona (19-2, 8-0 Pac-12) finally shake the pesky Cougars.
Washington State (10-10, 3-5) played well most of the night in one of college basketball’s toughest environments before being worn down by the Wildcats.
Conor Clifford led the Cougars with 19 points.
COLORADO 85, OREGON STATE 78 — George King scored a season-high 24 points, including a key 3-pointer down the stretch, and Colorado snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating Oregon State.
