Couisnard scores 18 as Ducks beat Utah 68-56

EUGENE, Ore. — Jermaine Couisnard scored 18 points and Oregon beat Utah 68-56 on Saturday night for its 11th straight win in the series.

Couisnard was 7-of-14 shooting and had five rebounds and four assists. He has scored nine-plus points in each of his three games since returning from a left knee injury.

Will Richardson added 12 points and seven assists for Oregon (13-9, 7-4 Pac-12). N’Faly Dante grabbed 10 rebounds to go with nine points. Couisnard and Richardson combined for 21 points on 8-of-17 shooting and had three 3s in the second half for the Ducks.

Lazar Stefanovic scored 14 points for Utah (15-8, 8-4), which ended a three-game win streak. Branden Carlson, the Utes’ leading scorer, had 13 points. Carlson was 2 of 14 from the floor and missed all six of his 3-point attempts but was 9 of 10 from the line and had eight rebounds. Utah finished 16 of 57 (28%) from the field. Stefanovic made four of the Utes’ eight 3-pointers.

The Ducks took the lead about seven minutes into the game and led 35-26 at halftime, shooting 50%. Dante had eight points in the half. Consecutive 3s from Stefanovic and Wilguens Exacte Jr. pulled Utah within 47-40, but they didn’t get closer.

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Utah hosts Stanford on Thursday while Oregon plays at sixth-ranked Arizona.

OREGON 68, UTAH 56

UTAH (15-8) — Be.Carlson 2-2 0-0 5, Br.Carlson 2-14 9-10 13, Anthony 2-9 0-0 4, Madsen 0-0 0-0 0, Worster 2-7 1-2 6, Stefanovic 5-13 0-0 14, Exacte 2-6 4-4 9, Holt 0-1 0-0 0, Ballstaedt 1-3 2-3 5, Keita 0-2 0-0 0, Tarlac 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-57 16-19 56.

OREGON (13-9) — Guerrier 3-6 2-2 9, Bittle 4-6 0-1 9, Couisnard 7-14 2-2 18, Richardson 5-15 0-0 12, Soares 1-3 1-2 3, Barthelemy 2-4 0-0 5, Dante 4-6 1-2 9, Wur 0-0 0-0 0, Rigsby 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 27-58 6-9 68.

Halftime—Oregon 36-25. 3-Point Goals—Utah 8-23 (Stefanovic 4-8, Be.Carlson 1-1, Worster 1-2, Ballstaedt 1-3, Exacte 1-3, Br.Carlson 0-6), Oregon 8-26 (Richardson 2-6, Couisnard 2-7, Bittle 1-2, Barthelemy 1-3, Guerrier 1-3, Rigsby 1-3, Soares 0-2). Rebounds—Utah 29 (Br.Carlson 8), Oregon 38 (Dante 10). Assists—Utah 11 (Worster 6), Oregon 15 (Richardson 7). Total Fouls—Utah 13, Oregon 17. A—8,228 (12,364).