Dillon Brooks scores 30 points in No. 16 Oregon’s 76-66 victory over Utah
Dillon Brooks had 30 points and nine assists, both career highs, to lead No. 16 Oregon to a 76-66 victory over Utah on Sunday.
Chris Boucher had 15 points and Elgin Cook had 12 for the Ducks (20-4, 9-2 Pac-12 Conference), who won their sixth consecutive game and 22nd in a row at home, one shy of the school record.
Kyle Kuzma led the Utes (17-7, 6-5) with 18 points, and Jordan Loveridge had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Jakob Poeltl, the Pac-12’s second-leading scorer at 17.4 points per game, had 13 points and eight rebounds
Oregon converted 14 turnovers into 19 points.
The Ducks’ biggest lead was 55-39 on a three-point play by Brooks. Four times the Utes cut the deficit to single digits, and on each occasion, Oregon answered with the ball going through Brooks on all four possessions.
Brooks capped his 17-point second half with a three-point basket in the last minute for the Ducks’ final points.
The lead changed hands seven times before an 11-2 run, capped by Boucher’s three-point basket, helped put the Ducks up, 41-35, after the first half.
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