After being fouled, Utah Utes guard Alfonso Plummer (25) signals a 3-pointer from his back as the Utes play the Oregon State Beavers during the first round of the Pac-12 men’s basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. | Steve Griffin, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — Jarod Lucas hit two 3-pointers in the final minute — including the game-winner with 1.8 seconds to play — as Oregon State rallied to beat Utah 71-69 in the first round of Pac-12 Tournament play at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
@jarodlucash FOR THE WIN! @BeaverMBB advances in the @pac12 tournament! pic.twitter.com/NYLciU9UrI
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) March 11, 2020
The No. 9 seed Utes watched a one-time 14-point lead trimmed to one point in the final minutes, before Alfonso Plummer hit a 3-pointer — his 11th of the day, setting a Pac-12 record — with 1:12 to play to give Utah a four-point cushion.
Lucas, though, made a three with 50 seconds left, and after a Utah turnover, No. 8 seed Oregon State had the chance to win on its final possession. Following a timeout, Tres Tinkle found Lucas in the corner with the clock winding down to hit the winner.
Utah couldn’t get a shot off after the Lucas 3-pointer, falling in the opening game of the tournament.
4:19, second half
Utah 62, Oregon State 59
Oregon State has trimmed the Utah lead to three points, setting up a potential thriller down the stretch. With the Beavers focusing on Alfonso Plummer — he hasn’t hit a field goal in almost 10 minutes — Timmy Allen has pushed his himself into double-digits with 11 points. Riley Battin has added seven points and eight rebounds.
The Beavers’ Tres Tinkle is at 17 points, while Jarod Lucas just hit a 3-pointer to cut the Utah lead to three points.
7:52, second half
Utah 57, Oregon State 50
The Utes have opened up a bit more of a cushion by scoring seven of the past nine points, as Oregon State has missed its last four shots and gone scoreless for 3:22.
Timmy Allen, who just picked up his fourth foul, is at nine points while shooting 4 of 9 from the field.
Tres Tinkle has 15 points to lead OSU.
11:44, second half
Utah 52, Oregon State 48
Oregon State got back in the game by going on a 16-3 run after Utah pushed its lead as high as 14 points. Alfonso Plummer now has 10 3-pointers and has 32 of the Utes’ points.
Utah is cooling down, though, shooting 38.5% thus far in the second half, while Oregon State is at 58.3% while hitting seven of its past eight field goals.
15:58, second half
Utah 47, Oregon State 39
Alfonso Plummer hit another 3, giving him nine on the day to break Klay Thompson’s Pac-12 tourney record. That pushed the Utes’ lead to a game-high 14 at 47-33 before Oregon State went on a 6-0 run to cut the lead down to eight.
Both teams are shooting 50% in the second half.
There’s a new king of 3-pointers in a #Pac12Hoops Tournament game.
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) March 11, 2020
With 9️⃣ 3’s, @AlfonsoPlummer broke @KlayThompson’s record. Watch @UtahMBB ➡️ https://t.co/sma7X30o71 pic.twitter.com/jJUtnCoUNY
18:13, second half
Utah 44, Oregon State 31
The Utes began the second half with five straight points, including an eight 3-pointer from Alfonso Plummer.
Oregon State missed its first four shots of the half, while Utah hit 2 of 5 during the same stretch.
Halftime
Utah 39, Oregon State 31
It’s been the Alfonso Plummer show in the first half, as the Utah junior has tied his career-high with 23 points while shooting 7 of 10 from 3-point range. Riley Battin’s jumper with four seconds until the half gave the Utes a game-high eight-point lead.
.@AlfonsoPlummer9 has tied his career-high with 23pts in the 1st half... #GoUtes #Pac12Hoops pic.twitter.com/PHRWMtunDL
— Utah Basketball (@UtahMBB) March 11, 2020
“He’s just playing the game with so much confidence,” Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak told the Pac-12 Network during the telecast of Plummer’s performance. “... It’s been a catalyst, we’ve just got to keep it going.”
An 11-2 Utah run, all from Plummer, broke the game open for the Utes and gave them a 37-30 lead.
Utah is shooting 55.6% as a team from the field, while Oregon State is at 47.8%. The Utes are dominating the boards, with a 20-7 edge that’s led to a 5-0 advantage in second-chance points.
3:07, first half
Utah 29, Oregon State 28
Alfonso Plummer continues to shoot well from outside, as he’s at 15 points, all on five 3-pointers. The Utes also have the edge on the boards, with a 16-6 rebounding advantage and a 5-0 edge in second-chance points.
ALFONSO PLUMMER CAN SHOOT
— Utah Basketball (@UtahMBB) March 11, 2020
@Pac12Network#GoUtes #Pac12Hoops pic.twitter.com/iNkxf6qoUY
Timmy Allen’s layup with 5:43 left until halftime gave Utah its first lead at 24-23. Both teams have made four of their past five shots.
Also of note: Utah’s first foul of the game came with 7:57 to play, as Plummer picked up the foul on what ended up being an and-1. Two Utes, though, have two players now with two fouls — Branden Carlson and Allen.
7:56, first half
Utah 17, Oregon State 17
Alfonso Plummer’s third 3-pointer tied the game at 17-17, after Oregon State held an early seven-point lead. That also ended a nearly four-minute field goal drought for the Utes.
From DEEEEEP. @AlfonsoPlummer9 hits the trey to knot it up at 17.
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) March 11, 2020
Watch @UtahMBB: https://t.co/sma7X30o71 pic.twitter.com/aKNIf2o3kU
Plummer has nine points, shooting 3 of 6, all from 3-point range. Oregon State, meanwhile, has made just two of its past eight field goals and has four turnovers in the last 6:23.
11:53, first half
Oregon State 15, Utah 13
The Utes trimmed the lead to two, as Oregon State is currently on a 2:26 scoring drought.
Alfonso Plummer has six early points for Utah, both on 3-pointers. Both Gach has yet to attempt a field goal, but he has two assists for the Utes, who’ve shot 5 of 10 from the field so far, including making three of their past four shots.
And they OOP. @_ethanthompson5 throws it up and @K3LL3Y24 slams it down.
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) March 11, 2020
Watch @BeaverMBB ➡️ https://t.co/sma7X30o71 pic.twitter.com/JMh0nTq06v
14:33, first half
Oregon State 13, Utah 8
Oregon State is hitting well from the outside in the early going, making 3 of 5 3-pointers in the first five-plus minutes while also shooting 5 of 7. Utah is shooting 3 of 8 with a 3-pointer of its own.
The Beavers’ Alfred Hollins has five points already, while Oregon State has turned four Utes turnovers into five points early.
Pre-game
Rylan Jones out
No Rylan Jones today for Utah at first-round Pac-12 game. He's on the bench in street clothes, wearing his glasses.
— Mike Sorensen (@sorny8) March 11, 2020
First-round matchup
The Utes (16-14) and Beavers (17-13) split the season series, with each team winning at their home venue.
Game time is 1 p.m. MST, with the contest being televised on the Pac-12 Network.
Wednesday’s other first-round games
No. 12 Washington vs. No. 5 Arizona, 3:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network)
No. 10 Cal vs. No. 7 Stanford, 7 p.m. (Pac-12 Network)
No. 11 Washington State vs. No. 6 Colorado, 9:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network)
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