Late Friday: Unah reaches Pac-12 final with OT victory

Mad dash ends regulation before Utes escape in OT.

March 13, 2016 at 5:49AM

LAS VEGAS – Tyler Dorsey scored 23 points, Dillon Brooks added 18 and No. 8 Oregon turned the Pac-12 championship game into an early rout, rolling over No. 12 Utah 88-57 on Saturday night.

Oregon and Utah (26-8) were the Pac-12's top two teams during the regular season and held up through the conference tournament. Oregon (28-6) turned it into a Duck dynasty, sweeping the conference regular-season and tournament titles for the first time.

The Ducks had 13 steals and scored 28 points off 20 turnovers. They also scored 23 points off 17 offensive rebounds.

The dominating performance put Oregon in position for a potential No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

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