No. 12 Utah holds off USC 80-72 at Pac-12 Tournament
Kyle Kuzma broke out of a scoring slump at just the right time, missing one shot while scoring 23 points to help lift No. 12 Utah to an 80-72 win over USC on Thursday in the Pac-12 quarterfinals.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
USC Trojans
72
Utah Utes
80
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 33 | 39 | 72 |
| UTAH | 41 | 39 | 80 |
MGM Grand Garden Arena · 12,916 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/26 | @ California Golden Bears | W 77-65 | NCAAM |
| 11/8/26 | vs Wichita State Shockers | W 93-86 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Milwaukee Panthers | W 95-63 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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DunkShot 0:08 72-80
Kyle Kuzma made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Loveridge.
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DunkShot 0:15 72-78
Julian Jacobs made Dunk. Assisted by Elijah Stewart.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 70-78
Jordan Loveridge made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 70-77
Foul on Chimezie Metu.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 70-77
Jordan McLaughlin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 69-77
Foul on Brandon Taylor.
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DunkShot 0:39 69-77
Kyle Kuzma made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Loveridge.
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PersonalFoul 1:17 69-75
Foul on Jordan Loveridge.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:33 69-75
Brandon Taylor made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:09 69-72
Nikola Jovanovic made Layup. Assisted by Julian Jacobs.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:36 67-72
Kyle Kuzma made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Taylor.
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LayUpShot 3:03 67-69
Jordan McLaughlin made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 3:25 65-69
Foul on Nikola Jovanovic.
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LayUpShot 3:47 65-69
Jordan McLaughlin made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:20 63-69
Elijah Stewart made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan McLaughlin.
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JumpShot 4:37 60-69
Lorenzo Bonam made Jumper. Assisted by Jakob Poeltl.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:18 60-67
Jordan Loveridge made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:18 60-66
Foul on Elijah Stewart.
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PersonalFoul 5:32 60-66
Foul on Julian Jacobs.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:42 60-66
Jordan McLaughlin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:42 59-66
Foul on Dakarai Tucker.
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LayUpShot 5:42 59-66
Jordan McLaughlin made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:27 57-66
Nikola Jovanovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Julian Jacobs.
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LayUpShot 6:55 54-66
Kyle Kuzma made Layup. Assisted by Dakarai Tucker.
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LayUpShot 7:46 54-64
Jakob Poeltl made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Loveridge.
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PersonalFoul 8:05 54-62
Foul on Kyle Kuzma.
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LayUpShot 8:05 54-62
Julian Jacobs made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 8:16 52-62
Foul on Brandon Taylor.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:44 52-62
Jakob Poeltl made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:44 52-61
Jakob Poeltl made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:44 52-60
Foul on Nikola Jovanovic.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:08 52-60
Jordan McLaughlin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:08 51-60
Jordan McLaughlin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:08 50-60
Foul on Jakob Poeltl.
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PersonalFoul 10:31 50-60
Foul on Chimezie Metu.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:07 50-60
Katin Reinhardt made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:46 47-60
Jordan Loveridge made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:06 47-57
Foul on Chimezie Metu.
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PersonalFoul 12:17 47-57
Foul on Brekkott Chapman.
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JumpShot 12:57 47-57
Katin Reinhardt made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:06 45-57
Dakarai Tucker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Taylor.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:41 45-54
Jordan Loveridge made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Taylor.
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LayUpShot 14:11 45-51
Chimezie Metu made Layup.
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LayUpShot 14:26 43-51
Kyle Kuzma made Layup. Assisted by Jakob Poeltl.
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LayUpShot 15:46 43-49
Jordan McLaughlin made Layup. Assisted by Julian Jacobs.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:09 41-49
Jordan McLaughlin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:09 40-49
Foul on Kyle Kuzma.
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LayUpShot 16:09 40-49
Jordan McLaughlin made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:23 38-49
Jakob Poeltl made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:23 38-48
Jakob Poeltl made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:23 38-47
Foul on Julian Jacobs.
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LayUpShot 17:12 38-47
Kyle Kuzma made Layup. Assisted by Jakob Poeltl.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:33 38-45
Jordan McLaughlin made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 18:45 35-45
Foul on Nikola Jovanovic.
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LayUpShot 18:45 35-45
Jakob Poeltl made Layup.
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LayUpShot 19:00 35-43
Jordan McLaughlin made Layup.
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JumpShot 19:16 33-43
Jordan Loveridge made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:48 33-41
Kyle Kuzma made Layup. Assisted by Jakob Poeltl.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:47 33-39
Brandon Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dakarai Tucker.
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LayUpShot 2:12 33-36
Jakob Poeltl made Layup. Assisted by Dakarai Tucker.
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End Game 0:00 72-80
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:01 72-80
Dakarai Tucker Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:01 72-80
Elijah Stewart missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:01 72-80
Elijah Stewart Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 72-80
Katin Reinhardt missed Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 0:08 72-80
Kyle Kuzma made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Loveridge.
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ShortTimeOut 0:13 72-78
USC Timeout
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DunkShot 0:15 72-78
Julian Jacobs made Dunk. Assisted by Elijah Stewart.
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ShortTimeOut 0:18 70-78
USC Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 0:18 70-78
USC Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:18 70-78
Jakob Poeltl Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:18 70-78
Bennie Boatwright missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:23 70-78
USC Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:23 70-78
Katin Reinhardt missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:28 70-78
Bennie Boatwright Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 70-78
Jordan Loveridge missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 70-78
Jordan Loveridge made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 70-77
Foul on Chimezie Metu.
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Defensive Rebound 0:35 70-77
Jordan Loveridge Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 70-77
Jordan McLaughlin missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 70-77
Jordan McLaughlin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 69-77
Foul on Brandon Taylor.
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DunkShot 0:39 69-77
Kyle Kuzma made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Loveridge.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:41 69-75
Julian Jacobs Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:52 69-75
Julian Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:52 69-75
Brandon Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:17 69-75
Jordan Loveridge Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:17 69-75
Elijah Stewart missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:17 69-75
Foul on Jordan Loveridge.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:33 69-75
Brandon Taylor made Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:52 69-72
Utah Timeout
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LayUpShot 2:09 69-72
Nikola Jovanovic made Layup. Assisted by Julian Jacobs.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:36 67-72
Kyle Kuzma made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Taylor.
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LayUpShot 3:03 67-69
Jordan McLaughlin made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:11 65-69
Julian Jacobs Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:11 65-69
Julian Jacobs missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 3:17 65-69
Julian Jacobs Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:17 65-69
Julian Jacobs missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:25 65-69
Nikola Jovanovic Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:25 65-69
Kyle Kuzma missed Free Throw.
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Team Stats
USC
UTAH
30-70
FG
31-51
43
Field Goal %
61
7-19
3PT
10-22
37
Three Point %
45
5-8
FT
8-12
63
Free Throw %
67
31
Rebounds
35
12
Offensive Rebounds
5
19
Defensive Rebounds
30
9
Assists
22
9
Steals
3
3
Blocks
3
5
Turnovers
13
0
Team Turnovers
0
5
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
42
Points in Paint
34
12
Fouls
10
4
Largest Lead
13
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