Pacific surges past USF at the finish
USF’s offense went cold at the worst time as the Dons were outscored 12-2 in the final 3:37 in a 79-70 loss to Pacific on Thursday night in Stockton.
Eric Thompson shot 7-for-8 from the field, scored 16 points and added six rebounds to lead the Tigers (8-19, 6-11 WCC), who snapped a four-game losing streak overall, and a six-game skid against the Dons (15-13, 8-9).
Brekkott Chapman had 15 points and the host Utes (22-7, 11-5 Pac-12) blitzed the Sun Devils, scoring the first 15 points of the game and opening a 30-2 lead on the way to their fifth straight victory.
Utah, which now trails first-place Oregon by a half-game in the conference standings, made its first five three-point attempts.
Grayson Allen scored 18 points, Brandon Ingram added 16 and No. 15 Duke (21-7, 10-5 ACC) beat visiting Florida State 80-65.
Freshman guard Dwayne Bacon had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Seminoles (16-12, 6-10), who have lost five straight. ...
Yogi Ferrell scored 27 points and No. 18 Indiana (23-6, 13-3 Big Ten) routed host Illinois 74-47 after trailing 28-27 at halftime.
Reserve guard Arike Ogunbowale scored 16 points to help No. 2 Notre Dame (27-1, 15-0 ACC) run its winning streak to 20 games with a 71-52 victory over visiting Clemson. ...