Oregon State pulls away with 2nd half run to beat Utah 74-56

<p>CORVALLIS, Ore. &mdash; Ethan Thompson had 25 points, eight assists and five rebounds and Oregon State won its fifth straight at home, 74-56 over Utah on Thursday night.</p>
<p>Warith Alatishe added a career-high 19 points with nine rebounds, four blocks and three steals for the Beavers (11-10, 7-8 Pac-12).</p>
<p>Thompson scored 15 points in the second half and capped a 23-2 run with <a href="https://twitter.com/BeaverMBB/status/1362598916949110789">a pair of dunks 13 seconds apart</a> that made it 55-39 with 7:59 left. Thompson scored nine and Rodrigue Andela had all seven of his points during the run.</p>
<p>Jarod Lucas added 10 points for Oregon State.</p>
<p>Timmy Allen had 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Utes (9-9, 6-8). Branden Carlson added 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field and 5-of-5 from the foul line.</p>
<p>Carlson scored seven straight points to cap a 10-0 run that gave Utah a 37-32 lead with 17:14 left in the game. The Utes missed their next eight shots and committed six turnovers over a nearly 10-minute span while the Beavers pulled away.</p>
<p>Oregon State hosts Colorado and Utah visits Oregon State on Saturday. </p>
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