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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Joseph Young hit a long 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left and scored 25 points, helping Oregon outlast No. 17 Utah 67-64 Friday night to earn spot in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game.
Both teams started hot and spent the night trading baskets in front of a raucous, largely pro-Utah crowd inside MGM Grand Arena.
No. 2 seed Oregon (25-8) led 63-60 with about a minute left, but Utah's Dakarai Tucker hit two free throws and Young was called for an offensive foul with 12 seconds left.
Delon Wright was fouled by Jordan Bell about 30 feet from the basket and the Utah senior hit both free throws, setting up Oregon's final shot.
Young took it, pulling up about five feet behind the 3-point line to send the Ducks into Saturday night's championship game against No. 5 Arizona.
Brandon Taylor had 24 points and Wright added 16 for Utah (24-8).
Dillon Brooks had 14 points and Elgin Cook 13 for the Ducks.
Utah started slowly in its quarterfinal against Stanford, appearing as if its late-season shooting woes would continue. That changed in the second half, when the Utes started dropping in 3-pointers, finishing 12 of 19 from behind the arc in the 80-56 win.
Oregon had a similar start against Colorado to earn a spot in the semifinals after revving up its pressure defense. Young scored 30 points and the Ducks outscored the Buffaloes 27-2 in points off turnovers.
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Oregon won the lone meeting between these teams 69-58 after Dillon Brooks scored 11 straight points late in the second half.
Utah attempted 29 3-pointers in that game, six more than it attempted from 2-point range.
Both teams came out firing from behind the arc in the rematch, combining to go 7 of 10 from the arc in the opening 4 1/2 minutes.
The Ducks and Utes went through two long scoreless droughts before the shots started falling again late in the half.
Taylor was nearly unstoppable, scoring 16 points, but the Utes had 11 turnovers and only led 31-30 at halftime.
Young got rolling in the second half, just as he did against Colorado, dropping in one shot after another as the back and forth continued.
Taylor, who was quiet for a big chunk of the second half, hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 60-all with 2 1/2 minutes left, setting up the furious finish.
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Oregon: Taylor was 6 for 9 from 3-point range, but the rest of the team was 2 for 12.
Utah: The Utes had a 36-24 advantage rebounding.
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Oregon: will face to-seeded Arizona in Saturday's championship game.
Utah: has to wait until Sunday to see if it will play in the NCAA Tournament.
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