Poor passes and other turnovers (19 in all) doomed Utah to a 78-72 loss to Oregon on Thursday night at the Huntsman Center, where the Utes wanted to honor the program's history by wearing old-style uniforms. Their performance over the last 26 minutes didn't do much for the past, present or future of Utah basketball.
The Utes lost all of their own 14-point lead by halftime, as Oregon's full-court press caused all kinds of problems. Utah (11-9, 5-3 Pac-12) had won four straight games against the Nos. 9-12 teams in the conference. Oregon (13-8, 4-4) overwhelmed the Utes, who entered the game in solo second place.