No. 8 Oregon routs No. 12 Utah 88-57 in Pac-12 title game

Oregon forward Jordan Bell (1) shoots in front of Utah forward Jakob Poeltl (42) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Pac-12 men's tournament Saturday, March 12, 2016, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Oregon forward Jordan Bell (1) shoots in front of Utah forward Jakob Poeltl (42) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Pac-12 men's tournament Saturday, March 12, 2016, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

By Associated Press March 13, 2016 3 min read

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Tyler Dorsey scored 23 points, Dillon Brooks added 18 and No. 8 Oregon turned the Pac-12 championship game into an early rout, rolling over No. 12 Utah 88-57 on Saturday night.

Oregon and Utah (26-8) were the Pac-12’s top two teams during the regular season and held up through the conference tournament, setting up a matchup worthy of a neon marquee on the Strip.

Oregon (28-6) turned it into a Duck dynasty, putting on a defensive show to sweep conference regular-season and tournament titles for the first time.

The Ducks had 13 steals and scored 28 points off the Utes’ 20 turnovers to win their fourth Pac-12 tournament title.

The dominating performance gave Oregon its best record after 34 games since 1938-39 and put it in position for a potential No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.