Ducks Top Utes on the Road, 79-68

Senior guard Devoe Joseph had 20 points to lead the University of Oregon men’s basketball team to a 79-68 road win over Utah on Thursday night.

The Ducks improved to 16-6 overall and 7-3 in Pac-12 Conference play. The Utes dropped to 5-17 overall and 2-8 in league action.

Oregon shot 49.1 percent from the field, hitting 28 of its 57 shot attempts in the game. The Ducks were 8-of-16 on 3-pointers (50 percent) and 15-of-17 from the free throw line (88.2 percent).

Junior guard Carlos Emory had a career-high 14 points all of which came in the second half.