Final: Oregon 88, Utah 57: The Oregon Ducks routed the Utah Utes from start to finish on Saturday night, forcing a bevy of turnovers and shooting well from all over the floor to win 88-57 and earn the Pac-12 tournament title in Las Vegas.

Here's how the game unfolded:

Second half updates: The Ducks are on their way to winning the Pac-12 tournament title. Oregon coach Dana Altman has pulled some of his starters as the Ducks lead the Utah Utes 83-49 with three minutes to play. Not only have the Ducks forced a bevy of Utah turnovers -- 19 in all -- but Oregon has shot the ball well from all over the floor. The Ducks have connected on 52 percent of their shots overall (31 of 60), and 48 percent of their three-pointers (10 of 21).

... With 8:15 to play, the Ducks are up 68-38 and cruising toward the victory. We hit the media timeout at 6:46 left, and the Ducks are up 70-41. Tyler Dorsey has 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting for Oregon, while Jakob Poeltl leads Utah with 13 points.

... With 14 minutes to play, the Ducks have doubled up the Utah Utes, leading it 54-27. Now 12:30 to go, and a Dillon Brooks three-pointer makes it 60-30. It's a blowout in Las Vegas.

... Chris Boucher knocks down another three-pointer, and the Ducks' lead swells to 51-27 with 15:45 to play. Far from over, but it's flowing pretty well for the Ducks right now.

... Just two minutes into the second half, and the Ducks continue to pour it on against Utah. The Ducks lead it 44-23.

Halftime: Oregon 38, Utah 21: The Ducks' largest lead of the game comes just before the first half buzzer, as Jordan Bell's follow puts the Ducks up 38-21 as the teams head to the break. Oregon has forced 13 Utah turnovers and converted them into 19 points. The Ducks, meanwhile, have turned it over three times. Chris Boucher leads Oregon with nine points, but five Ducks have at least seven points (Tyler Dorsey, 8; Jordan Bell, Dillon Brooks, Elgin Cook, 7). Jakob Poeltl leads Utah with 11 points.

... Oregon leads by 14 points, at 35-21 in the final minute of the half. Utah has 12 turnovers. Although Jakob Poeltl has 11 points for Utah, the Ducks are making it very difficult on the Utes big man.

... The Ducks have their biggest lead at 29-16 with 4:05 to play in the first half, as Chris Boucher just knocked down a three-pointer. The Utes have now turned it over nine times, compared with Oregon's two turnovers.

... Oregon's lead swelled to 11 before Brandon Taylor snapped a long Utah scoreless streak with a three-pointer. The Ducks have forcing seven Utah turnovers, and they're finding ways to solve the Utes' defense.

... Dillon Brooks has scored seven points in the last few minutes, and Oregon leads it 15-13 with 9 minutes to go in the half.

... Oregon's shooting has cooled off. They started 3 of 5 but have missed 8 of 9 since then. Oregon leads it 10-9 at the 11:47 mark.

... The Ducks jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead, with five points from Chris Boucher and three from Elgin Cook. But Utah answered with a Brandon Taylor three-pointer and a Jakob Poeltl jam, and the Ducks lead 8-7 with 15:11 to play in the first half.

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Game information:

No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 2 Utah

Time: 7 p.m.

Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas

On air: FS1, 750 AM Portland

Projected starters:

Oregon (27-6)

Elgin Cook, 6-6, Sr. (14.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg)

Dillon Brooks, 6-7, So. (16.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg)

Chris Boucher, 6-10, Sr. (12.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg)

Casey Benson, 6-3, So. (5.9 ppg, 3.1 apg)

Tyler Dorsey, 6-4, Fr. (13.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg)

Utah (26-7)

Jordan Loveridge, 6-6, Sr. (11.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg)

Kyle Kuzma, 6-9, So. (10.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg)

Jakob Poeltl, 7-0, So. (17.8 ppg, 9.1 rpg)

Brandon Taylor, 5-10, Sr. (9.6 ppg, 3.9 apg)

Lorenzo Bonam, 6-4, Jr. (10.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg)

Preview:

"Saturday night in Vegas, No. 1 Oregon will host No. 2 Utah, a team that the Ducks have easily thwarted twice this season. The first came as an 18-point victory in Utah. The rematch went 76-66 in Oregon's favor.

A third victory would mean Oregon's second Pac-12 tournament championship in the last four seasons.

Utah's hatching up a defense.

"We got a great game plan," Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said. "But we can't tell you about it."

Well, it might start with stopping Dillon Brooks.

While Brooks hasn't been the fulcrum of Oregon's offense over the last two days, he's been haunting the Utes' dreams over the last couple months. In the win in Salt Lake, Brooks posted 21 points and eight rebounds. For the encore at home, Brooks went off for 30 points and nine assists - both career highs. And for as good as Pac-12 player of the year Jakob Poeltl has been, he's scored just 20 points in the two games against the Ducks, as Brooks, considered to be his main competition for the award, flourished.

"First of all, we're going to have to figure out a way to guard them," Poeltl said. "We've got to figure out a way to guard their penetrations. We let them get to our basket way too easy in both of those games, especially Dillon Brooks."

The Ducks are coming off an emotional win over Arizona, a game in which Oregon blew a seven-point lead with less than 25 seconds left in regulation, found some luck with a missed Arizona free throw, and put away the Wildcats in overtime.

Utah is in the same boat after the Utes' 82-78 overtime win over Cal.

After a Pac-12 season filled with parity, there hasn't been much this week in Vegas. The semifinals were filled with the top four seeded teams. In the final, it's No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 2 Utah.

That shouldn't be a shocker. The Ducks and Utes were the two most consistent teams in a season of freakish occurrences. Utah has won nine in a row since losing in Eugene. The Ducks have won seven in a row and 13 of their last 15.

The difference Saturday night might be whether the Utes' plans to stop Oregon can actually culminate. The Ducks thought they had a chance against Arizona last year, but those prospects were quickly diminished.

Can the Ducks now play the conference bully?"

More from The Oregonian's preview here.

Links:

Sean Miller says Oregon is one of college basketball's best teams.

Utah forces OT, then holds off Cal.

Ducks stumble, then thrive.

Elgin Cook's consistency paying off.

Altman and Brooks earn awards.

Altman named coach of the year.

Brooks and Cook earn first team.

-- Tyson Alger

talger@oregonian.com

@tysonalger