Desmond Bane scores 32 points, including winning layup, to lead Magic past Jazz in OT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 32 points, including the winning layup with 0.9 seconds left in overtime, to help the Orlando Magic edge the Utah Jazz 128-127 on Saturday night.

Bane drove for the finger-roll layup after Keyonte George completed a four-point play to put Utah ahead with 4.1 seconds remaining.

Paolo Banchero added 23 points, nine rebounds, nine assists and blocked two shots to help Orlando snap a two-game losing streak on the road. Anthony Black chipped in 20 points, six rebounds, and five assists.

George led Utah with 27 points and nine assists. Svi Mykhailiuk added 23 points while Isaiah Collier had 18 points and nine assists. Kevin Love added 16 points and a season-high 16 rebounds off the bench.

The Jazz, who played a second straight game without leading scorer Lauri Markkanen, rallied from a 19-point deficit and sent it to overtime on Collier’s driving layup with 5.2 seconds left in regulation.

Bane carried Orlando’s offense early with his hot shooting. He scored 21 points in the first half while going 9 of 12 from the field and helped the Magic take a 56-47 lead late in the second quarter behind a 17-4 run.

Noah Penda, who finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds, scored the final three baskets during the, culminating in a tip dunk.

The Jazz chipped away at the deficit and drew within a basket in the third quarter after George buried a 3-pointer that cut Orlando’s lead to 78-76.

Banchero helped the Magic pull away a second time. He scored or assisted on six of eight baskets during a 19-2 run that extended Orlando’s lead to 97-78.

Magic: at Golden State on Monday night.

Jazz: at Denver on Monday night.

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Orlando Magic center Goga Bitadze (35) blocks the shot of Utah Jazz center Jusuf Nurkic, bottom left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

Utah Jazz guard Ace Bailey shoots a three point shot during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane, center, lays up the ball to the basket over Utah Jazz forward Brice Sensabaugh, center left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane, front, dribbles past the defense of Utah Jazz guard Walter Clayton Jr., rear, during an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Tyler Tate)

PHOENIX (AP) — Koa Peat scored 11 points, Tobe Awaka grabbed 15 rebounds and top-ranked Arizona smothered San Diego State for a 68-45 win Saturday night in the Naismith Hall of Fame Series.

The Wildcats (11-0) had a hard time getting their free-flowing offense going against the brutish Aztecs (6-4), relying on defense instead.

Arizona held San Diego State to 26% shooting from the floor and 1 of 14 from 3-point distance, turning a tight game into a runaway after halftime at the home of the NBA's Phoenix Suns.

The Wildcats are one of six remaining unbeaten teams following No. 3 Duke's loss to No. 19 Texas Tech.

Reese Dixon-Waters led San Diego State with eight points. Leading scorer BJ Davis had four on 1-of-12 shooting.

Arizona won each of its previous five games by at least 20 points, including blowouts over No. 16 Alabama and No. 21 Auburn.

The physical Aztecs made it much tougher on the Wildcats, turning nearly every possession into a wrestling match.

San Diego State held Arizona to one field goal over a 6 1/2-minute span and forced a string of turnovers while building a 19-11 lead.

The Wildcats got back in it with a little defense of their own, closing on an 8-0 run to lead 28-27 at halftime despite going 1 for 10 from behind the arc with 10 turnovers.

San Diego State went 8 for 29 from the floor in the first half, including 1 for 7 from 3.

Arizona locked in defensively even more to open the second half, holding the Aztecs to 3-of-18 shooting while stretching the lead to 47-34.

San Diego State shot 7 of 28 in the second half, missing all seven 3-pointers.

San Diego State hosts Whittier on Monday.

Arizona hosts Bethune-Cookman on Monday.

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San Diego State guard Elzie Harrington (3) looks to shoot between Arizona forward Koa Peat (10) and center Motiejus Krivas, front right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

San Diego State guard BJ Davis (10) looks to shoot against Arizona center Motiejus Krivas (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)