Utah 75, Georgetown 64: Brandon Taylor scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half and the Utes shot 64.7 percent after intermission to oust the Hoyas in the NCAA Tournament round of 32.

Delon Wright recorded 12 points, five assists and five rebounds while Jakob Poeltl scored 12 as No. 5 seed Utah (26-8) advances to the Sweet 16 in its first NCAA Tournament since 2009 and faces No. 1 seed Duke or No. 8 San Diego State on Friday in Houston. Dakarai Tucker had 11 points off the bench, Jordan Loveridge added 10 and Dallin Bachynski provided nine points and eight rebounds for the Utes, who were 8-for-14 from 3-point range and outscored Georgetown 23-7 at the free-throw line.

L.J. Peak scored 18 points for the fourth-seeded Hoyas (22-11), who fell to 3-7 in the NCAA Tournament since reaching the Final Four in 2007. Isaac Copeland scored 14, D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera registered 12 points and six assists and Joshua Smith contributed eight points and six rebounds for Georgetown.

The Hoyas led by as many as 11 in the first half, but Utah erased the deficit with a 14-2 run - bookended by 3-pointers from Tucker and Taylor - before settling for a 32-32 tie at the break. The Utes exploded from beyond the arc when Loveridge drilled a 3 on his first shot and Taylor, who had five assists, followed with a pair from long range to make it 43-36, but Georgetown responded with Copeland's 3-pointer and Peak's three-point play with 15:34 remaining.

The Hoyas forged three ties - the last with 7:01 to play - before jumpers by Tucker and Loveridge gave Utah a 57-53 lead and Taylor's 3-pointer with 2:47 left stretched the advantage to 64-57. Smith-Rivera's bucket cut the deficit to 64-59, but the Utes sealed the victory by scoring the next five points.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Poeltl was 7-for-7 from the field in Thursday's 57-50 victory over Stephen F. Austin and made his first four against Georgetown before finishing 5-for-6. ... Georgetown fell to 7-7 all-time against the Pac-12 Conference. ... Utah improved to 26-0 this season when leading with five minutes left.