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Corvallis, OR (SportsNetwork.com) - Devontae Booker ran for a career-high 229 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning 19-yard score in the second overtime to lift No. 20 Utah to a 29-23 win over Oregon State. The teams traded touchdowns in the first overtime, but Trevor Romaine missed wide-right on a 37-yard field goal in the second OT session before Booker darted through the right side of the line to help the Utes (5-1, 2-1 Pac-12) prevail. Travis Wilson and Kendal Thompson split time at quarterback. Wilson was 5- of-10 for 45 yards, while Thompson finished 4-of-8 for 17 yards for Utah, which won its second straight game following its 28-27 loss to Washington State. Sean Mannion completed 21-of-37 passes for 272 yards with two touchdowns and an interception and Jordan Villamin had three receptions for 83 yards and two scores for the Beavers (4-2, 1-2), who have dropped two of their last three games. Utah led 9-6 early in the fourth before Mannion lofted a perfect pass to Villamin in stride along the left sideline to beat double coverage for a 72-yard score and a 13-9 Beavers advantage. The Utes were 0-for-10 on third down prior to Booker breaking off a 53-yard run through the middle of the Oregon State defense on a 3rd-and-2, setting up a 1st-and-goal from the 6. Booker plunged in from a yard out on 4th-and-goal to give Utah a 16-13 edge with 4:06 to play. Terron Ward picked up nine yards out of the backfield on a 3rd-and-7 and Hunter Jarmon hauled in a deflected pass for a gain of 20 to put Oregon State into field-goal range on its next possession. Viliseni Fauonuku sacked Mannion for a loss of six on a 3rd-and-5 to push the ensuing game-tying attempt to a 49-yard try, but Romaine split the uprights anyway to send the game into overtime. Booker broke off a 15-yard TD run off right tackle on Utahs first overtime possession, but Villamin hauled in a jump ball in the back-left corner of the end zone on a 3rd-and-goal from the 2 to force the game into a second extra session. Earlier, Andy Phillips made a 38-yard field goal early in the first and added a 43-yarder later in the frame to stake Utah to a 6-0 advantage. Romaine kicked field goals of 37 and 45 yards in the second, with the latter coming on the final play of the half to tie the game at 6-6. Phillips split the uprights from 46 yards out early in the third to give Utah its 9-6 lead. Game Notes Utah finished 3-of-14 on third down, while Oregon State was 4-of-17 ... The Beavers outgained the Utes 391-315 ... Utah averaged 5.5 yards per carry ... Ward carried the ball 23 times for 70 yards. Scott Stevens Jersey .S. Basketball Writers Association. 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He was back at practice Wednesday.PORTLAND - DeMar DeRozan validated his newly minted All-Star title, spearheading the Raptors comeback on Saturday but theres one play hed like to have back. With just under five seconds remaining - the Raptors having clawed back from a 19-point deficit and pulled within one - DeRozan took the handoff from Chuck Hayes. As he tried to create space, turning the corner with Blazers guard Wesley Matthews draped all over him, the first-time All-Star fumbled the ball off his calf. His reaction was instant and said it all. He knew he, quite literally, dropped the ball. "I lost the ball, I put that one on me," DeRozan said, owning up to the miscue. "Ive got to keep the ball in my hands and not turn it over, at least give us a chance to get a shot off." Fact is the Raptors had that opportunity, a shot to steal a game they had no business hanging around in, because of DeRozans heroics. DeRozan, like the rest of his teammates, came out flat in the first half. Coming off a win in Denver the night before, Toronto shot 35 per cent from the field in the opening 24 minutes, misfiring on all eight attempts from three-point range. As a team they couldnt execute, missed makeable shots and left their defensive effort in the Mile High City. It was ugly. "The first half, we came out with a typical back-to-back approach," said coach Dwane Casey, who was critical of his team after they let up in the fourth quarter of Fridays double digit victory over the Nuggets. "It wasnt us." DeRozan, playing in his second game after missing two with an ankle injury, had just six points, shooting 2-of-8. Whatever was said at the break seemed to wake up the fifth-year guard. DeRozan could do no wrong in the second half, where he scored 30 of his game-high 36 points and recorded 10 of his career-best 12 assists. "I mean, hes an All-Star. Yall see it," said Kyle Lowry, who should be joining DeRozan in New Orleans later this month. "Hes an All-Star for a reason. He did an unbelievable job of making shots, getting to the line and just getting it going. We know. Weve seen it before so its no surprise to us." Lowry, like his backcourt comrade, was also much better in the second half - he had 23 points and eight assists on the night - as were subs Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes, who came in andd helped the Raptors find themselves defensively.dddddddddddd. The resilient Raptors dug deep once again - something weve become accustomed to seeing after slow starts this season - and when it came down to one final possession, there was never a doubt who the play was being drawn up for. "[DeRozan] wanted the ball and when your best player, your All-Star wants to the ball you give him the ball," Lowry said. "They did a good job defensively and [Matthews] is strong enough to do that but Im still getting the ball to [DeRozan] every single time in that position." Within seconds of losing the ball, DeRozan walked off with both hands on his head in disappointment. He tapped his chest as if to say, "my bad" and lifted the jersey over his head. "We put ourselves in that position," Casey said, stressing the poor start. "[DeRozan] wanted the ball, we gave it to him, but I give him props for getting us to that point." "I commend DeMar for carrying us. He put us on his shoulders and took us down the stretch and put us in a position to win. Thats all you ask." The loss - Torontos sixth straight in Portland - said a lot about how far the Raptors have come, how far DeRozan has come. If there was ever any doubt about DeRozans All-Star candidacy or his growth as a leader, Saturdays game served as a silencer. He had his full arsenal on display, demanded the ball with the game in the balance and when it was all said and done he took responsibility for his blunder. No excuses, he pointed the finger at himself. Meanwhile, his team fought the good fight, something they failed to do when they last visited Portland. A year ago, the Raptors experienced the absolutely lowest point of an already low season, dropping an embarrassing 92-74 contest to the Blazers on Dec. 10, 2012, the finale of a winless five-game road trip. They lost Lowry and Andrea Bargnani to long-term injuries in the game, while Amir Johnson was ejected for uncharacteristically tossing his mouth-guard at an official. Their skid in Portland continues, they havent won in The City of Roses in seven years, but theyre not the same team that left the city in turmoil 13 months ago. "We put ourselves in a position to win the game even after all that," Casey said. "So thats what you have to ask for." ' ' '