LOS ANGELES -- With their NCAA Tournament hopes likely hanging in the balance, the Oregon Ducks stormed back from nine points down in the second half but then fell 86-78 to the UCLA Bruins on Saturday night.
Oregon trailed by double digits in the second half, but then the Ducks used a 13-0 run to take a 61-59 lead with 7:51 to play. It was back and forth from there for the rest of regulation.
But UCLA took control in overtime, outscoring Oregon 15-7 in the extra frame.
The Ducks had a chance to win it in regulation, but Elijah Brown missed an off-balance three-pointer just before the buzzer.
Pregame information
Time: 7:15 p.m.
Location: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
On the air: TV on ESPN; radio on 750 AM Portland, 95.3 FM Eugene
Projected starters:
Oregon (17-9, 7-6)
Troy Brown, 6-7, Fr. (12.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg)
Paul White, 6-9, Jr. (9.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg)
MiKyle McIntosh, 6-7, Sr. (10.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg)
Payton Pritchard, 6-2, So. (14.5 ppg, 4.8 apg)
Elijah Brown, 6-4, Sr. (12.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg)
UCLA (18-8, 9-5)
Kris Wilkes, 6-8, Fr. (13.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg)
Thomas Welsh, 7-0, Sr. (13.0 ppg, 10.6 rpg)
Gyorgy Goloman, 6-11, Sr. (7.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg)
Aaron Holiday, 6-1, Jr. (19.0 ppg, 5.7 apg)
Jaylen Hands, 6-3, Fr. (10.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg)
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-- Tyson Alger
talger@oregonian.com
@tysonalger