Oregon Ducks Claim Pac-12 Title With Win Over UCLA Bruins
Oregon Ducks defeat UCLA Bruins giving them a share of their first Pac-12 Regular season title since 2002
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Wednesday night saw the Oregon Men’s Basketball team fight off a rough start to defeat the UCLA Bruins on the road a Pauley Pavillion. It was the first Pac-12 Title for Oregon in the Dana Altman era and the Ducks first since 2002. For the second straight game Tyler Dorsey was the answer on Offense. The Freshman led the team with 20 points and helped spark a second half comeback to give the Oregon Ducks their 24th win on the season and 13th victory in the Pac-12. UCLA was sent packing but had a chance with just under two minutes remaining until Dillon Brooks hit a three point shot that put the game away.
For the UCLA Bruins it was a tough loss on a season of promise. The Bruins have beat some good teams including Kentucky and Gonzaga. If there was a game to be ‘up’ for, this was it, especially on the road in the Pac-12 this season. Bryce Alford watched his team not only fall to Oregon but lose 11 games in Conference this season for the first time since 2004. With the win the Oregon Ducks also clinched the top seed in the Pac-12 Tournament next week and will not play until Thursday.
Oregon has been setting the benchmark in the Pac-12 this season having won on the road at Arizona and having one of the top RPI’s in the Conference. Chris Boucher set the school record for blocked shots in a season on Wednesday night against UCLA. He had three to set the new mark at 96.
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The Oregon Ducks will wrap up the Pac-12 regular season on Saturday at 1pm Pacific Time. The game will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks.