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Pac-12 Tournament: Oregon Ducks Stifled By Stanford Cardinal In Second Half

By Justin Phillips

The Oregon Ducks prepare for Stanford at Matthew Knight ArenaJustin Phillips/KPNWSports
The Oregon Ducks prepare for Stanford at Matthew Knight ArenaJustin Phillips/KPNWSports /
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The Oregon Ducks came out firing in the first quarter, but in the end turnovers and a tough Stanford Defense ended the team’s Pac-12 Tournament run.

Lessons learned are sometimes good and bad. It was a tough one to swallow on Saturday night against a Stanford team that was more physical and sharper from beyond than an upstart Oregon Ducks team. The Cardinal zeroed in on Lexi Bando and kept her in check all night, and fouling her out on a ticky-tack play that should have been called a Defensive foul on Stanford.

Despite losing 71-56, the two-game run that Oregon started in the Pac-12 Tournament turned some heads. Stanford was stifling on Defense forcing the Oregon Ducks to shoot 33 percent from the floor. Oregon went cold in the 4th Quarter shooting just 14 percent, all on three-pointers for 9 points.

Both teams had 10 turnovers, but losing Bando was a big difference. She left the game with just three points off free throws.

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The Oregon Ducks made a move toward the postseason with two Pac-12 Tournament wins. According to ESPN Bracketology and Charlie Creme, the Ducks are an 8 seed. Kelly Graves and the team now wait until Selection Monday set for Monday, March 14th at 4pm PT on ESPN.