NCAA Tournament: Oregon Ducks Turn Up Defensive Effort In Win Over Wisconsin
The Oregon Ducks are on a roll. They are not just on a nine-game winning streak, they have held eight of their nine opponents to under 65 points leading to a 72-54 win over the Wisconsin Badgers on Friday.
Both Payton Pritchard and Kenny Wooten showed the nation what Oregon Ducks Basketball is about this season. Pritchard hit two long-range NBA three-pointers. Wooten took an Ally-oop from Pritchard and finished above the rim showing off his athleticism and showing he is healthy coming off a broken jaw. He fell and injured his shoulder in the game vs Wisconsin, but medical tape was enough to get Wooten back on the court.
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Payton Pritchard led the way for the Oregon Ducks with 19 points and 8 assists. Louis King finished with 17 and was a perfect 3 for 3 from beyond the arc hitting momentum changing shots throughout the game.
Oregon shot an impressive 55 percent from the floor while holding one of the best Defensive teams in the country to just 33 percent. The Ducks also hit 47 percent from distance pulling away in the final ten minutes for a 72-54 win advancing to the Round of 32.
Earlier in the day, UC Irvine defeated Kansas State to advance to Sunday as well. Oregon finds themselves with momentum and believing in the system that Head Coach Dana Altman has been teaching and preaching all season. Add that to a nine-game winning streak and the Oregon Ducks are quickly becoming dare I say a Cinderella team. The talk will continue to grow with a win on Sunday.
The Oregon Ducks and UC Irvine Anteaters meet Sunday at 6:40 pm in San Jose on TBS,