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Oregon Basketball: Ducks Struggle Again in Boulder, Fall To Colorado

By Justin Phillips

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - DECEMBER 14: Payton Pritchard #3 of the Oregon Ducks plays against the Michigan Wolverines at Crisler Arena on December 14, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Oregon won the game 71-70 in overtime. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - DECEMBER 14: Payton Pritchard #3 of the Oregon Ducks plays against the Michigan Wolverines at Crisler Arena on December 14, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Oregon won the game 71-70 in overtime. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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The Oregon Men’s Basketball team has struggled in Boulder. They have yet to win a game there under Dana Altman falling 74-65 on Thursday night.

Oregon Basketball plays well when they can spread the ball around, which they struggled to do against the Buffaloes. Payton Pritchard led the team with 21 points. Chris Duarte added 10. No one else scored in double figures for the Ducks. Anthony Mathis, who has shown he has the prowess to shoot from distance finished with just 7 points. Oregon shot 16 percent from three-point range for the game.

The Ducks did welcome back Shakur Juiston to the lineup after an injury suffered earlier this season. In his return, he played for 22 minutes and had 8 points off the bench. Speaking of the bench, Oregon had just 25 points from an area that is usually more reliable when it comes to scoring on the offensive side.

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Both teams shot close to 44 percent from the floor, but Colorado was able to connect better from three-point range. McKinley Wright IV had 21 points and was 3 for 7 from three-point range. This game was the first time in several years that Oregon has played Colorado on the front end of a trip to play the mountain schools.

Oregon now travels to Utah to face the Utes on Sunday. Ohio State, who is ranked ahead of the Ducks at number three, stumbled against Wisconsin Friday night. At this point in the season, Oregon is not truly where they belong in the rankings. While number four was the highest they have ever been, they are not playing like the number four team in the country yet.

The Ducks face Utah Saturday at 2 pm Pacific Time on Pac-12 Networks.

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