NCAAB Game Recap - Oregon at Utah
Thu Mar 14, 2019 11:39 PM EDT

Prov
62
Vill
73
F
Akr
46
Buff
82
F
NCSU
56
UVA
76
F
Sac
73
Mont
79
F
TCU
61
KSU
70
F
Bois
69
Nev
77
F
USC
75
Wash
78
F
ChiSt
49
NMSt
86
F
LaTec
56
ODU
57
F
UCRiv
44
UCIrv
63
F
CSNor
68
UCSB
71
F
NIU
80
Toled
76
F
Lou
70
UNC
83
F
StJon
54
Marq
86
F
WVU
79
TxTch
74
F
S UT
83
N CO
64
F
NM
83
UtSt
91
F
UCLA
72
AzSt
83
F
UMKC
64
UtVal
71
F
N TX
51
W Ky
67
F
UCDav
71
CS-Ful
75
F(OT)
DelSt
57
NCC
75
F
CenAR
65
SeLA
79
F
Ball
86
BGSU
99
F
Syr
72
Duke
84
F
GTown
57
Seton
73
F
Tex
57
Kansas
65
F
MTSt
84
E WA
90
F
Marsh
73
USM
82
F
Seatt
75
GrCan
84
F
Oreg
66
Utah
54
F
AF
50
Fres
76
F
IaSt
83
Baylor
66
F
CenMI
89
Kent
81
F
Crei
61
Xav
63
F
VaTec
63
FSU
65
F(OT)
PorSt
71
Web
81
F
Colora
73
OrSt
58
F
CSBak
70
UTRGV
85
F
SDSU
63
UNLV
55
F
Lamar
72
NOrl
76
F
BethC
71
How
80
F
UAB
85
UTSA
76
F
LongB
68
HI
66
F
GrgWas
57
GMas
61
F
Nebras
69
MD
61
F
Mizzu
71
Aub
81
F
Tul
68
Mem
83
F
USA
70
UL
69
F
Rich
68
StLou
71
F
ULM
80
CoCar
50
F
TAMU
54
MissSt
80
F
Ill
62
Iowa
83
F
ECU
57
WichSt
73
F
StJos
92
Duques
86
F
PSU
72
Minn
77
F(OT)
Bama
62
Miss
57
F
SMU
74
Tuls
65
F
LaSal
57
URI
76
F
Ind
75
OhSt
79
F
UConn
80
SoFL
73
F
Ark
50
Fla
66
F

Oregon 66, Utah 54

Mar 14, 2019, 11:39 PM EDT

Final

1

2

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(6) Oregon

18

48

66

(3) Utah

24

30

54

Oregon locks down Utah in 66-54 win in Pac-12 quarterfinals
Fri Mar 15, 2019 2:42 AM

LAS VEGAS (AP) Two down, two to go for the Oregon Ducks and their dominant defense.

Louis King and Payton Pritchard scored 20 points each, and Oregon shut down Utah 66-54 Thursday night in the Pac-12 quarterfinals.

"I loved our defensive effort," said Ducks coach Dana Altman, who agreed to a contract extension through 2025-26 earlier Thursday. "It kept us in the first half, and we were able to find a way in the second."

The sixth-seeded Ducks (20-12) had a second straight strong defensive game in the Pac-12 tournament to get halfway to their goal of four wins in four days.

Oregon caused the Utes problems with its press even without forcing many turnovers, often making them run their offense deep into the shot clock. The Ducks had Utah's leading scorer Sedrick Barefield in foul trouble in the first half and held him to two points on 2-of-12 shooting. He was 1 for 9 from 3-point range.

Francis Okoro tied the Pac-12 tournament record with six blocked shots to help Oregon move on to face Arizona State in Friday's semifinals.

No. 3 seed Utah (17-14) struggled to find an offensive rhythm, shooting 34 percent and 2 of 23 of from the 3-point line.

Donnie Tillman led the Utes with 18 points.

"Definitely give them credit," Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said. "As we all know, it's Oregon's defense that's put them in the position they're in right now. And with as physical as the game is, it fits their blueprint."

The Ducks put on a defensive show in their Pac-12 opener, snagging 14 steals while holding Washington State to 31 percent shooting in the 55-47 win. It was the fifth straight game Oregon held its opponent to under 62 points, a run that began shortly after coach Dana Altman shifted to a starting lineup with four 6-foot-9 players.

That earned the Ducks a rematch with Utah, which they beat by two in last year's Pac-12 semifinals on Kenny Wooten's game-ending blocked shot. Oregon also beat the Utes in their lone meeting this season, 78-72 in Salt Lake City.

Both teams clamped down on defense in the quarterfinals, neither giving an inch.

Utah had a stretch of more than six minutes without a field goal and shot 8 for 21 in the first half. Barefield was limited to eight minutes after picking up two fouls.

Oregon had a scoreless drought of 5 1/2 minutes and went 8 for 29.

The Utes led 24-18 at halftime.

"That first half, our defense did keep us in it," Altman said. "As poorly as we played offensively, we were still in the ballgame."

The Ducks started making shots in the second half and the Utes didn't. Oregon stretched the lead to nine with seven minutes left and never let Utah make a push.

Oregon made 17 of 28 shots in the second half. The Utes went 1 for 13 from the 3-point arc in the second half.

"It was just one of those games. Shots just weren't going in," Tillman said. "A number of great looks, it just wasn't falling."

BIG PICTURE

Utah had trouble with the Ducks' constant pressure all night and missed numerous open shots when it got them.

Oregon's defense has hit its prime at just the right time.

UP NEXT

Utah waits to see if will get a postseason tournament invite.

Oregon plays Arizona State in the semifinals.

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Leaders

Oregon PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
L. King 20 0 1 7 0 0
P. Pritchard 20 0 5 4 1 0
Utah PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. Tillman 18 0 1 4 0 0
T. Allen 14 0 2 7 0 0

Team Comparison

Oreg Utah
Points For 66 54
Field Goals 25/57-44% 18/53-34%
Three Pointers 4/14-29% 2/23-9%
Free Throws 12/15-80% 16/20-80%
Offensive Rebounds 9 13
Defensive Rebounds 26 25
Rebounds 38 46
Blocks 6 4
Steals 6 3
Turnovers 8 12
Personal Fouls 18 16
Technical Fouls 0 1
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Oreg Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Thu Jan 31 Oreg 78 @ Utah 72 W. Richardson 19 S. Barefield 16
Thu Mar 14 Oreg 66 @ Utah 54 L. King 20 D. Tillman 18

Game Information

Stadium: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 13,012
Game Time: