Colorado takes of 3rd in Pac-12, tops Oregon 79-75
Colorado picks up Quad 1 win at Oregon
Colorado picks up Quad 1 win at Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. -- — J'Vonne Hadley scored at the basket with 12 seconds left to help Colorado hold off Oregon for a 79-75 win on Thursday night to take over third place in the Pac-12 Conference.
Both teams came in tied for third at 11-7.
Jackson Shelstad's layup with 6:39 left pulled the Ducks into a 61-61 tie, but Colorado answered with a 9-0 run with a 3-pointer by Tristan da Silva, a pair of KJ Simpson layups and a Hadley layup to take a 70-61 lead with 3:22 left. Jermaine Couisnard had a layup and a 3 to get Oregon within four and his 3 with 36 seconds left got the Ducks within two, but they would not score again.
Colorado shot 55.2% (32-58) from the field and was 8 of 17 from beyond the arc. Oregon hit 32 of 60 from the field (53.3%) and was 7 of 24 from long range.
Da Silva hit 3 of 6 from distance to lead Colorado (21-9, 12-7) with 22 points. Hadley hit all four 3-point attempts to score 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Simpson added 17 points and dished six assists.
Shelstad scored 23 points and dished six assists to lead Oregon (19-11, 11-8). N'Faly Dante added 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Couisnard contributed 17.
Oregon plays host to Utah Saturday. Colorado plays at Oregon State Saturday.
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- Referees:
- Earl Walton
- Chance Moore
- Randy Richardson
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|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 8-1 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 2-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Michigan State | 2-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Michigan | 2-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Oregon | 1-1 | 1 | 10-1 |
| Maryland | 1-1 | 1 | 9-2 |
| Penn State | 1-1 | 1 | 9-2 |
| Nebraska | 1-1 | 1 | 7-2 |
| Purdue | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Iowa | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Northwestern | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Illinois | 1-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
| Ohio State | 1-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
| Rutgers | 1-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
| USC | 1-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
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