Richardson scores 17, Oregon holds off UC Riverside 71-65
EUGENE, Ore. -- — Will Richardson scored 17 points and Oregon held off UC Riverside for a 71-65 victory on Wednesday night.
The game was tied at 58 with 7:34 remaining and UC Riverside kept it close, trailing just 65-63 with 2:18 to play. But De’Vion Harmon answered with a three-point play for the Ducks and N’Faly Dante sealed it at the free-throw line.
Oregon (5-3) has won consecutive games since its 78-49 loss to then-No. 12 Houston in the Maui Invitational. The Ducks open Pac-12 play on Sunday hosting Arizona State, which scored it fewest points in 75 years in a 51-29 home loss to Washington State.
Dante finished with 12 points. Eric Williams Jr. added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Ducks, who shot 55% (26 of 47) from the floor and 43% (9 of 21) from beyond the arc.
UC Riverside (5-4) shot 53% overall but just 23.5% (4 of 17) from 3-point range.
Dominick Pickett scored 15 points to lead the Highlanders. Callum McRae and Zyon Pullin added 12 points apiece.
Oregon has scored 100-plus points in each of the previous two matchups with the Highlanders. A 100-89 win in 1981 and a 108-67 victory in 2002 that extended the Ducks home winning streak to 23 games, tying the school record from 1937-39.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Mike Scyphers
- Gregory Nixon
- Keith Kimble
2023-24 Big West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UC Irvine | 17-3 | - | 24-10 |
UC San Diego | 15-5 | 2 | 21-12 |
UC Davis | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
Hawai'i | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
Long Beach State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-15 |
UC Riverside | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
Cal State Northridge | 9-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
UC Santa Barbara | 9-11 | 8 | 16-15 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 8-12 | 9 | 13-19 |
Cal State Fullerton | 7-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
Cal Poly | 0-20 | 17 | 4-28 |
2023-24 Pac-12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Arizona | 15-5 | - | 27-9 |
Washington State | 14-6 | 1 | 25-10 |
Colorado | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
Oregon | 12-8 | 3 | 24-12 |
UCLA | 10-10 | 5 | 16-17 |
Utah | 9-11 | 6 | 22-15 |
Washington | 9-11 | 6 | 17-15 |
California | 9-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
USC | 8-12 | 7 | 15-18 |
Arizona State | 8-12 | 7 | 14-18 |
Stanford | 8-12 | 7 | 14-18 |
Oregon State | 5-15 | 10 | 13-19 |