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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Game Information
- Referees:
- Earl Walton
- Chance Moore
- Randy Richardson
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Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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BYU | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Colorado | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Kansas | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
UCF | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
TCU | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Utah | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Arizona | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Baylor | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Houston | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Iowa | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Oregon | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Penn State | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Purdue | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
Illinois | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Indiana | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
USC | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Maryland | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
UCLA | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Michigan | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Washington | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |