Eugene Without some spectacular shots in the closing minutes, it wouldn’t be an Oregon-UCLA game.
Jackson Shelstad pulled it up and made a three-pointer from the top of the arc to put UO ahead 71-70 with 10.7 seconds remaining, bringing the 8,133-strong crowd to their feet after Nate Bittle rejected a Dylan Andrews pass that had Oregon trailing for the majority of the second half.
The Bruins defeated the No. 12 Ducks 73-71 on Sunday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena when Andrews answered with a bank-in three with 0.4 seconds remaining, silencing them.
With 22 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, three steals, and two blocks from Nate Bittle, it was Oregon’s first loss of the season (9-1, 1-1 Big Ten). Shelstad scored eleven points, Jadrian Tracey contributed ten, and Keeshawn Barthelemy finished with thirteen points and four rebounds.
The Bruins led for the majority of the last 20 minutes despite both teams’ offensive play fluctuating, with Eric Dailey Jr. scoring 16 of his 19 points in the second half. Dailey’s three-pointer put UCLA on an 8-0 run, giving them a 67-58 lead with 3:51 remaining. With 1:57 remaining, Oregon rallied with an 8-1 run to pull within 68-66.
UCLA (8-1, 2-0) took a 23-13 lead halfway through the first half, with Lazar Stefanovic scoring all eight of his points in that half. Oregon led 34-33 at the half after making all five of its first-half three-pointers from that range, including two from Shelstad and Bittle.
This article will be updated by The Oregonian/OregonLive.
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