Photo Gallery: Oregon's Pac-12 tournament loss to UCLA
The Oregon Ducks’ NCAA Tournament hopes came to an end Friday evening with a blowout loss to UCLA.
The No. 2 Bruins topped the Ducks, 75-56, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to bounce Oregon out of the Pac-12 Tournament. With the loss, UO drops to 19-14 on the year and now appears headed for a second consecutive trip to the NIT.
“It’s not how we wanted to finish it up,” Oregon sophomore Nate Bittle said. “But it’s a great opportunity for us to come out and just compete more and play more. It’s a great opportunity for us to improve our own games.”
The Ducks will find out where their postseason journey begins when the NCAA Tournament selection show airs at 3 p.m. PT Sunday on CBS. The NIT selection show will air afterward at 6 p.m. PT on ESPNU.
UCLA senior point guard Tyger Campbell finished with a career-high 28 points, including 20 in the second half. Jaime Jaquez added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Bruins.
Will Richardson and Quincy Guerrier led the Ducks with 10 points apiece, and N’Faly Dante finished with eight points and 10 boards.
ScoopDuck photographer Darby Winter was on hand to capture the action. Check out his photo gallery below.