Delaire hit 3 as time expires, Stanford beats Oregon 72-69

Updated Dec. 12, 2021 10:15 p.m. ET
Associated Press

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Jaiden Delaire scored 20 points, including a 3-pointer as time expired, Harrison Ingram had 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists and Stanford gave up a 14-point lead before the Cardinal beat Oregon 72-69 on Sunday night.

Michael O'Connell added a season-high 15 points for Stanford (5-3, 1-1 Pac-12), which snapped a three-game skid against the Ducks.

Oregon's Will Richardson hit a 3-pointer to make it 69-all with 1:06 to play. O'Connell and Richardson traded missed 3-point shots before Delaire hit the winner.

Richardson hit a 3-point to give Oregon (5-5, 0-2) a one-point lead with 4:35 left in the first half but the Cardinal scored the next eight points to take a 37-30 lead at halftime. Delaire had seven points in an 8-1 spurt to open the second half and make it 45-31 with 16:43 to play.

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Quincy Guerrier scored 13 over the next 8 minutes as the Ducks trimmed their deficit to five and Jacob Young made a layup with 2:36 remaining to cap a 13-4 run and give Oregon a 66-65 lead — its first since 30-29. Ingram answered with two free throws and Spencer Jones tipped in a missed put-back dunk attempt by Ingram to put Stanford back in the lead.

Guerrier led Oregon with 18 points and nine rebounds. Richardson scored 15 points and Rivaldo Soares added 10.

The Ducks, the two-time defending regular season Pac-12 champions. lost their first two conference games for the first time since the 2018-19 season.

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