Oregon Ducks Look To Continue Hot Shooting vs UCLA Bruins
Oregon faces another Pac-12 showdown as a rough final month heavy with road games begins with UCLA.
The Oregon Ducks played the biggest game of the season on Saturday and rose to the occasion dismantling 5th ranked Arizona. Dana Altman and Oregon now play the third biggest game of the year on the road against a team looking for revenge.
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Dillon Brooks opened Pac-12 play for Oregon with a last second buzzer beating three pointer vs UCLA back on December 28th. He now leads the team into Pauley Pavillion, a place that the Bruins are not perfect this season. They lost to Arizona just a few weeks ago. It is not necessarily a winnable game, but one that the Oregon Ducks need to win to stay atop the Pac-12 standings.
Shooting the ball for UCLA and Oregon has been lights out coming down the stretch, but the Ducks are hitting a higher percentage in Pac-12 play. Part of the reason is three point baskets. The Oregon Ducks landed 16 of 25 shots from beyond the arc vs the Wildcats last weekend. Tyler Dorsey had 23 points and was perfect from beyond the arc. The Ducks cannot get into early foul trouble on the road.
The game against UCLA will be the second in a road gauntlet to end the season to feature a 20 win team. USC will follow on Saturday before Oregon closes out the home slate at Matthew Knight Arena next week with Utah and Colorado. The Ducks finish the regular season with three games on the road.
Oregon and UCLA tipoff on Thursday at 7pm Pacific Time on ESPN.
