National Basketball Association
Oregon 68, California 65
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Where: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Officials:
# Dick Cartmell, # Michael Irving, # Tony Padilla
Attendance:
6948
By The Sports Xchange
Senior forward Chris Boucher had 18 points to lead Oregon to a 68-65 win over California on Wednesday night in Pac-12 basketball.
Freshman guard Tyler Dorsey added 17 points for Oregon (12-3, 1-1) while forward Elgin Cook had nine points and seven rebounds. Jaylen Brown led Cal (12-4, 2-1) with 20 points and nine rebounds.
Cal took a 47-46 lead when forward Ivan Rabb scored inside, but forward Dwayne Benjamin followed with a 3-pointer for Oregon and forward Jordan Bell had a dunk to put the Ducks up 51-47 with 7:16 left to play.
Cal was within 57-54 after Rabb scored, but Cook followed with a layup and a free throw to put the Ducks ahead 60-54 with 3:28 left in the game.
Brown made three straight free throws to get Cal within 60-57, but guard Tyrone Wallace missed two free throws on Cal's next possession. Dorsey made a 3-pointer with 54 seconds left to put Oregon ahead 63-57.
Dorsey made back-to-back 3-pointers to put Oregon ahead 11-6 early and Cook stretched the lead to 13-7 with a tip-in before Brown and forward Ivan Rabb hit back-to-back baskets to start nine straight points that put the Bears ahead 16-11 on a basket by Wallace.
Cal stretched the lead to 22-17 on a basket by Brown, but Oregon later tied it 23-23 when forward Dillon Brooks and Boucher hit back-to-back baskets.
Oregon went ahead 25-24 on a basket by Benjamin before Cal got a basket from Wallace and a free throw by center Kingsley Okoroh to go ahead 27-25. Boucher scored to close out the half with the game tied 27-27.
Oregon announced before the game that senior guard Dylan Ennis, a transfer from Villanova, will miss the rest of the season with a foot injury after playing in just two games.
Top Game Performances
California |
|
Oregon |
Jaylen Brown 20 |
Scoring |
Chris Boucher 18 |
Jordan Mathews 3 |
Assists |
Dillon Brooks 4 |
Jaylen Brown 9 |
Rebounds |
Elgin Cook 7 |
Jaylen Brown 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Chris Boucher 5 |
Jaylen Brown 2 |
Steals |
Chris Boucher 4 |
Stephen Domingo 2 |
Blocks |
Chris Boucher 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
California
|
65 |
49.1 |
0-12 |
13-23 |
6 |
37 |
6 |
4 |
18 |
Oregon
|
68 |
40.7 |
7-21 |
13-26 |
9 |
33 |
5 |
11 |
11 |