University of Oregon
Colorado
03/18/04 | Men's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Luke Jackson scored all but two of Oregon's final 33 points, leading the Ducks back from 18 points down in the second half in a 77-72 overtime victory against Colorado in a first-round NIT game Wednesday night.
Jackson, who had 40 points overall, including 29 straight at one point, scored 14 in the last 4:47 of regulation, tying the game 61-61 on a 3-pointer with 20 seconds left. He followed that with 14 more in overtime, 11 from the free throw line.
David Harrison led the Buffaloes (18-11) with 26 points and 12 rebounds.
Oregon's rally began with a dunk off a steal by Jackson at the 15:57 mark to spark a 17-1 run. It erased a 48-30 deficit to pull within 49-47 with 7:57 to play.
Colorado, meanwhile, went almost 12 minutes between field goals, and the once hot-shooting Buffaloes missed on eight straight attempts before a putback by Harrison with six minutes left made it 52-47.
From there, Jackson took over for Oregon (16-12), making three 3-pointers and going 15-for-16 from the free throw line.
Colorado jumped to a 9-4 lead in the game's first three minutes, but fell behind 14-11 following a 10-2 Oregon run capped by a 3-pointer by Aaron Brooks.
But the Buffaloes answered by scoring 12 straight. They would extend their lead to 45-30 going into the break as Chris Copeland hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final 45 seconds.
