University of Oregon
20-6, 9-4
Stanford
12-11, 5-7
Ducks Fall Short at Stanford, 76-72
02/13/16 | Men's Basketball
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — No. 11 Oregon's late comeback fell short on Saturday, as Stanford held on to win 76-72 on at Maples Pavilion. Dillon Brooks scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half for the Ducks (20-6, 9-4 Pac-12), who lost at California on Thursday night.
Marcus Allen hit two free throws with 3 seconds to seal the win for the Cardinal, who ended a season-worst four-game losing streak.
Tyler Dorsey added 14 points and Elgin Cook had 11 for the Ducks, who came to the Bay Area riding a six-game winning streak.
Allen matched his career-high with 25 points to lead Stanford (12-11, 5-7). Dorian Pickens scored 10 of his 16 points in the second half and Grant Verhoeven finished with a career-high 13 for the Cardinal.
Cook hit a layup with 18:24 remaining to play to bring the Ducks within 34-33. The Cardinal followed with a 9-0 run, punctuated by a 3-pointer from Rosco Allen to push the lead to 43-33 at the first media timeout.
Stanford was ahead 67-56 with just under 5 minutes to play when Brooks hit a 3-pointer and Oregon called time out to set up its press.
The Ducks forced two turnovers and Dwayne Benjamin turned a steal into a layup to make it 69-65 with 3:17 left.
It was still a four-point game when Pickens hit one of two free throws before Brooks hit a 3-pointer to make it a two-point game with 1:23 remaining.
Following a missed Stanford layup, Brooks made two free throws to tie it at 72 with 51.8 seconds left.
Tyler Dorsey hit a shot at the buzzer to bring the Ducks within 32-28 at halftime. Neither team led by more than six points in the half.
TIP-INS:
Oregon: Chris Boucher and Jordan Bell are helping the Ducks re-write the program's record book for blocks. Bell, the school's all-time leader, set the individual record with 94 last season and the Ducks had a school-record 157. Oregon entered play with 153, and Boucher, who currently leads the nation, had 83.
UP NEXT:
Oregon: Hosts Oregon State on Saturday.
