No Nyara Sabally, no Te-Hina Paopao and no Endyia Rogers equaled not enough physicality or firepower to compete with the No. 1 team in the nation.
Oregon struggled in nearly every phase of the game as the No. 9 Ducks suffered their first loss of the year, an 80-63 defeat to South Carolina.
Although they were playing extremely short-handed, the Ducks played very hard for the entire 40 minutes of action and made the final tally more than respectable.
Now the Ducks will turn their focus on coming home with the third-place trophy of the Battle 4 Atlantis as Oregon faces South Florida Monday morning.