Oregon is going to look at the box score and see 23-8 in the third quarter and point to that as to what caused them to lose this game.
Utah outscored the Ducks 48-36 in the second half and that was enough to upset the No. 2 seeded Oregon team 80-73. The Utes advance to the conference finals against Stanford while the Ducks return home to await their NCAA tourney fate.
Oregon could very well host the first two rounds of the Big Dance if it is a No. 4 seed in a region. But right now, the Ducks are on the bubble for hosting.
Either way, they’re in the NCAA tournament, but this loss to Utah is going to sting for a while. Oregon was up 66-65 with 3:45 left, but Utah outscored the Ducks 15-7 the rest of the way.