That halftime talk from head coach Kelly Graves must have been interesting, to say the least. The Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team got defensive in the second half and defeated Southern Utah 66-54.
Oregon outscored the Thunderbirds 24-8 in the third quarter after a lackluster first half where the Ducks were up just 10 at halftime.
It’s a good thing Oregon built up a good lead because the fourth quarter wasn’t a pretty one for the home team. Southern Utah claimed a 21-7 advantage for the remaining 10 minutes of the game, which won’t make Graves too happy.
Competition is going to ramp up in a big way come Thursday as the Ducks will open up the PK85 Invitational with No. 13 North Carolina on Nov. 24 and then either No. 8 Iowa State or Michigan State Nov. 27.