It was a game that the Oregon Ducks absolutely needed to have if they wanted any shot at getting an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament this season.
In the end, it was a game that the Ducks weren’t able to get.
Oregon lost a heartbreaker to the Washington Huskies on the road Wednesday night, falling 72-72 in overtime.
The Ducks were close to pulling away from Washington midway through the second half, up 50-42 at one point, but they managed to hit only 1 of their next 9 shots, giving the Huskies a path to get back into the game and force overtime, From there, Washington was able to battle and pull out a hard-fought victory.
Now it leaves the Ducks in a tough position. There is no path to an at-large bid into the tournament anymore, and only a chance that they win the Pac-12 tournament in order to get into March Madness. Otherwise, it’s a second-straight year in the NIT for Dana Altman’s squad.