12 days ago, the Oregon Ducks lost to Washington State at home, all but extinguishing their March Madness hopes. But after winning on Saturday at Oregon State, and winning Thursday night in Palo Alto against the Stanford Cardinal, the Ducks have shown that they are not yet out of the fight.
After a close first half, the Ducks pulled away in the second half. The Cardinal were held to 41% from the field in the second half and 33 points, which led Oregon to a 13-point victory.
Jadrian Tracey shined in Thursday’s win. He finished with 19 points on 62% shooting. He also made 4/5 three-pointers, several of which were in the first half, which helped jump-start the Ducks’ offense.
Below are the rest of my instant reactions to Oregon’s Thursday night win.