No one is going to mistake this game for a defensive clinic.
Not by a long shot.
But it was long shots that propelled the Oregon Ducks men’s basketball team to an 89-84 win at Washington State Saturday night. The Ducks are now 12-3 overall and 4-0 in league action after this road sweep of the Washington schools.
The Ducks shot an amazing 58 percent from the field (32-of-55) and 14-of-24 from three-point land (58 percent).
Oregon held the lead throughout the game and whenever the Cougars attempted to make a run, the Ducks would nail a three-pointer to end the momentum for the home team.
Jadrian Tracey’s three with less than a minute left gave the Ducks an 87-82 lead with 40 seconds left. While there was still plenty of time for WSU, that three as the shot clock was running down turned out to be the nail in the Cougars’ coffin.
Brennan Rigsby led the way with 18 points in just 20 minutes time on the floor. He was 4-of-5 from long distance.