It’s simple math.
When the opponent is hitting threes and you’re answering with twos, the math isn’t going to work in your favor.
That was the case for the Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team as Utah Tech made 21 three-pointers to defeat Oregon 92-86 in the Trailblazers Classic.
Those 21 bombs from the outside was just one off the school record for the Trailblazers. They were an amazing 21-of-31 from long range. Oregon wasn’t all that bad itself as the Ducks were 10-of-22 from downtown, but it wasn’t nearly enough.
Utah Tech’s Breaunna Gillan was credited with a triple-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
Grace VanSlooten led the way for the Ducks with 25 points and nine rebounds. Chance Gray scored 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting from three-point land. Her quick trio of treys towards the end of the third quarter brought Oregon back into the game and made it a single-digit deficit at 69-64 as the fourth quarter began.
The Ducks made it a one-possession game a few times in the fourth, but never tied the game or took the lead.
Oregon falls to 8-4 on the season, while Utah Tech out of the WAC improved to 7-4. The Ducks will stay in St. George, Utah and take on Oklahoma State on Thursday for the last non-conference game of the season. Oregon opens the Pac-12 slate with the Civil War in Corvallis New Year’s Eve.
