Oregon 69, UC Irvine 67 (OT)
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[December 30, 2014]
Oregon 69, UC Irvine 67 (OT): Dwayne
Benjamin scored 18 points as the host Ducks erased an 11-point deficit
in the second half to turn back the Anteaters and win their eighth
straight overtime game.
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Elgin Cook recorded 14 points, eight rebounds, five assists and
four steals for Oregon (9-4), which avoided becoming the third
Pac-12 team in two days to succumb to a big underdog. Dillon Brooks
scored 15 points and Joseph Young added 11, including a key
3-pointer in overtime, as the Ducks won their fifth consecutive game
- and second over a Big West Conference foe after they defeated UC
Santa Barbara 82-78 in overtime on Dec. 22.
Alex Young scored 12 points while Travis Souza and Jaron Martin
added 11 apiece for UC Irvine (6-6), which erased a five-point
deficit in overtime. Will Davis II registered 10 points, three
steals and three blocks while Aaron Wright added nine points and
four of the Anteaters' 10 steals.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2014/Dec/30/images/ads/current/LPL_small%201.gif) Oregon trailed 33-26 at the break - its lowest point total in a half
this season - as UC Irvine closed the period with a 31-17 run and
converted 13 of its final 18 shots from the field. After Davis'
jumper put the Anteaters on top 37-26 with 19:10 remaining, the
Ducks took a 50-49 lead with 4:55 left before Souza's jumper with
26.1 seconds left gave UC Irvine a 57-54 advantage and Benjamin
drilled a 3-pointer from the corner with 7.6 seconds left to force
overtime.
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Brooks' three-point play and a pair of free throws by Cook gave
Oregon a 64-59 lead before Alex Young scored five straight points
and Cook's free throw with 1:15 remaining put the Ducks back on top
65-64. Joseph Young drilled a 3-pointer with 23 seconds left to make
it 68-64 and Souza answered with a 3 with six seconds to play and,
after Brooks split two free throws, Alex Young's desperation
3-pointer caught the backboard and the rim.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Pac-12 suffered a pair of major upsets Sunday
when No. 19 Washington lost to Stony Brook 62-57 and California fell
to Cal State Bakersfield 55-52. ... UC Irvine was without 7-6 C
Mamadou Ndiaye, who missed his seventh straight game with a foot
injury. ... Souza, a senior, has recorded 112 career field goals -
97 from 3-point range and 15 from inside the arc - after making two
of each against Oregon.
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