Donaven Dorsey added 13 points, including two 3-pointers
during a key 11-0 run that snapped a 59-59 tie midway through
the second half. Robert Upshaw collected 13 points, 12 rebounds
and five blocks for Washington (13-4, 2-3 Pac-12), which
outscored the Ducks 53-35 in the second half en route to its
second straight win following a four-game losing streak.
Dillon Brooks led Oregon (12-6, 2-3) with 16 points, Dwayne
Benjamin added 15 and Jalil Abdul-Bassit scored nine off the
bench on three 3-pointers. Joseph Young, who came in leading the
Pac-12 in scoring at 20.1 points per game, was held to eight on
3-of-12 shooting - including 2-of-8 from beyond the arc.
Benjamin closed the opening period with a windmill dunk to put
Oregon ahead 42-32, but the Huskies made four 3-pointers in the
opening seven minutes of the second half to pull ahead 52-50.
The Ducks went cold after Abdul-Bassit’s 3-pointer tied the game
at 59 and trailed 74-61 following Dorsey’s dunk with just over
four minutes left.
Brooks drained back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the deficit to
79-74 with 1:18 left, but Mike Anderson answered with a layup on
the Huskies’ next possession. Young’s 3-pointer made it 81-77
before Williams-Goss made four straight free throws to cap the
scoring and complete the Huskies’ comeback.
GAME NOTEBOOK: F Jordan Bell had eight points and nine rebounds
for Oregon, which was outrebounded 43-34 while losing for the
third time in its last four games. … Washington G Darin Johnson
missed his second straight game due to a strained quadriceps. …
Andrews has averaged 17.6 points in his last three games against
the Ducks.
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