EUGENE, Ore. — Freshman Jackson Shelstad scored 20 factors and made two free throws with 10 seconds left to assist Oregon maintain off UCLA 64-59 on Saturday.
Shelstad made 7 of 13 pictures, together with 4 of seven from 3-point vary, and each of his foul pictures for the Ducks (10-3, 2-0 Pac-12). Shelstad had a season-high 21 factors in Oregon’s 82-74 dwelling win over USC on Thursday to open convention play. The Ducks, Washington and each L.A. faculties are heading to the Big Ten Conference subsequent season.
Jermaine Couisnard had 15 factors and three steals for Oregon. Reserve Jadrian Tracey contributed 10 factors and 4 assists.
Adem Bona completed with 15 factors, 11 rebounds and 5 blocked pictures to tempo the Bruins (6-7, 1-1), who’ve misplaced 4 of their final 5 video games. Freshman Berke Buyuktuncel scored a season-high 12, whereas Lazar Stefanovic pitched in with 10 factors and eight rebounds.
Couisnard and Brennan Rigsby each scored eight factors to assist Oregon take a 33-31 lead into halftime. Bona had seven factors and 7 rebounds to maintain UCLA shut.
The Bruins used a 9-0 run early within the second half to seize a 42-37 lead. Oregon answered with a 3-pointer from Couisnard and two from Shelstad in a 9-2 surge to retake the lead. The Ducks stayed in entrance and had been up seven till two straight layups by Bona reduce the Bruins’ deficit to 60-57 with 2:43 left to play.
PHOTOS: Freshman Shelstad leads Oregon to 64-59 victory over UCLA
Kario Oquendo missed twice from past the arc for Oregon and UCLA answered with a Dylan Andrews basket and trailed by one with 30 seconds to go. Oregon scored on a dunk by Kwame Evans Jr. popping out of a Bruins timeout and Andrews missed a 3-pointer. Shelstad grabbed the rebound and his two free throws wrapped up the win.
The Ducks misplaced 3 times to the Bruins final season – the ultimate time within the semifinals of the convention match.
UCLA leads 93-41 all time in a sequence that dates to 1937. The Bruins snapped a four-game shedding streak with a 69-62 highway win over Oregon State to start their closing Pac-12 season.
Oregon travels to play Washington on Thursday and Washington State on Saturday. UCLA returns dwelling to play Stanford on Wednesday and California on Saturday.
