UCLA
10-10, 3-4
Oregon
17-4, 6-2
UCLA Defeated by No. 12 Oregon, 96-75
January 26, 2020 | Men's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. โย The UCLA men's basketball team dropped a 96-75 decision on the road to No. 12 Oregon on Sunday afternoon before 9,309 at Matthew Knight Arena.
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Freshman Jake Kyman led the Bruins (10-10, 3-4 Pac-12) with 20 points in the setback. He made 7 of 11 shots, including 4 of 8 attempts from 3-point range, picking up his second 20-plus-point game of the season. Kyman had opened the month of January with a 21-point effort at Washington.
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Sophomore Jalen Hill finished with 16 points, eight rebounds, two steals and a block. Freshman Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 10 points, rounding out UCLA's list of double-figure scorers. Jaquez Jr. dished a team-high five assists and had three rebounds.
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Oregon (17-4, 6-2 Pac-12) led the game from start to finish, using a 14-0 scoring run midway through the first half to secure a 21-9 lead with just over 13 minutes to play before halftime.
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A layup by Hill with 10:31 to play in the first half disrupted the Ducks' scoring run. From that points, Oregon built a 23-point lead, 37-14, with 5:21 left in the opening stanza.
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UCLA entered the locker room trailing, 48-26. The Bruins shot 60.0 percent in the second half, outscored the Ducks by a 49-48 margin and trimmed their double-digits deficit to as few as 15 points (56-41) with 14:35 to play in regulation.
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The Bruins committed 22 turnovers at Oregon, as the Ducks finished with 34 of their 96 totals points off UCLA's turnovers.
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"When you look at our offensive numbers, we shot 50 percent [overall], 41 from three and 81 at the free throw line," said Mick Cronin, The Michael Price Family UCLA Men's Head Basketball Coach. "By far, the best we have had with those three in a game, maybe all year. It's a great lesson for our team. If you don't defend, you don't take care of the ball, you've got no chance. I thought the turnovers completely changed the game. It got them feeling good."
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Oregon finished the game with four players scoring in double figures. Chris Duarte had a team-leading 23 points, as he connected on 8 of 14 shots from the field. Payton Pritchard tallied 19 points, six assists and five rebounds, while Will Richardson had 16 points and Shaku Juiston registered 11 points.
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Kyman and David Singleton were relatively efficient for the Bruins from 3-point range. Kyman knocked down four 3-pointers, while Singleton connected on 3 of 6 attempts from long range.
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UCLA will return home to host No. 23 Colorado on Thursday evening. Game time in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom is 8 p.m. The Bruins' showdown against Colorado will be nationally televised on ESPN2.
In addition, the Bruins will close the week against Utah on Sunday, Feb. 2. Game time next Sunday in Pauley Pavilion is 12 p.m. (PT). That game will be televised by FS1.
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