LAS VEGAS – Tyger Campbell scored a career-high 28 points to lead the No. 1-seed UCLA men's basketball team past Oregon, 75-56, in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament on Friday night.
Campbell made 11 of 21 shots and was 4-for-8 from beyond the 3-point arc as UCLA registered its 12th consecutive victory.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 18 points and 10 rebounds, notching his team-leading eighth double-double. David Singleton rounded out UCLA's list of double-figure scorers, totaling 12 points. Singleton was a perfect 3-for-3 from 3-point distance.
UCLA (29-4) registered its 12th consecutive victory with the win over Oregon at T-Mobile Arena. The Bruins have advanced to the Pac-12 Tournament's title game for the second straight season. UCLA is set to face No. 2-seed Arizona (27-6) on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (PT) at T-Mobile Arena.
Will Richardson and Quincy Guerrier each scored 10 points to lead Oregon (19-14), finishing Friday night's game as the only Ducks to have scored in double figures.
N'Faly Dante totaled eight points and a team-leading 10 rebounds for Oregon.
The Bruins registered a season sweep of the Ducks, having defeated Oregon in Los Angeles back in December and in Eugene, Ore., on Thursday, Feb. 9.
In all, UCLA made 9 of 19 attempts from 3-point range (47.4 percent), shooting 45.0 percent from the field overall (27-for-60).
The Bruins led Oregon at halftime, 32-30, before outscoring the Ducks by a 43-26 margin in the second half. UCLA finished 6-of-12 from 3-point range in the second half, limiting Oregon to just 29.0 percent shooting overall after the intermission.
Campbell was particularly efficient in the second half, scoring 20 of his team-leading 28 points in the game's final 20 minutes. He was 8-for-12 from the field after halftime. Campbell finished Friday night's semifinal victory with six assists and no turnovers.
The No. 1-seed Bruins will take on either No. 2-seed Arizona or No. 6-seed Arizona State in the Pac-12 Tournament's title game on Saturday evening at T-Mobile Arena. Game time is 7:30 p.m. (PT). UCLA's game on Saturday will be nationally televised on ESPN, with Dave Pasch and Bill Walton calling the action.
Tyger Campbell (photo by Jan Kim Lim)
Campbell led the Bruins on Friday night, scoring a career-high 28 points at T-Mobile Arena.