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Top-Seeded UCLA Defeats Oregon, 75-56, at Pac-12 Tournament
March 10, 2023 | Men's Basketball
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.
