Oregon vs. Portland: Instant Reactions to Ducks’ stunning win against the Portland Pilots

At tip-off, the Oregon Ducks had no business losing to the Portland Pilots, but with five minutes to go in the second half, Oregon had no business winning. They found a way to win anyway.

With 8:11 on the second half clock, Oregon trailed 54-41. The Ducks were not shooting well, and defense was way too much of a struggle. But then, Keeshawn Barthelemy, who had played poorly to that point, started to hit some shots, and after that, he couldn’t miss.

Still, in the game’s final moments, Dana Altman’s Ducks’ looked like they had no chance. They waited too long to wake up. But when Oregon got the ball back, down 67-62 with under a minute to play, Barthelemy laced a quick three to pull the Ducks within two — 30 seconds to play.

Oregon forced a stop, and Jackson Shelstad streaked up the court, quickly forcing a shot — something we saw all too often from him tonight. Somehow, Barthelemy grabbed the offensive rebound and kicked it to Jadrian Tracey. With under ten seconds to go, Tracey finished at the rim, tying the game. Portland couldn’t score and the game went to overtime.

In overtime, the Ducks had all the momentum, and they quickly started to pull away. It wasn’t until there was less than a minute to go that Portland scored their first overtime points, leading to an 80-70 Oregon victory.

Just a frisky Tuesday night win.

Oregon vs. Portland Keys to the Game

Oregon was abysmal shooting for most of the night. The Ducks finished with 28/69 FGs made and 7/31 from three, and Oregon didn’t hit its first second-half three until the 16-minute mark in the period. The Ducks got much more efficient down the stretch, which boosted those numbers.

Forced shots were a big reason for the Ducks’ low shooting splits. In addition to contested threes, Oregon was forcing well-guarded shots after offensive rebounds, leading to just five second-chance points in the game.

Down the stretch in the second half, Portland heated up from the three-point line. With under six minutes the Pilots,…

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Author : Ducks Wire

Publish date : 2024-11-13 06:52:00

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