National Basketball Association
Oregon 80, Washington 77
When: 11:30 PM ET, Thursday, March 14, 2013
Where: MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials:
# Kevin Carter, # Gregory Nixon, # Chris Rastatter
Attendance:
10566
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Oregon 80, Washington 77 (OT): Arsalan Kazemi scored 11 of his 14 points in overtime as the third-seeded Ducks outlasted the No. 6 Huskies to advance to the Pac-12 semifinals in Las Vegas.
Tony Woods had a career-high 19 points and eight rebounds, Damyean Dotson scored 17 points and E.J. Singler finished with 16 for Oregon (24-8), which will play No. 10 seed Utah in Friday’s semifinals.
C.J. Wilcox scored 19 points, Scott Suggs had 18 and Abdul Gaddy finished with 14 points for Washington (18-15).
Kazemi, who scored one point in the first half, made two free throws early in the overtime, then put back his own miss for a 70-65 lead. He then scored on a fast-break dunk to push the lead to seven and Washington couldn’t get it back to a one-possession game.
The Huskies used an 11-0 run to take a 23-14 lead with 10:52 left in the first half but the Ducks reeled them in and took a 39-34 lead into the break. The lead continued to change hands until Oregon back-up point guard Johnathan Loyd, a Las Vegas native, made two free throws with 16 seconds left to tie the score at 64 and force overtime.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The last time Oregon beat Washington three times in a season was in 1954. … Oregon freshman point guard Dominic Artis made his first start since coming back from a foot injury that forced him to sit out nine games. Artis, who came off the bench the last three games, did not score and sat while Loyd played the overtime. … Pat Riley, the president of the Miami Heat, and Nike co-founder and chairman Phil Knight were among those in attendance.
Top Game Performances
Oregon |
|
Washington |
Tony Woods 19 |
Scoring |
C.J. Wilcox 19 |
Johnathan Loyd 4 |
Assists |
Abdul Gaddy 5 |
Arsalan Kazemi 9 |
Rebounds |
Aziz N'Diaye 9 |
Arsalan Kazemi 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Andrew Andrews 3 |
Damyean Dotson 2 |
Steals |
C.J. Wilcox 3 |
Dominic Artis 1 |
Blocks |
Andrew Andrews 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oregon
|
80 |
42.4 |
6-12 |
18-24 |
15 |
28 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
Washington
|
77 |
45.5 |
9-17 |
8-14 |
10 |
35 |
6 |
8 |
15 |