Oregon prevails without top scorer

Eugene Omoruyi scored 25 points and Oregon used 12 three-pointers and dominant rebounding to take an 86-74 victory over Washington on Saturday despite the Ducks missing their leading scorer.

Chris Duarte, who averages 17.8 points, sat out after injuring his right ankle in a loss to Washington State on Thursday. The host Ducks (10-4, 5-3) were also without starting forward Eric Williams for the second straight game because of COVID-19 protocols.

Omoruyi, the only Duck to start all 14 games, hit double figures for the 13th time.

Jalen Terry made five threepointers and finished with a career-high 15 points. Will Richardson added 19.

Both teams shot around 50% but the Ducks outrebounded Washington 32-20, including 12-5 on the offensive boards.

Oregon maintained a double-digit lead in the second half and built a 20-point edge with 11 minutes remaining after Terry sank four consecutive three-pointers. His five three-pointers were just three short of his season total coming in.

Quade Green scored 21 of 23 points in the second half, his two free throws with a minute left accounting for the final margin. Marcus Tsohonis added 15 points for

at Colorado 82, Arizona 79: Evan Battey made four free throws in the final 15 seconds, including two after an apparent ankle injury, and finished with 21 points to lead the Buffaloes (14-5, 8-4).

Bennedict Mathurin scored 22 points for the Wildcats (13-6, 7-6).

at Oregon State 68, Washington State 66: Ethan Thompson scored all 12 of his points in the final 8:37 to help the Beavers (10-7, 6-5) pull away from the Cougars (11-8, 4-8).

Thompson scored on a driving layup with one minute left to give the Beavers a five-point lead.