Richardson leads Oregon in comeback

Will Richardson scored 21 points, including 17 in the second half, and No. 17 Oregon came from behind for a 68-60 victory over 16th-ranked Colorado on Thursday night.

The Ducks (19-6, 8-4) trailed by 12 points early in the second half but went on a 10-0 run in the waning minutes to overtake the Buffaloes (19-6, 8-4). The two teams are tied for the league lead.

Richardson also had nine rebounds. Payton Pritchard added 15 points for the Ducks.

Evan Battey and D’Shawn Schwartz each had 14 points for Colorado.

The Buffaloes went on a 20-0 run to build a 30-16 lead while the Ducks missed 11 consecutive field-goal attempts and were called for a pair of charges.

Colorado led 35-26 at halftime, shooting 48% from the field (14 for 29) after a cold start while the Ducks shot 32% in the opening half (10 for 31).

Oregon’s deficit grew to 12 points before the Ducks rallied within 43-40 with 13 minutes left but Colorado answered with three-pointers from Schwartz and Lucas Siewert to push the lead back to nine points.

The Ducks drew within two points at 51-49 and 55-53 and had possession but couldn’t convert and finally Richardson’s two free throws with 4:18 left knotted the game at 58-58. Richardson then hit a threepointer for Oregon’s first lead since the opening minutes.

at Oregon State 70, Utah 51: Kylor Kelley scored 16 points, including five dunks, and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Oregon State (15-9, 5-7) to its most lopsided conference win of the season.

Arizona 68, at California 52: Zeke Nnaji had 21 points and five rebounds, and Arizona overcame a sluggish game offensively to beat California. Dylan Smith added 14 points and Nico Mannion had 10 points and five assists to help the Wildcats (17-7, 7-4) bounce back from a loss to UCLA that knocked Arizona out of the Top 25.

Arizona State 74, at Stanford 69: Remy Martin scored 24 points, including a key layup in the final 32 seconds, to help Arizona State (16-8, 7-4) win its fourth straight.