Paopao leads Oregon to an upset of No. 9 UConn

Oregon 72, No, 9 UConn 59: Te-Hina Paopao had 22 points and eight rebounds as host Oregon beat UConn on Monday.

Sedona Prince added 14 points as Oregon (10-5) won its second game against a top-10 team in three days. The Ducks defeated seventh-ranked Arizona 68-66 in overtime on Saturday.

Freshman Carolina Ducharme scored 22 points while Olivia Nelson-Ododa added 17 points for the Huskies (9-4), who were without their top two scorers due to injury.

Oregon built a 15-point halftime lead before Ducharme hit a 3-pointer to cut the margin to 44-34. Maddie Scherr followed with a 3-pointer for the Ducks. Prince hit a jumper and Nyara Sabally had a steal and layup before Endyia Rogers

added a basket to push Oregon ahead 53-36.

Ahlise Hurst hit a 3-pointer late in the third quarter as Oregon extended its lead to 62-39.

UConn scored the first 10 points of the game before Sydney Parrish and Sabally each hit a 3-pointer for Oregon. The Huskies then moved ahead 14-8, but Paopao scored the final seven points of the first quarter.

The Ducks followed with the first 11 points of the second quarter to take a 2614 lead. UConn closed within 30-22 before the Ducks went on a 9-2 run to close out the half.

No. 13 Georgia 72, Missouri 62: Jenna Staiti scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Georgia became the first visiting team to earn a win at Missouri this season, using a strong finish to post a victory.

Oregon State 69, No. 22 Colorado 66 (OT): Talia von Oelhoffen drilled a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in overtime, lifting host Oregon State to a victory over Colorado.

Von Oelhoffen missed a jumper with 24 seconds left but got a second chance after Jelena Mitrovic grabbed the offensive rebound. Von Oelhoffen’s second chance, after taking a pass from Ellie Mack, was good to give the Beavers a 69-66 lead. Colorado’s Jaylyn Sherrod missed a 3-pointer with four seconds left and Mack cleared the rebound to preserve the win.

Colorado’s only points in overtime were two free throws by Peanut Tuitele with 4:38 remaining that gave the Buffaloes a 66-64 lead. The Beavers tied it on a layup by Tea Adams near the 3-minute mark.