Dante leads Oregon past Washington State in 2nd half 74-60

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — N’Faly Dante scored 16 of his 22 factors within the second half when Oregon used a 13-2 run to leap begin a 74-60 win over Washington State within the Pac-12 Convention opener on Thursday evening.

The sport was performed inside 4 factors by way of the primary 26 minutes. TJ Bamba had a dunk and a three-point play to place the Cougars on prime 44-40. Will Richardson acquired these factors again in related style, and after one final Washington State lead, the Geese scored eight straight factors. A Dante layup gave the Geese a 53-46 lead with 11:08 to play.

Beginning close to the five-minute mark, Dante scored three fast baskets, the final two dunks, and the rating was 68-54. The Cougars went six minutes and not using a basket, lacking 5 pictures with 4 turnovers.

Richardson had 17 factors for the Geese (4-4) and Quincy Guerrier 12. Richardson had eight assists and three steals and Dante had seven rebounds.

Mouhamed Gueye scored 19 factors for Washington State (4-4), which got here in averaging 11 3-pointers however completed 3 of 14 behind the arc. Bamba added 14 factors, however he missed his solely 3, coming in at 56.5%. Jabe Mullins, a 57% shooter from distance, missed the sport with a knee concern.

The primary half ended deadlocked at 32 with 9 ties and 5 lead modifications. Virtually each statistic was a tie, however Gueye poured in 17 factors for Washington State on 7-of-9 capturing. No different Cougar had greater than 4 factors.

Gueye solely acquired three pictures within the second half whereas Dante was 8 of 10 for the Geese.

Washington State heads residence for a Sunday sport in opposition to Utah, which knocked off No. 4 Arizona on Thursday. Oregon goes to No. 21 UCLA on Sunday.

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