LAS VEGAS — Oregon knocked out UCLA on Thursday at the Pac-12 Tournament with a 68-66 victory at T-Mobile Arena.
N’Faly Dante was dominant, scoring 22 points for the Ducks. Freshman guard Jackson Sheldstad scored 12 points and had only one turnover in 38 minutes.
No. 4-seed Oregon faces No. 1-seed Arizona on Friday in a semifinal at 5 p.m. I’ll post a column at JohnCanzano.com. Make sure you are subscribed if you want it delivered in your in-box.
Omer Khan was at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday.
His gallery is worth checking out:
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Altman is just a great coach. He wins wherever
Awesome victory for the Ducks! Altman once again wins over 20 games for the 14th season!