With a tournament bye on the line, the visiting Oregon Ducks made their first six shots to build a 16-3 lead over Utah, and led throughout, winning 73-65.
Five Ducks scored in double figures (sophomore guard Sydney Parrish led Oregon with 18), and six Ducks gathered five or more rebounds (sophomore guard Te-hina Paopao led with eight). That kind of balance is expected of Utah — instead, freshman guard Jenna Johnson scored 27 for the Utes, while no one else scored more than eight.
Oregon led 38-22 at the half, but Utah shot 61 percent in the third quarter to make it 54-51 to begin the fourth. Oregon out-rebounded Utah 11-4 in the fourth.
Oregon maintained their second place in the Pac-12 standings, while Utah dropped to #6. In the conference tournament beginning Wed., #7 UCLA meets #10 USC to determine a quarterfinal opponent for Oregon. #3 Washington St. awaits the winner of #6 Utah vs. #11 Cal.
| Utah | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Player | GameScore |
| 22 | Johnson,Jenna | 24.2 |
| 24 | McQueen,Kennady | 6.5 |
| 10 | Gylten,Dru | 1.2 |
| 53 | Rees,Kelsey | 3.2 |
| 05 | Kneepkens,Gianna | 0.1 |
| 11 | Maxwell,Brynna | 6.9 |
| 01 | Palmer,Isabel | 2.9 |
| 02 | Vieira,Ines | 2.9 |
| 42 | McFarland,Peyton | 0.1 |
| 34 | Young,Dasia | 0.2 |
| Oregon | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Player | GameScore |
| 33 | Parrish,Sydney | 15.6 |
| 04 | Rogers,Endyia | 11.9 |
| 01 | Sabally,Nyara | 9.5 |
| 12 | Paopao,Te-Hina | 11.1 |
| 32 | Prince,Sedona | 7.3 |
| 15 | Kyei,Phillipina | 3.7 |
| 10 | Pinto,Chanaya | 2.6 |
| 05 | Dufficy,Shannon | 0.3 |
| 00 | Hurst,Ahlise | -0.8 |
| 22 | Watson,Kylee | -2.9 |