Oklahoma State led by three points with 10:28 to play, but the Ducks closed finished game on a 20-11 run. With just less than seven minutes to play, Oregon junior forward Dwayne Benjamin stole a sloppy pass from the Cowboys’ Le’Bryan Nash in the backcourt, turning it into an easy dunk to put the Ducks up 70-62. The play capped off an 11-0 run for Oregon.
Oregon senior guard and Pac-12 Player of the Year Joseph Young scored 27 points to lead all players, and also chipped in four rebounds and four assists. Young closed the first half on a 13-4 run all on his own to give the Ducks a 43-39 lead.
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Le’Bryan Nash led the Cowboys with 18 points and seven rebounds in his final game in an Oklahoma State uniform. Junior guard Phil Forte added 12 points.
Oregon advanced to the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year, while Oklahoma State lost it’s fourth-straight tournament game since 2009.
Oregon moves on to face top-seeded Wisconsin on Sunday in Omaha.
