- CapperTek
- Sports and Betting News
- NCAAB
- Colorado takes of 3rd in Pac-12, tops Oregon 79-75
Colorado takes of 3rd in Pac-12, tops Oregon 79-75
Fri, Mar 8, 2024
NCAAB News (AP)
![Colorado takes of 3rd in Pac-12, tops Oregon 79-75](images/news/colorado-takes-of-3rd-in-pac-12-tops-oregon-79-75-thursday-march-7-2024.jpg)
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - J'Vonne Hadley scored at the basket with 12 seconds left to help Colorado hold off Oregon for a 79-75 win on Thursday night to take over third place in the Pac-12 Conference.
Both teams came in tied for third at 11-7.
Jackson Shelstad's layup with 6:39 left pulled the Ducks into a 61-61 tie, but Colorado answered with a 9-0 run with a 3-pointer by Tristan da Silva, a pair of KJ Simpson layups and a Hadley layup to take a 70-61 lead with 3:22 left. Jermaine Couisnard had a layup and a 3 to get Oregon within four and his 3 with 36 seconds left got the Ducks within two, but they would not score again.
Colorado shot 55.2% (32-58) from the field and was 8 of 17 from beyond the arc. Oregon hit 32 of 60 from the field (53.3%) and was 7 of 24 from long range.
Da Silva hit 3 of 6 from distance to lead Colorado (21-9, 12-7) with 22 points. Hadley hit all four 3-point attempts to score 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Simpson added 17 points and dished six assists.
Shelstad scored 23 points and dished six assists to lead Oregon (19-11, 11-8). N'Faly Dante added 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Couisnard contributed 17.
Oregon plays host to Utah Saturday. Colorado plays at Oregon State Saturday.
___
Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here
___
AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
"