National Basketball Association
Oregon 82, UC Santa Barbara 78
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, December 22, 2014
Where: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Officials:
# Scott Brown, # Glenn Mayberry, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance:
5396
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Oregon 82, UC Santa Barbara 78 (OT): Joseph Young had 25 points and a career-high 11 rebounds as the Ducks held on to beat the visiting Gauchos.
Jalil Abdul-Bassit scored a career-high 20 points off the bench for Oregon (9-3), which won its seventh straight overtime game. Dillon Brooks finished with 12 points and three blocks before fouling out with 6:10 left in regulation and the score tied at 62.
Alan Williams scored 19 of his 26 points after halftime and grabbed 12 rebounds for UC Santa Barbara (5-6). Michael Bryson added 21 points and John Green contributed a season-high 18 points off the bench for the Gauchos, who were playing their fourth overtime game this season.
Gabe Vincent started the overtime with a 3-pointer for Santa Barbara and a jumper by Williams put the Gauchos up by four with 3:57 left. Bassit then scored all the points in a 7-0 run that finished off the game, as the Gauchos went the final 2:44 without scoring.
Oregon trailed by 12 with 11:56 left in regulation but crept back and had a chance to move ahead with two seconds remaining. Young, who came in shooting 95.5 percent from the line and was 5-for-5 at that point of the game, missed his second attempt from the line and the game ventured into overtime.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Young came in third in the nation in free-throw shooting percentage and had moved to No. 1 during the game but finished 6-of-8 from the stripe as his percentage dipped to 92.3 … The Ducks improved to 7-0 this season when leading at the half …. Williams posted his 40th career double-double, extending his Santa Barbara record.
Top Game Performances
UC Santa Barbara |
|
Oregon |
Alan Williams 26 |
Scoring |
Joseph Young 25 |
Zalmico Harmon 3 |
Assists |
Elgin Cook 4 |
Alan Williams 12 |
Rebounds |
Joseph Young 11 |
Alan Williams 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Joseph Young 6 |
Alan Williams 3 |
Steals |
Casey Benson 2 |
Mitch Brewe 1 |
Blocks |
Jordan Bell 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
UC Santa Barbara
|
78 |
41.5 |
9-17 |
15-19 |
10 |
27 |
2 |
10 |
11 |
Oregon
|
82 |
53.6 |
8-23 |
14-17 |
17 |
35 |
7 |
7 |
17 |