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The University of Utah Athletics
Saturday, February 20
Eugene, OR
7:00 PM
University of Utah
at
Oregon
Runnin' Utes Close Out Road Swing at Oregon
2/19/2021 12:25 PM | Men's Basketball
The Utah men’s basketball team closes out its four-game road swing this Saturday at Oregon.
EUGENE, Ore.  – The Utah men's basketball team closes out its four-game road swing this Saturday, Feb. 20, when it tangos with the #RV/RV Oregon Ducks on Pac-12 Networks. Tip-off between the Utes and Ducks is set for 7 p.m. (MT).
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Rich Burk will once again have the call while Eldridge Recasner serves as the analyst as Utah looks to split the road trip against the Oregon schools.
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SCOUTING THE DUCKS
Like most Dana Altman led teams, the Oregon Ducks are starting to come into shape winning four of its last five games while five players are averaging in double-figures in conference play. UO is sitting at 13-4 overall and 8-3 in conference play while in third with a .727 winning percentage.
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 Eugene Omoruyi is pacing the Oregon with 17.5 points per game and 5.4 rebounds per game while Chris Duarte is just behind averaging 17.3 points and 5.0 rebounds with a deadly .539 shooting clip. In addition, Duarte's 33 steals leads the team while his 2.2 steals average tops the league. Will Richardson, who has been reinserted into the line-up after an injury that' sideline him, is averaging 11.8 points through five games. Meanwhile, Eric Williams Jr. has yet to come back from his knee injury despite averaging 11.3 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Ducks. Grad transfer LJ Figueroa rounds out the list of double-digit scorers for UO, averaging 10.4 points and a team-high 6.7 rebounds.
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The last time these two teams squared off, Utah took a 43-33 lead into the locker room but wasn't able to hold off the Ducks in the second half before falling 79-73 at home. Despite shooting .558 from the floor that night, the 18 turnovers for Utah was just too much too overcome as Oregon took advantage by converting those turnovers into 25 points – 22 of which came in the second-half. Utah couldn't capitalize on the great offensive night from Timmy Allen (23 points) and Mikael Jantunen (20 points) while Pelle Larsson and Rylan Jones combined for 13 assists.
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PAC-12 ANNOUNCES TOURNAMENT BRACKET
The Pac-12 adjusted the format and updated the bracket for the upcoming 2021 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (March 10-13).
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With 11 teams eligible to participate in the 2021 tournament, the event format was adjusted to 10 total games featuring three First Round contests on Wednesday, March 10, followed by four quarterfinal games on Thursday, March 11, a pair of semifinals on Friday, March 12, and the championship on Saturday, March 13.
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The top five seeds will receive first found byes in the updated bracket, with the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds slated to meet in Thursday's second quarterfinal.
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Additionally, tip-off times have been adjusted to allow for improved testing protocols and adequate sanitization between games.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Utah men's basketball team started off slow and gained traction behind the stellar play of Timmy Allen and Branden Carlson – who gave the Utes life in the second-half after sitting out with two early founds in the first frame. Utah took a brief 39-38 lead out of the 15:34 media break when Carlson knocked down both free throws but a 17-0 blitz by Oregon State that lasted 7:29 minutes was too much to overcome for the short-handed Utes and ultimately fell 74-56.
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Allen filled the stat sheets once again, finishing with 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists while Carlson had 16 points – 14 of which came in the second-half. The two combined to go 13-of-13 from the line for Utah, the first time its gone perfect from the stripe (min. 10 FTM) since going 11-of-11 at Arizona State on Feb. 9, 2012.
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UP NEXT
Utah returns home for three-game as it first welcomes in the UCLA Bruins on Thursday, Feb. 25, for a 6 p.m. (MT) tip on Pac-12 Networks. The Utes will then wrap up the weekend with a 6 p.m. tip against USC on Saturday, Feb. 27, on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.
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LOOKING AHEAD
Utah's Feb. 22 game against Oregon State was moved to the first week of March as part of a league-wide schedule adjustment the Pac-12 Conference announced on Feb. 18. A specific date and tip-time against the Beavers in Salt Lake City to conclude the regular-season, possibly, will be announced at a later time.
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Rich Burk will once again have the call while Eldridge Recasner serves as the analyst as Utah looks to split the road trip against the Oregon schools.
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SCOUTING THE DUCKS
Like most Dana Altman led teams, the Oregon Ducks are starting to come into shape winning four of its last five games while five players are averaging in double-figures in conference play. UO is sitting at 13-4 overall and 8-3 in conference play while in third with a .727 winning percentage.
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 Eugene Omoruyi is pacing the Oregon with 17.5 points per game and 5.4 rebounds per game while Chris Duarte is just behind averaging 17.3 points and 5.0 rebounds with a deadly .539 shooting clip. In addition, Duarte's 33 steals leads the team while his 2.2 steals average tops the league. Will Richardson, who has been reinserted into the line-up after an injury that' sideline him, is averaging 11.8 points through five games. Meanwhile, Eric Williams Jr. has yet to come back from his knee injury despite averaging 11.3 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Ducks. Grad transfer LJ Figueroa rounds out the list of double-digit scorers for UO, averaging 10.4 points and a team-high 6.7 rebounds.
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The last time these two teams squared off, Utah took a 43-33 lead into the locker room but wasn't able to hold off the Ducks in the second half before falling 79-73 at home. Despite shooting .558 from the floor that night, the 18 turnovers for Utah was just too much too overcome as Oregon took advantage by converting those turnovers into 25 points – 22 of which came in the second-half. Utah couldn't capitalize on the great offensive night from Timmy Allen (23 points) and Mikael Jantunen (20 points) while Pelle Larsson and Rylan Jones combined for 13 assists.
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PAC-12 ANNOUNCES TOURNAMENT BRACKET
The Pac-12 adjusted the format and updated the bracket for the upcoming 2021 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (March 10-13).
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With 11 teams eligible to participate in the 2021 tournament, the event format was adjusted to 10 total games featuring three First Round contests on Wednesday, March 10, followed by four quarterfinal games on Thursday, March 11, a pair of semifinals on Friday, March 12, and the championship on Saturday, March 13.
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The top five seeds will receive first found byes in the updated bracket, with the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds slated to meet in Thursday's second quarterfinal.
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Additionally, tip-off times have been adjusted to allow for improved testing protocols and adequate sanitization between games.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Utah men's basketball team started off slow and gained traction behind the stellar play of Timmy Allen and Branden Carlson – who gave the Utes life in the second-half after sitting out with two early founds in the first frame. Utah took a brief 39-38 lead out of the 15:34 media break when Carlson knocked down both free throws but a 17-0 blitz by Oregon State that lasted 7:29 minutes was too much to overcome for the short-handed Utes and ultimately fell 74-56.
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Allen filled the stat sheets once again, finishing with 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists while Carlson had 16 points – 14 of which came in the second-half. The two combined to go 13-of-13 from the line for Utah, the first time its gone perfect from the stripe (min. 10 FTM) since going 11-of-11 at Arizona State on Feb. 9, 2012.
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UP NEXT
Utah returns home for three-game as it first welcomes in the UCLA Bruins on Thursday, Feb. 25, for a 6 p.m. (MT) tip on Pac-12 Networks. The Utes will then wrap up the weekend with a 6 p.m. tip against USC on Saturday, Feb. 27, on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.
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LOOKING AHEAD
Utah's Feb. 22 game against Oregon State was moved to the first week of March as part of a league-wide schedule adjustment the Pac-12 Conference announced on Feb. 18. A specific date and tip-time against the Beavers in Salt Lake City to conclude the regular-season, possibly, will be announced at a later time.
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