Story By: Cole Rothman

Tonight, the number 17 Oregon Ducks took on the Utah Utes in what proved to be a lightly contested game. The Ducks fought their way to an 18 point, 80-62 victory over the Utes, who struggled to stop or slow the Ducks all night. The Utes managed to hang around for most of the night thanks to timely shooting and tough defense, but the Ducks were just too talented. 

Oregon was eventually able to put the Utes away with around 4 minutes to play, but the Utes did well to keep Oregon’s lead under 20 points for the entirety of the game. The Utes got double digit contributions from Branden Carlson, Timmy Allen and freshman point-guard Rylan Jones, who led Utah with 18 points.  

Despite the Utes impassioned effort on both ends of the floor, the Ducks seemed to have an answer for every punch Utah threw. Payton Pritchard led all scorers with 25 pts, Will Richardson contributed 18 pts, 6 rbs and 6 assists and Addison Patterson made the most of his 16 minutes, adding 10 pts, 2 blks and 2 assists. The Ducks had got meaningful contributions from across the board and were able to control the game from the tip to the horn. 

Next up, the Ducks will go on the road against the Arizona schools in what Dana Altman called “the toughest road trip there is,” with respect to the way the conference is shaping up this year. The first stop on that pivotal road trip is in Tempe Arizona this Thursday at 6 p.m. against Arizona State.

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