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BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oregon 64, Arizona 57
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 8, 2014
Where: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Officials: # Brett Nansel, # Michael Reed, # Bob Staffen
Attendance: 12364

Oregon 64, No. 3 Arizona 57: Jason Calliste scored 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and the Ducks rallied from an eight-point deficit in the second half for their seventh straight victory.

Johnathan Loyd added 16 points and Mike Moser had 10 points, 10 rebounds and four steals for Oregon (22-8, 10-8 Pac-12), which likely clinched an NCAA Tournament berth by ending the Wildcats’ five-game winning streak. Calliste came off the bench to shoot 5-of-7 from the field and 4-of-5 from 3-point range.

Aaron Gordon led Arizona (28-3, 15-3) with 21 points and eight rebounds while Kaleb Tarczewski added 12 points. Nick Johnson had 11 points on 4-of-12 shooting for the Wildcats, who secured the Pac-12 regular-season title last weekend and will enter next week’s conference tournament in Las Vegas as the No. 1 seed.

Oregon shot 37.5 percent in the first half and trailed 31-29 at the break, and Arizona used a strong defensive effort to pull ahead 44-36 with less than 12 minutes remaining. Moser and Calliste answered with back-to-back 3-pointers to spark the Ducks’ comeback, and Loyd tied the game at 50 at the five-minute mark.

After Calliste’s three-point play put Oregon ahead 53-51 with just over four minutes left, Calliste and Loyd hit consecutive 3-pointers and the Ducks held on for the win in front of the first sellout crowd of the season. Oregon shot 10-for-19 from 3-point range compared to 2-for-11 for Arizona, which committed 17 turnovers and missed eight of its 19 shots from the foul line.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Loyd had three steals and tied Luke Ridnour for fourth place in school history with 150. … The last four games in the series have been decided by a total of 15 points. … Oregon G Joseph Young was held to eight points on 3-of-12 shooting, 10 points below his season average.
Top Game Performances
 
Arizona   Oregon
Aaron Gordon 21 Scoring Jason Calliste 18
T.J. McConnell 4 Assists Ben Carter 2
Aaron Gordon 8 Rebounds Mike Moser 10
Aaron Gordon 7 Free Throws Made Jason Calliste 4
Gabe York 3 Steals Mike Moser 4
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 1 Blocks Elgin Cook 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Arizona 57 42.3 2-11 11-19 12 33 3 7 14
Oregon 64 41.2 10-19 12-19 8 32 4 9 15