Box Score EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — No. 14 Arizona played without coach Sean Miller and lost 98-93 to Oregon in overtime on Saturday.
Deandre Ayton had 28 points and 16 rebounds for Arizona (22-7, 12-4 Pac-12), and
Rawle Alkins added 24 points.
Oregon (19-10, 9-7) used a stellar performance at the line and a balanced attack to pick up its second straight win. Elijah Brown scored 22 of his season-high 30 points after halftime. MiKyle McIntosh added 20 points, including a key 3-pointer with 1:02 left.
Brown made 15 of 17 free-throw attempts as the Ducks connected on 20 of 24 foul shots overall. The work at the line helped them over a 58.6 shooting percentage and a 35-30 rebounding edge for the Wildcats.
Arizona also committed 17 turnovers.
Dylan Smith's 3-pointer for the Wildcats tied it at 83 with 22 seconds left. Oregon's Payton Pritchard missed a driving layup with 2 seconds remaining, sending the game into overtime.
UP NEXT
Arizona: Hosts Stanford on Thursday night.
Oregon: Plays at Washington State on Thursday night.
