LAS VEGAS—On Feb. 23, Oregon reached one of the lowest points of its season. The Ducks had just suffered their third straight loss after surrendering 62 points in the second half to UCLA, falling to 15–12.
Since then, Dana Altman’s group has ripped off eight consecutive wins, including Saturday night’s 68–48 victory over top-seeded Washington in the Pac-12 tournament final at T-Mobile Arena. It was the No. 6-seeded Ducks’ fourth win in four days, making them only the second Pac-12 team to accomplish the feat. And after giving up those 62 points in the final 20 minutes at UCLA, Oregon has allowed more than 62 points once in the past eight games (75 points in its overtime win over Arizona State on Friday night).