Oregon opened play in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) this evening with a trip to Logan, Utah to play the Utah State Aggies. The Ducks were missing two starters - Will Richardson and N’Faly Dante and so came into the game somewhat short-handed. After a back-and-forth first half in which the teams took turns going on scoring runs, Oregon came out of the locker room after halftime and dramatically tightened up its defense, went back to the inside game that had worked early, and ran away from the Aggies 83 - 72.
FIRST HALF
Oregon started off strong, playing the best early-game basketball it has in recent efforts.