For about three quarters of the game on Saturday night, it looked like Oregon Men’s basketball had turned some sort of a corner. But then, reality kicked in.
Visiting Baylor defeated Oregon 78-70 at Matthew Knight Arena, dropping the Ducks to 6-6, their worst record through the first 12 games since Dana Altman took over as head coach in 2010.
Already having been blown out on numerous occasions by their tougher opponents, Oregon had a chance to show it could play at the level expected of a team that advanced to the Sweet 16 of last year’s NCAA Tournament as they hosted the top-ranked Bears.