All season, it seemed to be eluding Oregon Men’s basketball. There were chances, the first of which came in Portland in front of a Duck-friendly crowd at the Moda Center. Oregon blew that one, monumentally.
There were two more opportunities in Las Vegas against nationally ranked teams in front of a nationwide audience.
Oregon didn’t fare much better in either of those.
They had another chance, at home in Matthew Knight Arena, against the top-ranked team in the country.
They had it…then they let it slip through their fingers.
Now, finally, Oregon earned one, and they did it in dramatic fashion.