PORTLAND, Ore. — No. 18 Oregon and Michigan State will meet Sunday in the third-place game at the Phil Knight Invitational, with tip-off set for 10 a.m. PT on ESPN2 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The Ducks (4-1) suffered their first loss of the season Thursday in the semifinal round to No. 8 North Carolina 85-79. Michigan State (6-1) also took its first defeat at the hands of No. 5 Iowa State in the other semifinal matchup 80-49.
Junior guard Te-Hina Paopao led the Ducks against the Tar Heels with a season-high 18 points while freshman forward Grace VanSlooten registered her first career double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds.