The last time the Huskies and Ducks squared off was on December 12th in Seattle when Oregon escaped with a 74-71 victory. The latest installment of the rivalry wasn’t as close as the Huskies fell 86-74 in Eugene on Saturday afternoon. Washington now sits at 3-14 (2-10) on the year.
The clash between the pacific northwesterners began with an explosive display of offense as both teams were scoring early and often. At the 14:40 mark in the first half, it was the Huskies who held a 15-14 lead. The Ducks were sitting in a zone and daring the Dawgs to shoot and UW stepped up to the call by hitting four of their first five three-pointers which prompted the Ducks to switch back to their traditional man-to-man defense.