EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Prince Ali summed it up in five words as he exited the victorious UCLA Bruins locker room.
''That was highway robbery, baby,'' a beaming Ali said after the Bruins erupted for 39 points in 12 minutes for a road win.
Ali had 22 points, including four in overtime, and UCLA scored the final seven points to outlast Oregon Ducks 87-84 on Thursday night.
Jaylen Hands added 16 points and hit the go-ahead jumper with 47 seconds left for the Bruins (10-6, 3-0), who won in Eugene for the first time in five years. Moses Brown, who had 10 points and 11 rebounds, made one of two free throws for the final point.
''It's one of the more crazy ones,'' said interim coach Murry Bartow, who is 3-0 since replacing Steve Alford as UCLA's coach. ''We didn't score the ball very easily tonight, but then we made a great run to get the thing to overtime.
''My head's spinning right now, so I'm not even sure what I said (in the locker room). I'm just really proud of them.''
Oregon coach Dana Altman didn't have an explanation, either.
''There's no easy way to spin that one,'' Altman said, ''that's a gut punch. . I wish I could help them more, I wish I could do a better job, but obviously that hurts them. They're crushed. They played really hard and I feel really bad for them because they played really hard.''
UCLA trailed by 17 in the second half and was down 76-68 with 45 seconds to go in regulation when Hands made a 3-pointer and a 3-point play to cut the deficit to two. The three free throws came after Ali stole the ball from Payton Pritchard and Ehab Amin, who had five steals, fouled Hands beyond the arc.
''You can't do that,'' Altman said. You've got to make them hit a tough shot and Hands hit all his free throws there, so that really was a big play.''
The Bruins outscored Oregon 12-4 to finish regulation at 80-80.
Chris Smith tied the score with 0.7 seconds left with a rebound basket off Hands' intentional miss from the foul line, but Smith missed his free throw and the Ducks rebounded to force overtime.
''We had our best two offensive rebounders on the lane in Jalen Hill and Moses,'' Bartow said, ''and fortunately they tipped it and here comes Chris Smith. He made a big play.''
With an 80-77 lead and 3.3 seconds left in regulation, Altman opted to foul Hands in the back court rather than risk a tying 3-point attempt. Smith's rebound putback turned that strategy on its head for the Ducks.
''We thought we could get the rebound,'' Altman said. ''That circumstance is what you fear and they missed the free throw, but we just didn't get it done in overtime.''
Kris Wilkes had 14 points for UCLA and Hill had 10 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. The Bruins saw their 23 turnovers converted into 32 points by the Ducks.
Freshman Louis King scored a season-high 22 points and 10 rebounds for Oregon (9-6, 0-2), and Victor Bailey Jr. had 20 points. Paul White added 16 points.
UCLA made 10 of its first 11 shots to lead 22-17 but then went 1 for its next 14 to trail by 11 points with two minutes left in the half. Even worse, the Bruins struggled to handle the ball against Oregon's half-court pressure and surrendered 19 points off 14 turnovers spread among seven players. Nine came on steals by the Ducks.
Oregon went ahead behind Bailey's nine points during a 14-2 run for a 39-28 lead. Kris Wilkes, who had six of his seven turnovers in the first half, hit a 3 at the buzzer to cut the deficit to 39-32.
BIG PICTURE
UCLA overcame sloppy ball-handling and an inability to keep its transition game rolling for a remarkable comeback victory. For the third game in a row, the Bruins had five players score in double figures.
Oregon put together its first impressive opening half against a Power 5 team since its win over Syracuse in mid-November and showed that it's adapting to the loss of star freshman Bol Bol, despite losing at home for the third time this season.
STAT OF THE NIGHT
Oregon's leading scorer, Payton Pritchard, almost went scoreless for the first time in 90 career games until he hit four free throws in the last minute of regulation for his only points. The junior guard was 0 for 6 from the field and 0 for 5 from 3-point range. ''I'm not sure (why),'' Altman said. ''We want him to look for shots and I thought the ball movement was pretty good. He missed a couple good looks, but we do need him to be more aggressive offensively.''
HE SAID IT
Bartow deflected all the credit to his players for the way they came back after falling behind 65-48 with less than seven minutes to go in regulation. ''I kept telling them, `If we can just get it to nine, if we can just get it to nine,' and we did,'' Bartow said. ''Guys just made a lot of plays. We didn't run a lot of stuff and it's nothing miraculous that I did.''
UP NEXT
UCLA: At Oregon State on Sunday night.
Oregon: Hosts USC on Sunday night.
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1st Half
UCLA
Bruins
32
ORE
Ducks
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Jumpball received by Oregon
19:50
Bad pass turnover on Louis King, stolen by Prince Ali
19:50
+2
Jaylen Hands made layup
2-0
19:30
Victor Bailey Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot
19:28
Defensive rebound by Jaylen Hands
19:12
Jaylen Hands missed 3-pt. jump shot
19:10
Defensive rebound by Paul White
18:52
Victor Bailey Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot
18:50
Defensive rebound by Kris Wilkes
18:45
Bad pass turnover on Kris Wilkes, stolen by Victor Bailey Jr.
18:35
Traveling violation turnover on Victor Bailey Jr.
18:26
Bad pass turnover on Kris Wilkes, stolen by Francis Okoro
18:19
+2
Louis King made layup, assist by Victor Bailey Jr.
2-2
17:58
+2
Moses Brown made dunk, assist by Prince Ali
4-2
17:49
Bad pass turnover on Payton Pritchard
17:42
Traveling violation turnover on Prince Ali
17:17
+3
Louis King made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Victor Bailey Jr.
4-5
17:02
+2
Kris Wilkes made jump shot, assist by Chris Smith
6-5
16:50
Louis King missed jump shot
16:48
Offensive rebound by Oregon
16:47
Bad pass turnover on Louis King
16:47
+2
Kris Wilkes made layup
8-5
16:47
+2
Miles Norris made jump shot, assist by Will Richardson
8-7
15:55
+3
Prince Ali made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jaylen Hands
11-7
15:34
+2
Paul White made layup, assist by Will Richardson
11-9
15:17
Shooting foul on Paul White
15:17
Jaylen Hands missed 1st of 2 free throws
15:17
+1
Jaylen Hands made 2nd of 2 free throws
12-9
14:51
+2
Will Richardson made jump shot
12-11
14:35
+2
Moses Brown made dunk, assist by Jaylen Hands
14-11
14:26
Will Richardson missed 3-pt. jump shot
14:24
Defensive rebound by Jaylen Hands
14:22
Lost ball turnover on Jaylen Hands, stolen by Will Richardson
14:13
+3
Paul White made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Payton Pritchard
14-14
14:00
Bad pass turnover on Jaylen Hands
13:31
Miles Norris missed jump shot, blocked by Kris Wilkes
13:29
Offensive rebound by Will Richardson
13:13
Payton Pritchard missed 3-pt. jump shot
13:11
Defensive rebound by Jaylen Hands
13:05
+2
Kris Wilkes made layup, assist by Jaylen Hands
16-14
12:30
Paul White missed layup
12:30
Defensive rebound by Kris Wilkes
12:30
Lost ball turnover on Kris Wilkes, stolen by Paul White
12:30
Personal foul on Louis King
12:09
+2
Louis King made layup, assist by Paul White
16-16
12:07
+2
Jalen Hill made dunk, assist by Kris Wilkes
18-16
11:39
Shooting foul on Jalen Hill
11:39
+1
Paul White made 1st of 2 free throws
18-17
11:39
Paul White missed 2nd of 2 free throws
11:39
Defensive rebound by Jalen Hill
11:33
Offensive foul on Kris Wilkes
11:33
Turnover on Kris Wilkes
11:05
Victor Bailey Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot
11:03
Defensive rebound by Jules Bernard
10:59
+2
Jalen Hill made dunk, assist by Chris Smith
20-17
10:32
Traveling violation turnover on Will Richardson
10:10
+2
Jules Bernard made layup
22-17
9:45
+2
Francis Okoro made jump shot
22-19
9:17
David Singleton missed 3-pt. jump shot
9:15
Defensive rebound by Louis King
9:07
Louis King missed 3-pt. jump shot
9:05
Defensive rebound by Jalen Hill
8:50
Lost ball turnover on Jules Bernard, stolen by Ehab Amin
8:20
Lost ball turnover on Louis King, stolen by David Singleton
8:13
David Singleton missed jump shot
8:11
Offensive rebound by Moses Brown
8:06
Moses Brown missed layup
8:04
Offensive rebound by Moses Brown
7:56
Moses Brown missed layup
7:56
Defensive rebound by Payton Pritchard
7:56
Payton Pritchard missed layup
7:56
Offensive rebound by Will Richardson
7:56
+2
Will Richardson made jump shot
22-21
7:49
Personal foul on Louis King
7:44
Kris Wilkes missed 3-pt. jump shot
7:44
Defensive rebound by Payton Pritchard
7:44
Ehab Amin missed layup
7:42
Defensive rebound by Prince Ali
7:35
Jalen Hill missed jump shot
7:33
Offensive rebound by Jalen Hill
7:33
+2
Jalen Hill made layup
24-21
7:33
Shooting foul on Francis Okoro
7:33
+1
Jalen Hill made free throw
25-21
7:08
Ehab Amin missed 3-pt. jump shot
7:06
Offensive rebound by Francis Okoro
7:01
Payton Pritchard missed 3-pt. jump shot
6:59
Defensive rebound by Kris Wilkes
6:59
Personal foul on Paul White
6:46
Kris Wilkes missed 3-pt. jump shot
6:44
Defensive rebound by Victor Bailey Jr.
6:27
+2
Francis Okoro made dunk
25-23
6:10
Personal foul on Payton Pritchard
6:06
Prince Ali missed 3-pt. jump shot
6:04
Defensive rebound by Payton Pritchard
5:48
Bad pass turnover on Paul White, stolen by Moses Brown
5:42
Lost ball turnover on Jaylen Hands, stolen by Paul White
5:42
+2
Paul White made layup
25-25
5:42
Shooting foul on Alex Olesinski
5:42
Paul White missed free throw
5:42
Defensive rebound by Moses Brown
5:35
Jaylen Hands missed jump shot
5:31
Offensive rebound by Moses Brown
5:31
Shooting foul on Francis Okoro
5:31
+1
Moses Brown made 1st of 2 free throws
26-25
5:31
Moses Brown missed 2nd of 2 free throws
5:31
Offensive rebound by UCLA
5:20
Prince Ali missed 3-pt. jump shot
5:18
Defensive rebound by Oregon
5:01
Victor Bailey Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot
4:59
Defensive rebound by Kris Wilkes
4:54
Lost ball turnover on Kris Wilkes, stolen by Ehab Amin
4:54
+2
Ehab Amin made layup
26-27
4:26
Alex Olesinski missed 3-pt. jump shot
4:24
Defensive rebound by Ehab Amin
4:05
Bad pass turnover on Victor Bailey Jr.
3:58
Lost ball turnover on David Singleton, stolen by Ehab Amin
3:52
Will Richardson missed layup, blocked by David Singleton
3:52
Offensive rebound by Victor Bailey Jr.
3:52
+2
Victor Bailey Jr. made layup
26-29
3:26
Traveling violation turnover on Alex Olesinski
3:17
+3
Victor Bailey Jr. made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Payton Pritchard
26-32
2:53
Jaylen Hands missed 3-pt. jump shot
2:51
Defensive rebound by Oregon
2:51
Shooting foul on Kenneth Nwuba
2:36
+3
Will Richardson made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Ehab Amin
26-35
2:12
Cody Riley missed layup, blocked by Miles Norris
2:10
Defensive rebound by Victor Bailey Jr.
2:04
+2
Victor Bailey Jr. made layup
26-37
1:41
Offensive foul on Chris Smith
1:41
Turnover on Chris Smith
1:32
Ehab Amin missed 3-pt. jump shot
1:30
Defensive rebound by Moses Brown
1:22
Jumpball received by UCLA
1:05
+2
Moses Brown made dunk
28-37
58.0
+2
Victor Bailey Jr. made jump shot
28-39
43.0
Lost ball turnover on Kris Wilkes, stolen by Ehab Amin
35.0
Shooting foul on Jalen Hill
35.0
Miles Norris missed 1st of 2 free throws
35.0
Defensive rebound by Kris Wilkes
35.0
Miles Norris missed 2nd of 2 free throws
35.0
Defensive rebound by Kris Wilkes
9.0
Personal foul on Will Richardson
9.0
+1
Prince Ali made 1st of 2 free throws
29-39
9.0
Prince Ali missed 2nd of 2 free throws
9.0
Offensive rebound by UCLA
1.0
+3
Kris Wilkes made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Prince Ali
32-39
2nd Half
UCLA
Bruins
48
ORE
Ducks
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:34
+2
Victor Bailey Jr. made jump shot
32-41
19:11
+2
Kris Wilkes made jump shot, assist by Jaylen Hands
34-41
18:43
Shooting foul on Moses Brown
18:42
Francis Okoro missed 1st of 2 free throws
18:42
+1
Francis Okoro made 2nd of 2 free throws
34-42
18:27
Kris Wilkes missed jump shot, blocked by Francis Okoro
18:25
Offensive rebound by Jalen Hill
18:26
Personal foul on Francis Okoro
18:22
Jaylen Hands missed 3-pt. jump shot
18:20
Offensive rebound by Jaylen Hands
18:16
+2
Prince Ali made jump shot
36-42
17:47
Louis King missed 3-pt. jump shot
17:45
Defensive rebound by UCLA
17:21
Kris Wilkes missed 3-pt. jump shot
17:19
Defensive rebound by Payton Pritchard
17:14
+3
Victor Bailey Jr. made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Payton Pritchard
36-45
16:54
Personal foul on Victor Bailey Jr.
16:51
+3
Prince Ali made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jalen Hill
39-45
16:26
Victor Bailey Jr. missed layup
16:24
Defensive rebound by Moses Brown
16:11
Jaylen Hands missed jump shot
16:09
Defensive rebound by Victor Bailey Jr.
16:02
Paul White missed 3-pt. jump shot
16:00
Defensive rebound by Moses Brown
15:52
Bad pass turnover on Prince Ali
15:32
Miles Norris missed dunk
15:30
Defensive rebound by David Singleton
15:23
Shooting foul on Paul White
15:08
Lost ball turnover on Cody Riley, stolen by Paul White
14:51
+2
Paul White made jump shot, assist by Will Richardson
39-47
14:29
David Singleton missed jump shot
14:27
Defensive rebound by Paul White
14:06
Shooting foul on Cody Riley
14:06
Miles Norris missed 1st of 3 free throws
14:06
+1
Miles Norris made 2nd of 3 free throws
39-48
14:06
Miles Norris missed 3rd of 3 free throws
14:06
Offensive rebound by Ehab Amin
13:53
Will Richardson missed jump shot
13:51
Offensive rebound by Ehab Amin
13:48
Ehab Amin missed layup
13:46
Offensive rebound by Louis King
13:39
+2
Louis King made layup
39-50
13:19
+2
Jaylen Hands made jump shot
41-50
13:00
Ehab Amin missed jump shot
12:58
Defensive rebound by Jalen Hill
12:43
Bad pass turnover on Jaylen Hands
12:43
+2
Louis King made layup, assist by Ehab Amin
41-52
12:37
Personal foul on Ehab Amin
12:16
Personal foul on Ehab Amin
12:16
+1
Prince Ali made 1st of 2 free throws
42-52
12:16
Prince Ali missed 2nd of 2 free throws
12:16
Defensive rebound by Louis King
11:46
Will Richardson missed jump shot
11:44
Offensive rebound by Will Richardson
11:35
Victor Bailey Jr. missed jump shot
11:35
Defensive rebound by Moses Brown
11:35
Offensive foul on Kris Wilkes
11:35
Turnover on Kris Wilkes
11:17
Payton Pritchard missed 3-pt. jump shot
11:15
Offensive rebound by Louis King
10:54
Louis King missed layup
10:54
Defensive rebound by Moses Brown
10:54
Kris Wilkes missed 3-pt. jump shot
10:52
Defensive rebound by Oregon
10:52
Personal foul on Jules Bernard
10:30
+2
Paul White made jump shot, assist by Will Richardson
42-54
10:18
+2
Prince Ali made layup
44-54
10:05
Victor Bailey Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot
10:03
Defensive rebound by Kris Wilkes
9:56
+2
Moses Brown made dunk, assist by Jaylen Hands
46-54
9:44
+3
Louis King made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Will Richardson
46-57
9:26
Offensive foul on Jaylen Hands
9:26
Turnover on Jaylen Hands
9:10
+3
Louis King made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Ehab Amin
46-60
8:49
Shooting foul on Louis King
8:49
Cody Riley missed 1st of 2 free throws
8:49
Defensive rebound by Paul White
8:49
Cody Riley missed 2nd of 2 free throws
8:49
Defensive rebound by Paul White
8:20
Victor Bailey Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot
8:18
Defensive rebound by UCLA
8:03
Prince Ali missed 3-pt. jump shot
8:01
Defensive rebound by Louis King
8:00
Personal foul on Cody Riley
7:42
+2
Paul White made layup, assist by Victor Bailey Jr.
46-62
7:30
David Singleton missed 3-pt. jump shot
7:28
Offensive rebound by Cody Riley
7:28
Shooting foul on Victor Bailey Jr.
7:28
+1
Cody Riley made 1st of 2 free throws
47-62
7:28
Cody Riley missed 2nd of 2 free throws
7:28
Defensive rebound by Louis King
7:20
Lost ball turnover on Louis King, stolen by Jalen Hill
7:20
Personal foul on Louis King
7:20
+1
Jalen Hill made 1st of 2 free throws
48-62
7:20
Jalen Hill missed 2nd of 2 free throws
7:20
Offensive rebound by Jalen Hill
7:13
Jaylen Hands missed 3-pt. jump shot
7:11
Defensive rebound by Oregon
7:14
Personal foul on Kris Wilkes
7:14
+1
Ehab Amin made 1st of 2 free throws
48-63
7:14
Ehab Amin missed 2nd of 2 free throws
7:14
Defensive rebound by Jalen Hill
7:07
Lost ball turnover on Jalen Hill, stolen by Ehab Amin
6:48
+2
Paul White made layup
48-65
6:27
+2
David Singleton made layup
50-65
6:14
Bad pass turnover on Ehab Amin, stolen by David Singleton
6:09
+2
Jaylen Hands made dunk
52-65
5:42
Paul White missed 3-pt. jump shot
5:40
Defensive rebound by Chris Smith
5:29
Jaylen Hands missed 3-pt. jump shot
5:27
Offensive rebound by Jalen Hill
5:23
Personal foul on Will Richardson
5:23
+1
Jalen Hill made 1st of 2 free throws
53-65
5:23
Jalen Hill missed 2nd of 2 free throws
5:23
Defensive rebound by Payton Pritchard
5:01
Paul White missed jump shot
4:59
Defensive rebound by Jalen Hill
4:58
Personal foul on Will Richardson
4:58
+1
Jalen Hill made 1st of 2 free throws
54-65
4:58
Jalen Hill missed 2nd of 2 free throws
4:58
Offensive rebound by Jules Bernard
4:53
Jules Bernard missed layup
4:51
Defensive rebound by Payton Pritchard
4:25
Lost ball turnover on Payton Pritchard, stolen by Moses Brown
4:19
Bad pass turnover on Jaylen Hands, stolen by Paul White
4:06
Commercial timeout called
3:50
Offensive rebound by Paul White
3:40
Personal foul on Chris Smith
3:40
+1
Victor Bailey Jr. made 1st of 2 free throws
54-66
3:40
+1
Victor Bailey Jr. made 2nd of 2 free throws
54-67
3:27
Kris Wilkes missed jump shot
3:25
Offensive rebound by Kris Wilkes
3:25
+2
Kris Wilkes made layup
56-67
3:25
Shooting foul on Victor Bailey Jr.
3:25
+1
Kris Wilkes made free throw
57-67
3:20
Personal foul on Prince Ali
3:20
Will Richardson missed free throw
3:14
Defensive rebound by Moses Brown
3:14
Lost ball turnover on Prince Ali, stolen by Louis King
3:09
+2
Will Richardson made layup, assist by Louis King
57-69
3:09
Shooting foul on Jaylen Hands
3:09
Will Richardson missed free throw
3:09
Defensive rebound by Chris Smith
2:49
Jaylen Hands missed layup
2:47
Offensive rebound by Chris Smith
2:44
+2
Chris Smith made tip-in
59-69
2:31
+3
Louis King made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Paul White
59-72
2:17
+3
Prince Ali made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jaylen Hands
62-72
2:10
Victor Bailey Jr. missed layup, blocked by Kris Wilkes
2:08
Offensive rebound by Oregon
2:06
Louis King missed 3-pt. jump shot
2:04
Offensive rebound by Paul White
1:39
Will Richardson missed layup
1:37
Defensive rebound by Jaylen Hands
1:32
+3
Chris Smith made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jaylen Hands
65-72
1:00
Victor Bailey Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot
58.0
Offensive rebound by Louis King
54.0
+2
Louis King made layup
65-74
44.0
+3
Jules Bernard made 3-pt. jump shot
68-74
44.0
Personal foul on Prince Ali
44.0
+1
Payton Pritchard made 1st of 2 free throws
68-75
44.0
+1
Payton Pritchard made 2nd of 2 free throws
68-76
37.0
+3
Jaylen Hands made 3-pt. jump shot
71-76
36.0
Bad pass turnover on Payton Pritchard, stolen by Prince Ali
33.0
Shooting foul on Ehab Amin
33.0
+1
Jaylen Hands made 1st of 3 free throws
72-76
33.0
+1
Jaylen Hands made 2nd of 3 free throws
73-76
33.0
+1
Jaylen Hands made 3rd of 3 free throws
74-76
20.0
Personal foul on Jules Bernard
20.0
+1
Victor Bailey Jr. made 1st of 2 free throws
74-77
20.0
+1
Victor Bailey Jr. made 2nd of 2 free throws
74-78
7.0
Jaylen Hands missed layup
5.0
Offensive rebound by Prince Ali
2.0
+3
Prince Ali made 3-pt. jump shot
77-78
3.0
Personal foul on Chris Smith
3.0
+1
Payton Pritchard made 1st of 2 free throws
77-79
3.0
+1
Payton Pritchard made 2nd of 2 free throws
77-80
2.0
Personal foul on Will Richardson
2.0
+1
Jaylen Hands made 1st of 2 free throws
78-80
2.0
Jaylen Hands missed 2nd of 2 free throws
2.0
Offensive rebound by Chris Smith
1.0
+2
Chris Smith made layup
80-80
2.0
Shooting foul on Payton Pritchard
1.0
Chris Smith missed free throw
1.0
Defensive rebound by Payton Pritchard
0.0
End of period
OT
UCLA
Bruins
7
ORE
Ducks
4
Time
Team
Play
Score
5:00
Jumpball received by Oregon
4:43
Will Richardson missed jump shot, blocked by Moses Brown
4:41
Defensive rebound by Chris Smith
4:32
Personal foul on Jalen Hill
4:07
Payton Pritchard missed 3-pt. jump shot
4:05
Offensive rebound by Victor Bailey Jr.
3:44
+2
Victor Bailey Jr. made layup, assist by Will Richardson