Oregon closes on 7-0 run, beats WSU 75-70 in Pac-12 tourney
AP
Mar 09, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) Keeshawn Barthelemy and Jermaine Couisnard each scored 17 points and Oregon Ducks had a 19-point lead erased before closing on a 7-0 run to beat Washington State Cougars 75-70 on Thursday in the Pac-12 Tournament.
Fourth-seeded Oregon (19-13), which has won 10 straight games in the conference tournament, advances to play top-seeded UCLA in the semifinals on Friday. Washington State (17-16), the No. 5 seed, had a seven-game winning streak come to an end.
N’Faly Dante added 16 points and 11 rebounds for Oregon, but he rolled his right ankle in the closing seconds and did not return.
Dante had a putback with 1:18 left to give Oregon a 72-70 lead and TJ Bamba didn’t hit the rim on a 3-pointer at the other end. The Cougars and Ducks each had a block on the next two possessions, but Dante went to the ground after his block and needed to be helped off the floor. Barthelemy was fouled and he made 1 of 2 free throws for a three-point lead.
Washington State turned it over and the Ducks raced the other way for a fast-break dunk but DJ Rodman blocked it with 10.3 left to keep it a one-possession game. Oregon eventually inbounded it after several timeouts and Rivaldo Soares made two free throws to seal it.
Bamba finished with 19 points for Washington State. Justin Powell added 15, Mouhamed Gueye had 14 and Andrej Jakimovski 10. The Cougars shot 44%, including 11 of 23 from 3-point range.
Washington State trailed by as many as 19 points in the first half but rallied late to get within 38-30 at the break. Carlos Rosario made just his fifth 3-pointer of the season for the Cougars, Bamba made a floater in the lane and Jakimovski added another 3-pointer to cap a 10-0 half-closing run. The Ducks missed their final six shots of the half.
The Cougars opened the second half with a basket by Gueye for his first points of the game. Gueye added a 3-pointer to get within 47-45 with 13:59 left, and Washington State took its first lead of the game with 9:10 remaining on a Bamba 3-pointer.
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1st Half
WSU
Cougars
30
ORE
Ducks
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Mouhamed Gueye vs. Nate Bittle (Will Richardson gains possession)
19:33
Mouhamed Gueye shooting foul (N'Faly Dante draws the foul)
19:33
+1
N'Faly Dante makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-1
19:33
+1
N'Faly Dante makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-2
19:13
Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
19:11
N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
19:05
Jermaine Couisnard misses two point jump shot
19:03
Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
18:57
+2
TJ Bamba makes two point dunk (Andrej Jakimovski assists)
2-2
18:30
Will Richardson turnover (lost ball) (Mouhamed Gueye steals)
18:18
TJ Bamba offensive foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
18:18
TJ Bamba turnover (offensive foul)
17:59
+2
N'Faly Dante makes two point dunk (Rivaldo Soares assists)
2-4
17:41
Justin Powell misses two point jump shot
17:39
N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
17:20
Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
17:18
Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
17:04
+2
DJ Rodman makes two point pullup jump shot
4-4
16:36
Will Richardson misses three point jump shot
16:34
Rivaldo Soares offensive rebound
16:30
+2
Rivaldo Soares makes two point putback layup
4-6
16:18
+3
TJ Bamba makes three point jump shot
7-6
16:11
+2
Jermaine Couisnard makes two point driving layup
7-8
15:45
TV timeout
15:37
+2
DJ Rodman makes two point cutting layup (Andrej Jakimovski assists)
9-8
15:18
+3
Kel'el Ware makes three point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists)
9-11
14:46
Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
14:44
Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
14:34
Kel'el Ware misses three point jump shot
14:32
TJ Bamba defensive rebound
14:21
Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
14:19
Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
14:12
Jermaine Couisnard misses three point pullup jump shot
14:10
Jabe Mullins defensive rebound
13:58
Jabe Mullins misses two point pullup jump shot
13:56
Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound
13:50
+3
Keeshawn Barthelemy makes three point jump shot (Will Richardson assists)
9-14
13:29
DJ Rodman misses three point jump shot
13:27
Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
13:16
Will Richardson turnover (lost ball) (DJ Rodman steals)
13:10
+2
Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup (TJ Bamba assists)
11-14
13:00
+2
Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point driving layup
11-16
13:00
Jack Wilson shooting foul (Keeshawn Barthelemy draws the foul)
13:00
+1
Keeshawn Barthelemy makes regular free throw 1 of 1
11-17
12:39
Mouhamed Gueye misses two point pullup jump shot
12:37
Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
12:17
+2
N'Faly Dante makes two point hook shot (Quincy Guerrier assists)
11-19
11:45
Mouhamed Gueye misses two point hook shot
11:43
Cougars offensive rebound
11:43
Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
11:43
TV timeout
11:30
+2
Quincy Guerrier makes two point floating jump shot
11-21
11:30
Dylan Darling shooting foul (Quincy Guerrier draws the foul)
11:30
Quincy Guerrier misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:30
DJ Rodman defensive rebound
11:13
Mouhamed Gueye misses three point jump shot
11:11
TJ Bamba offensive rebound
10:50
Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
10:37
N'Faly Dante offensive foul (Mouhamed Gueye draws the foul)
10:37
N'Faly Dante turnover (offensive foul)
10:15
Nate Bittle shooting foul (Mouhamed Gueye draws the foul)
10:15
Mouhamed Gueye misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:15
+1
Mouhamed Gueye makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-21
10:00
+2
Quincy Guerrier makes two point layup (Rivaldo Soares assists)
12-23
9:44
Mouhamed Gueye misses two point layup
9:42
Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound
9:34
Nate Bittle misses three point jump shot
9:32
Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
9:22
Nate Bittle blocks TJ Bamba's two point jump shot
9:20
Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
9:13
Rivaldo Soares offensive foul
9:13
Rivaldo Soares turnover (offensive foul)
9:03
Justin Powell misses two point jump shot
9:01
N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
8:46
+2
Jermaine Couisnard makes two point layup
12-25
8:15
Rivaldo Soares blocks TJ Bamba's two point jump shot
8:13
N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
8:08
Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot
8:06
Cougars defensive rebound
8:06
Nate Bittle personal foul
7:46
+3
Justin Powell makes three point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists)
15-25
7:37
Lok Wur misses three point jump shot
7:35
Justin Powell defensive rebound
7:26
Justin Powell misses three point pullup jump shot
7:24
Ducks defensive rebound
7:24
TV timeout
7:12
+2
N'Faly Dante makes two point dunk (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)
15-27
6:57
Kymany Houinsou misses two point hook shot
6:55
Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
6:33
+2
Jermaine Couisnard makes two point driving layup (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)
15-29
6:32
Cougars 30 second timeout
6:12
DJ Rodman misses two point layup
6:10
N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
5:43
+2
N'Faly Dante makes two point alley-oop dunk (Will Richardson assists)
15-31
5:22
Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup
5:20
Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound
5:10
+3
Jermaine Couisnard makes three point pullup jump shot (Will Richardson assists)
15-34
4:52
Jermaine Couisnard personal foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul)
4:44
+3
TJ Bamba makes three point jump shot (DJ Rodman assists)
18-34
4:24
Rivaldo Soares misses two point layup
4:22
Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
4:17
+2
Rivaldo Soares makes two point layup (Will Richardson assists)
18-36
4:03
Rivaldo Soares shooting foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul)
4:03
+1
TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-36
4:03
+1
TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-36
3:38
Carlos Rosario personal foul (Will Richardson draws the foul)
3:38
TV timeout
3:23
+2
Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jermaine Couisnard assists)
20-38
3:05
Jermaine Couisnard shooting foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
3:05
+1
Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-38
3:05
+1
Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-38
2:44
Keeshawn Barthelemy misses two point jump shot
2:39
Cougars defensive rebound
2:19
+3
Carlos Rosario makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)
25-38
1:57
Will Richardson misses two point jump shot
1:55
Adrame Diongue defensive rebound
1:55
Will Richardson personal foul (Adrame Diongue draws the foul)
1:55
Adrame Diongue misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:55
N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
1:32
Will Richardson misses three point jump shot
1:30
Carlos Rosario defensive rebound
1:20
+2
TJ Bamba makes two point jump shot
27-38
1:03
Carlos Rosario personal foul (Keeshawn Barthelemy draws the foul)
0:57
Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
0:55
DJ Rodman defensive rebound
0:47
+3
Andrej Jakimovski makes three point pullup jump shot
30-38
0:43
Ducks 30 second timeout
0:40
Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
0:38
TJ Bamba defensive rebound
0:32
Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
0:30
TJ Bamba offensive rebound
0:10
TJ Bamba misses two point jump shot
0:08
N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
0:01
Quincy Guerrier misses three point jump shot
0:00
Cougars defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
WSU
Cougars
40
ORE
Ducks
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:41
+2
Mouhamed Gueye makes two point hook shot
32-38
19:21
+3
Rivaldo Soares makes three point jump shot (N'Faly Dante assists)
32-41
18:56
+3
DJ Rodman makes three point jump shot (TJ Bamba assists)
35-41
18:46
Jermaine Couisnard misses two point layup
18:44
DJ Rodman defensive rebound
18:38
DJ Rodman offensive foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
