Caleb Love scores a career-high 36 points as No. 9 Arizona beats Oregon 87-78
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Caleb Love scored a career-high 36 points, and No. 9 Arizona beat Oregon 87-78 on Saturday.
Kylan Boswell added 14 points as the Wildcats (15-5, 6-3 Pac-12) bounced back after losing 83-80 at Oregon State on Thursday on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. Keshad Johnson scored 12 points, and Oumar Ballo had 10 points and nine rebounds.
Arizona, which had dropped three straight road games, moved into a tie with Oregon for the top spot in the conference standings. Coach Tommy Lloyd has not lost consecutive games during his three seasons as coach.
“After taking the ‘L’ on Thursday, we came into the next game with more of a fire,” Boswell said. “You don’t want to take back-to-back losses, we are trying to keep that streak for coach Lloyd. That was kind of the mindset."
Love, a transfer from North Carolina, made five 3-pointers. He went 12 for 18 from the field.
“I was just trying to play within the offense and let my teammates create for me,” Love said.
Jermaine Couisnard scored 20 points for Oregon (14-6, 6-3), which lost for the third time in four games. N’Faly Dante added 19, and Kario Oquendo scored 13.
“Really disappointed,” Oregon coach Dana Altman said. “The guys are disappointed. ... Just too many mistakes, by the players, by me, to beat a good team.”
Boswell made two foul shots and Love connected from deep to help Arizona open a 63-48 lead with 12:13 left.
Oregon closed to 66-56 on Couisnard’s two foul shots with 8:30 to play, but Love followed with four straight points and Boswell’s 3 made it 75-59 with 6:05 remaining.
“We have been fighting to play better, it hasn’t come easy for a while,” Lloyd said. “There have been ups and downs, but that is part of the journey. I am thankful that the guys have hung with it. This was a good step forward for the team.”
The Ducks closed the first half with a 7-0 run to trim the Wildcats’ lead to 45-38 at the break. Couisnard beat the buzzer with a heave from the 3-point line on the other side of the court.
BIG PICTURE
Arizona: The Wildcats are back in a tie for first place in the Pac-12, but likely will drop out of the top 10 in the AP rankings after the loss to Oregon State. But Arizona could move back up after home games next week against California and Stanford, which are in the bottom half of the conference standings.
Oregon: G Keeshawn Barthelemy had to be helped off the court with a lower-body injury in the second half. Oregon was already without five-star freshman Mookie Cook due to injury.
UP NEXT
Arizona hosts California on Thursday.
Oregon visits Southern California on Thursday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Keshad Johnson vs. Nate Bittle (Ducks gains possession) | |||
19:39 | Jermaine Couisnard misses two point jump shot | |||
19:37 | Ducks offensive rebound | |||
19:29 | N'Faly Dante turnover (bad pass) | |||
19:14 | +3 | Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Oumar Ballo assists) | 3-0 | |
18:59 | Oumar Ballo personal foul | |||
18:59 | +1 | N'Faly Dante makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-1 | |
18:59 | +1 | N'Faly Dante makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-2 | |
18:47 | +2 | Oumar Ballo makes two point layup (Kylan Boswell assists) | 5-2 | |
18:47 | Nate Bittle shooting foul (Oumar Ballo draws the foul) | |||
18:47 | +1 | Oumar Ballo makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-2 | |
18:29 | Keshad Johnson blocks Jermaine Couisnard's two point jump shot | |||
18:27 | Jackson Shelstad offensive rebound | |||
18:17 | +3 | Jackson Shelstad makes three point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists) | 6-5 | |
18:08 | Jadrian Tracey shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul) | |||
18:08 | +1 | Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-5 | |
18:08 | Caleb Love misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
18:08 | Oumar Ballo offensive rebound | |||
18:05 | Pelle Larsson misses three point jump shot | |||
18:03 | Oumar Ballo offensive rebound | |||
17:56 | +2 | Oumar Ballo makes two point layup | 9-5 | |
17:41 | Jermaine Couisnard turnover (Kylan Boswell steals) | |||
17:33 | +3 | Kylan Boswell makes three point jump shot (Pelle Larsson assists) | 12-5 | |
17:16 | N'Faly Dante misses two point jump shot | |||
17:14 | Caleb Love defensive rebound | |||
17:07 | Caleb Love misses three point jump shot | |||
17:05 | Pelle Larsson offensive rebound | |||
17:03 | +2 | Pelle Larsson makes two point layup | 14-5 | |
17:03 | Ducks 30 second timeout | |||
16:47 | Jackson Shelstad misses three point jump shot | |||
16:45 | Oumar Ballo defensive rebound | |||
16:34 | +3 | Keshad Johnson makes three point jump shot (Pelle Larsson assists) | 17-5 | |
16:19 | +3 | Kwame Evans Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jackson Shelstad assists) | 17-8 | |
16:05 | N'Faly Dante blocks Oumar Ballo's two point layup | |||
16:03 | N'Faly Dante defensive rebound | |||
15:45 | Jermaine Couisnard misses two point layup | |||
15:43 | Oumar Ballo defensive rebound | |||
15:38 | Pelle Larsson turnover (Jadrian Tracey steals) | |||
15:31 | +2 | Kwame Evans Jr. makes two point dunk (Jermaine Couisnard assists) | 17-10 | |
15:07 | Pelle Larsson misses two point layup | |||
15:05 | Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound | |||
14:53 | Keshad Johnson blocks Kwame Evans Jr.'s two point layup | |||
14:51 | Ducks offensive rebound | |||
14:51 | TV timeout | |||
14:37 | +2 | Jermaine Couisnard makes two point jump shot | 17-12 | |
14:12 | Kwame Evans Jr. blocks Motiejus Krivas's two point layup | |||
14:10 | Motiejus Krivas offensive rebound | |||
14:10 | Mahamadou Diawara shooting foul (Motiejus Krivas draws the foul) | |||
14:10 | Motiejus Krivas misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
14:10 | +1 | Motiejus Krivas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-12 | |
14:01 | Mahamadou Diawara turnover (traveling) | |||
13:50 | Pelle Larsson misses two point jump shot | |||
13:48 | Ducks defensive rebound | |||
13:30 | Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot | |||
13:28 | Motiejus Krivas defensive rebound | |||
13:18 | +2 | Kylan Boswell makes two point jump shot | 20-12 | |
13:00 | +2 | N'Faly Dante makes two point dunk | 20-14 | |
12:42 | Kwame Evans Jr. blocks KJ Lewis's two point layup | |||
12:40 | Motiejus Krivas personal foul | |||
12:18 | Kylan Boswell personal foul | |||
12:17 | N'Faly Dante turnover (lost ball) | |||
11:44 | Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
11:44 | TV timeout | |||
11:29 | +2 | N'Faly Dante makes two point hook shot (Brennan Rigsby assists) | 20-16 | |
11:16 | +3 | Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists) | 23-16 | |
10:49 | +3 | Keeshawn Barthelemy makes three point jump shot (Brennan Rigsby assists) | 23-19 | |
10:32 | Caleb Love misses two point jump shot | |||
10:30 | Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound | |||
10:16 | Kwame Evans Jr. turnover (KJ Lewis steals) | |||
10:04 | Jaden Bradley misses two point jump shot | |||
10:02 | Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound | |||
9:38 | Caleb Love personal foul | |||
9:30 | Nate Bittle turnover (bad pass) | |||
9:13 | +2 | Caleb Love makes two point layup | 25-19 | |
9:00 | Oumar Ballo personal foul | |||
8:53 | Jadrian Tracey misses three point jump shot | |||
8:51 | Motiejus Krivas defensive rebound | |||
8:44 | Jaden Bradley turnover (bad pass) | |||
8:31 | Jermaine Couisnard offensive foul | |||
8:31 | Jermaine Couisnard turnover (offensive foul) | |||
8:24 | Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot | |||
8:22 | Pelle Larsson offensive rebound | |||
8:15 | +2 | Caleb Love makes two point layup | 27-19 | |
8:02 | +2 | Nate Bittle makes two point dunk (Jadrian Tracey assists) | 27-21 | |
7:44 | Caleb Love misses three point jump shot | |||
7:42 | Nate Bittle defensive rebound | |||
7:33 | +2 | N'Faly Dante makes two point hook shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists) | 27-23 | |
7:08 | Motiejus Krivas misses two point layup | |||
7:06 | Keshad Johnson offensive rebound | |||
7:04 | Nate Bittle shooting foul | |||
7:04 | TV timeout | |||
7:04 | +1 | Motiejus Krivas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-23 | |
7:04 | +1 | Motiejus Krivas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-23 | |
6:45 | Motiejus Krivas personal foul | |||
6:40 | N'Faly Dante turnover (Kylan Boswell steals) | |||
6:30 | Pelle Larsson misses three point jump shot | |||
6:28 | Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound | |||
6:01 | Jadrian Tracey misses two point hook shot | |||
5:59 | Pelle Larsson defensive rebound | |||
5:54 | +2 | Caleb Love makes two point layup (Pelle Larsson assists) | 31-23 | |
5:37 | Pelle Larsson personal foul (Jermaine Couisnard draws the foul) | |||
5:37 | +1 | Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-24 | |
5:37 | +1 | Jermaine Couisnard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-25 | |
5:20 | Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot | |||
5:18 | Keshad Johnson offensive rebound | |||
5:11 | Mahamadou Diawara blocks Keshad Johnson's two point layup | |||
5:09 | Jackson Shelstad defensive rebound | |||
5:09 | Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot | |||
5:07 | Mahamadou Diawara offensive rebound | |||
5:02 | Motiejus Krivas personal foul | |||
5:02 | +1 | Mahamadou Diawara makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-26 | |
5:02 | +1 | Mahamadou Diawara makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-27 | |
4:54 | Jermaine Couisnard personal foul | |||
4:52 | +2 | KJ Lewis makes two point dunk (Kylan Boswell assists) | 33-27 | |
4:25 | Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot | |||
4:23 | Keshad Johnson defensive rebound | |||
4:15 | +3 | Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Kylan Boswell assists) | 36-27 | |
3:41 | +2 | Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point jump shot | 36-29 | |
3:20 | +3 | Keshad Johnson makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists) | 39-29 | |
3:03 | Jadrian Tracey turnover (Caleb Love steals) | |||
2:57 | Caleb Love misses two point layup | |||
2:55 | Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound | |||
2:52 | Keeshawn Barthelemy turnover (KJ Lewis steals) | |||
2:50 | +2 | Caleb Love makes two point layup (KJ Lewis assists) | 41-29 | |
2:49 | TV timeout | |||
2:49 | Ducks 30 second timeout | |||
2:30 | +2 | N'Faly Dante makes two point dunk (Jadrian Tracey assists) | 41-31 | |
2:18 | Pelle Larsson turnover (out of bounds) | |||
2:02 | N'Faly Dante misses two point jump shot | |||
2:00 | Motiejus Krivas defensive rebound | |||
1:46 | +2 | Motiejus Krivas makes two point layup (Jaden Bradley assists) | 43-31 | |
1:17 | Jadrian Tracey turnover (KJ Lewis steals) | |||
1:09 | +2 | Caleb Love makes two point dunk (KJ Lewis assists) | 45-31 | |
1:02 | Keshad Johnson technical foul | |||
1:02 | +1 | Keeshawn Barthelemy makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 45-32 | |
1:02 | +1 | Keeshawn Barthelemy makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 45-33 | |
0:43 | +2 | N'Faly Dante makes two point hook shot (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists) | 45-35 | |
0:12 | Jermaine Couisnard blocks KJ Lewis's two point layup | |||
0:10 | Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound | |||
0:07 | Kwame Evans Jr. turnover (KJ Lewis steals) | |||
0:05 | Jaden Bradley misses two point layup | |||
0:03 | Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | +3 | Jermaine Couisnard makes three point jump shot | 45-38 | |
0:00 | End of period |