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Oregon trailed by 13 in the second half and upended Portland in OT
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Oregon trailed by 13 in the second half and upended Portland in OT

NCAA Basketball: Portland at GonzagaFebruary 7, 2024; Spokane, Washington, USA; Portland Pilots head coach Shantay Legans watches against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the second half at the McCarthey Athletic Center. Mandatory credit: James Snook-Imagn images

Jadrian Tracey had 19 points and four steals and Oregon overcame a 13-point deficit in the second half to earn an 80-70 victory over Portland in nonconference play Tuesday night in Eugene, Ore.

Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 11 of his 13 points after halftime for the Ducks (3-0). Jackson Shelstad had 13 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals and Nate Bittle added 13 points and nine rebounds for Oregon.

The Ducks scored the first 11 points of overtime after scoring 18 of the last 25 points in regulation.

Vincent Delano and Vukasin Masic each had 12 points for the Pilots (1-2). Chris Austin had 11 points and Todd Jones added 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Tracey scored the first three points of overtime as Oregon took its first lead since 17-16 in the first half. Later, he sprinted down the court for a fastbreak slam to make it 76-67 with 1:16 left as the Ducks staved off the Pilots’ upset bid.

Earlier, Barthelemy made two treys during an 8-0 run as Oregon cut an 11-point deficit to 60-57 with 2:59 remaining in regulation.

Austin made two free throws to give Portland a 67-62 lead with 35.6 seconds left. Barthelemy nailed a 3-pointer to cut Oregon’s deficit to two with 29.9 seconds left.

Austin Rapp missed two free throws with 27.1 seconds left and Oregon took advantage when Tracey converted a layup with nine seconds left to tie the score.

TJ Bamba added 10 points for the Ducks, who shot 40.6 percent from the field, including 7 of 31 from three-point range.

Portland made 37.5 percent of its attempts and was 11 of 31 from behind the arc.

Masic’s jumper gave Portland a 54-41 lead with 8:11 remaining.

The Ducks answered with six straight points before Masic immediately banked in a 3-pointer to make it 57-47 with 5:29 left.

Bittle hit a jumper to bring Oregon within eight, but Delano answered with a trey for a 60-49 lead with 4:46 to play. The Ducks then made their run.

Delano had eight points in the first half as Portland led 31-23 at halftime. Jackson Shelstad had seven for the Ducks, who made just 9 of 33 (27.3 percent) of their shots in the first half.

The Ducks led by three midway through the first half, before the Pilots used a 12-3 run to take a 23-17 lead on Jones’ tip-in with 4:48 left in the half. Oregon never led to another Tracey free throw in the 19-second overtime period.

–Field-level media