Lucas faces OR, his hometown team and father’s alma mater

My, how far they’ve come. You can point to the terrifying aborted takeoff and the ensuing run through the Big Ten Tournament as the start of something special for these Wolverines, but they’ve been doing this for a while now.

DID YOU KNOW? The Jayhawks and Ducks have met once in the NCAA Tournament, when Kansas won 104-86 in the Midwest Regional finals on December 7, 2002.

Neither coach could have imagined it when they faced off that November night in 1994. “I told her to just let it fly”.

Even with these factors, Kansas and Gonzaga are both just too good. “He’s always been at great programs and made them better”.

I’ll be honest: I didn’t think the Ducks would make it past MI (and they nearly didn’t) but they bagged a solid win over a very competitive team.

Frank Mason III has become the front-runner for national player of the year.

The Terps missed all six of their 3-point shots.

Kansas is going to throw Freshman Josh Jackson and a bevy of other shooters at the Ducks.

It was a balanced attack for OR with five players in double figures scoring, including Oti Gildon who pulled down 9 rebounds to go along with her 11 points.

But the torrid shooting of Brooks, Ennis and Dorsey quickly deflated the sold-out Sprint Center, and sent a warning shot to the Jayhawks that they were in for a fight. Maryland was one game away from another shot at UConn, but couldn’t take care of business against the Ducks.

Ever since that day three months ago, when Kentucky got 47 points from Malik Monk in a 103-102 win over North Carolina in Las Vegas, I don’t think there is a soul in the country that would have told you otherwise. Then with almost four seconds left, Slocum heaved and missed a three-quarter-court shot rather than dribbling for an attempt from closer range.

“I have never rooted against the Ducks in anything the entire time, since I stepped foot on campus in ’87”, he said. “We know how to win”. “We’re excited to move on, regardless of who we play next”.

It only seemed appropriate that the last six points OR scored were two by Bell following his seventh offensive board then Dorsey hitting the final four points on free throws. That was a result of stellar play from forward Bell, who delivered eight rebounds and four blocks to his Ducks squad in that first half.

She’s had tickets for tonight’s game for a long time, she said, and is just one of many passionate fans watching the 7:49 p.m. Elite Eight tip-off between the University of Kansas and Oregon. That was as close as they’d get, as the Ducks closed on an 8-0 run of their own to seal the upset. “Number one, early on we tried to go 2-2-1 (zone press) to slow them down”.

OR cut the deficit to a point when Bell grabbed an offensive rebound and scored after Ennis missed a free throw.