After a loss at UCLA last Thursday, No. 5 Oregon had to regroup to conquer USC on Saturday night.

The Ducks marched into the Galen Center and came out with an 81-70 win over USC, and despite foul trouble, avoided another loss after leading by double digits. Los Angeles native Tyler Dorsey put away four 3-pointers in the Ducks’ win while Dillon Brooks led all scorers with 21 points despite fouling out.

In recent games, the Ducks came out with early leads, even in the loss at UCLA. This time, it took Oregon a little longer to create a gap in the first half.

USC failed to make a field goal for four minutes during the first half but went on a run to bring the game within one point after the Ducks created an 11-point lead.

Brooks led Ducks scorers at halftime with 12 points as the Ducks had a 35-33 lead. Oregon was out-blocked 4-1 by the Trojans at the intermission.

The Ducks had a few highlight worthy plays, but Oregon could have extended its lead with a more straightforward performance.

The Trojans took a 42-40 lead early on in the second half after USC knocked down several 3-pointers.

As USC led 50-46 with under 13 minutes to play, Jordan Bell, Dorsey and Brooks each had three fouls.

Dorsey then turned up the heat and knocked home two 3s while Chris Boucher added one of his own to give the Ducks the lead once again.

Just when Oregon began to pull away, USC came right back with around four minutes to play.

With 3:38 left in the game, Brooks fouled out, ending his night with 21 points while USC went on a 7-0 run.

Dorsey’s 3-pointer continued to flourish as he nailed his fourth triple of the night to give the Ducks a comfortable eight-point lead.

Bell finished his night with a double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.

Oregon did not have much pressure at the end and won 81-70 with little trouble at the end barring a flagrant foul on USC’s Chimezie Metu for a slap on Payton Pritchard’s back.

The Ducks return to Eugene this week for their final home stand, against Utah and Colorado.

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