Early outburst sends No. 13 Oregon to 90-56 win over Cal

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Payton Pritchard led five Ducks players in double figures with 20 points and No. 13 Oregon used an early scoring outburst to pull away from California in the first half and cruise to a 90-56 victory Thursday night.

The win moved the Ducks (23-7) back into a tie with UCLA for first place in the Pac-12 at 12-5 with the regular season ending Saturday.

Pritchard added nine assists in Oregon’s 21st consecutive home victory, including all 16 home games this season. He shot 6 of 8 overall, including making all three of his 3-point attempts.

Oregon shot 63% from the field overall, including 71% (12 for 17) on 3s as Anthony Matthis added 17 points on 5 for 6 shooting from 3-point range. Will Richardson and Addison Patterson each had 13, and Shakur Juiston chipped in 10.

Matt Bradley led the Bears (13-17, 7-10) with 15 points. Grant Anticevich added 10.

After trailing by as many as 28 points, Cal made a brief rally to get within 15 at 58-43 with 11 minutes remaining. But after a media timeout, Pritchard made two free throws, hit a 3-pointer from the corner that was followed by a 3 from Patterson and Oregon’s lead was back to 66-43, prompting Cal to use a timeout with 9:33 remaining.

Oregon never trailed, taking a quick 11-5 lead by making its first five field-goal attempts. The lead kept edging wider until the Ducks blew it open with 21 consecutive points for a 46-18 advantage with two minutes left in the opening half as Cal went five minutes without a point.

It was 46-20 at halftime, with the Ducks shooting 68% overall, including 5 of 6 on their 3-point attempts. Pritchard led Oregon with 13 points. Richardson, questionable to play after a sprained ankle suffered a week ago in a win over Oregon State caused him to miss practices leading up to the game, had 10.

BIG PICTURE

California: The Bears have lost their last six games against Oregon, and haven’t won in Eugene since 2014.

Oregon: Unbeaten in 16 home games this season, the Ducks have stretched their home winning streak to 21 games.

COACHING MILESTONE

The win for Oregon raised Dana Altman to 668 coaching victories, moving him into a tie with Gary Williams for 25th in Division I victories.

UP NEXT

California: at Oregon State on Saturday to conclude the regular season.

Oregon: plays its final home game against Stanford on Saturday.