Jacob Young made back-to-back baskets to give Oregon a four-point lead with 24 seconds remaining and the Ducks went on to upset No. 3 UCLA 84-81 in overtime on Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion.
UCLA took the floor for the first time this season looking to build off a run to the Final Four last April.
The USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins shook the men’s basketball world with their prominent runs in March Madness. Both teams defied the odds to display their strong programs.
For the second consecutive year, Southern California stunned its crosstown rival in dramatic fashion in Westwood as time expired in the closing moments.
Due to the coronavirus, this is the earliest point in any season schedule in which the Bruins have played a league game in the modern era.
UCLA’s big win over ranked opponent No. 20 Colorado 72-68 on Thursday night has the Bruins back in the Pac-12 hunt leveling their conference record to 4-4, powered by Chris Smith’s 30 point game.
The UCLA Bruins took the floor looking to get a split in the crosstown rivalry against Southern California and Jaylen Hands was all for getting revenge against the Trojans.
Jaylen Hands was simply unconscionable when they needed him most. Oregon dominated the first 20 minutes of play and held a 16-point advantage, only before Hands began his herculean heroics at Pauley Pavilion.
The UCLA Bruins held a 22-point lead and were in cruise control, clinging to snap a three-game losing streak. In an instance, the unthinkable happen and Pauley Pavilion was at a loss for words when watching what had just taken place. Utah’s Parker Van Dyke buried a heavily contested NBA range 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Utes it’s only lead of the game as the time expired. Van Dykes fifth three-point basket of the game capped a 23-9 run in the final 2:45 of play and Utah went on to steal a 93-92 victory over UCLA on Saturday.