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UCLA falls in its final McArthur Court contest

EUGENE, Ore. - Just as UCLA's starters legs started to go, Oregon's reserves had theirs in reserve.

A pair of backup Ducks - sophomore guard Matthew Humphrey and freshman forward E.J. Singler - proved the difference Thursday night as Oregon defeated the Bruins 71-66 in overtime in UCLA's last visit to McArthur Court.

Humphrey had a pair of crucial 3-pointers and eight total points in the extra period and Singler added all eight of his points in overtime as the Bruins slumped at the end.

Were it not for porous 3-point shooting, UCLA would have run away with it. The Bruins shot 10 for 33 from long range - including 4 of 14 in the second half - as Oregon came back from a huge early deficit.

"I thought most of the 3 s we took were pretty much open," said UCLA senior guard Michael Roll, who had 16 points and 4 of 9 3-pointers in a game-high 44 minutes. "There were a few of them at the end of the clock that we had to put up, but I wouldn't say we forced any out there   Read Full Article...