This was supposed to be the Kansas Jayhawks party. Kansas was the #1 seed, and they had averaged 96 points in the first three games of the tournament. The Ducks had a great run so far, but without starting forward Chris Boucher, it was not viewed that they would be able to hang with the talented stars from Kansas. And of course, the game was being held in Kansas City – making the Midwest Final a virtual home game for the Jayhawks.
Well, someone forgot to tell the Oregon Ducks – they were working under a different script. That script had them jump out to a 44-33 lead at half-time, including a banked three pointer by Tyler Dorsey to end the half. Then, Oregon held off any run that the Jayhawks tried.
Jordan Bell had 11 points, 13 rebounds and 8 blocked shots to control the paint and Tyler Dorsey shot 6-10 from three point range to lead the Ducks with 27 points. And the Pac 12 regular season co-champions beat the powerful Jayhawks 74-60.
The Oregon Ducks are returning to the Final Four for the first time in 78 years – the Ducks were the 1939 National Champions. Congratulations to the Oregon Ducks!!!!
One response to “The Ducks beat the Jayhawks”
Agh! Stephanie (Palermo) how ever did you get this Oregon over Kansas pick? You are prescient. (And I have now been knocked out of the winner’s circle–I think I can no longer win this year.) I am impressed. Have you ever considered statistics as a career? If nothing else your could be a pundit. Congratulations. -Bill. (And will you be sharing with us hoi polloi your modeling code?)