Danny Moloshok / Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES — Cheers and applause echoed out of Oregon's locker room and coach Dana Altman emerged in a soggy state, his white shirt and black pants stuck to him.
The party was on for the ninth-ranked Ducks after they beat Southern California 76-66 on Saturday to clinch the Pac-12 title outright, their first since 2002 and fifth in school history.
"We don't have many of these to hold onto. This is history," Altman said, noting stretches of 14 and 57 years between some of the previous titles. "Let's try not to make these droughts too long.