Wright Lifts Buffs Past No. 4 Oregon

BOULDER — Point guard McKinley Wright IV sparked a decisive 10-2 Colorado run down the stretch and the Buffaloes collected a 74-65 win Thursday over No. 4 Oregon at a sold-out CU Events Center.

The Buffs improved to 12-2 (1-0 Pac-12) with their fifth straight win while Oregon dropped to 11-3, 0-1 this season and 0-9 all-time in Boulder.

The Buffs led by as much as 15 early in the second half before the Ducks cut the deficit to four, 57-53, with 4:34 to play.

But Wright then sparked a 7-0 run with a 3-pointer, an assist and a floater from the lane to push CU's lead to 11, 64-53, with just under three minutes to play. Oregon stopped the run momentarily with a Payton Pritchard basket, but Wright…