LAS VEGAS — Oregon went toe-to-toe with Stanford in the second half of their Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinal Thursday, but a 13-point halftime deficit was too much to overcome as the Ducks lost 76-65 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Mandalay Bay.
Junior Te-Hina Paopao set a career high with 28 points, by matching her career high of seven three-pointers. But one night after scoring 10 points in crunch time of a first-round tournament win, senior Endyia Rogers endured a 6-of-26 shooting performance Thursday. Stanford had a 56-39 rebounding advantage, and the Cardinal had 15 offensive rebounds that turned into 13 second-chance points in the first half — those 13 points providing the margin in a 37-24…
