The Oregon Ducks tipped off their basketball season last night against the Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors, narrowly winning 60-59. The Ducks held a 33-26 lead at halftime, and then expanded that lead to 14 with 11:05 in the second half. However, after a mess of turnovers, lack of rebounding, and an injury to Kwame Evans Jr., the Ducks found themselves trailing. It required a heroic shot from Takai Simpkins with 4.2 seconds left to lift the Ducks over the Rainbow Warriors.
It was a sloppy outing for the Ducks, as they turned the ball over 21 times.