Ducks Punch NCAA Ticket with Knockout of Washington

LAS VEGAS – A sublime performance from Tournament Most Outstanding Player Payton Pritchard sparked a dominant second half as the Oregon men's basketball team ran away from Washington 68-48 in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.

Oregon held Washington to 48 points, the lowest total in Pac-12 Championship game history. In four tournament games, the Ducks allowed just 57.0 points per contest.

The Ducks will watch the Selection Sunday show knowing their name will be among the 68 teams included in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, something that was nearly impossible to fathom three week ago after the Ducks sat at 6-8 in the Pac-12 Conference following a three-game…