MBB: Wildcats overpower Ducks, tourney hope get even slimmer

Exactly what Oregon did so well against Arizona in Eugene turned out to be exactly what was their undoing during the rematch in Tucson.

The Ducks defense was blitzkrieged by the fifth ranked Cats and it all ended in a 91-76 loss that put Oregon in a zero-error situation for the rest of the season.

Even with the size of Nate Bittle and N’Faly Dante, Oregon had no answer for Arizona’s Azuolas Tubelis, who notched a 40-point game. The Wildcats remained in control throughout the game, despite numerous spurts by Oregon that got them within striking range. Head coach Dana Altman lamented that the Ducks defense lacked fundamentals on this night, and displayed a complete turnaround from what they…