SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has lost to Oregon so many times it’s seemingly penciled in as a guaranteed loss. But someone forgot to tell the current Runnin’ Utes team about the never-ending losing record.
Utah erased a 21-8 Oregon start Friday and claimed a hard-fought 66-56 victory over the Ducks at the Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon. Utah jumped out to a 10-2 run in the second-half on the hot hand of senior guard Justin Bibbins. The senior finished with a team-high 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting from behind the 3-point line.
The win snaps a nine-game Oregon win streak over the Utes and is the first win over the Ducks at home since 1951.