Oregon men’s basketball withstood a late surge from UCLA at Pauley Pavillion to hold on for a 76-68 win.

With the win, the Ducks clinched at least a share of the Pac-12 regular season title – their first since 2002.

Intent on improving upon their last road trip – a forgettable sweep in the Bay Area at the hands of Cal and Stanford – the Ducks got off to a slow start offensively, committing uncharacteristic turnovers and playing sloppy offensively. Oregon trailed 38-33 at the break.

But, the Bruins were unable to capitalize on Oregon’s 14 turnovers, committing 13 of their own, as well as losing the rebound battle, 40-28.

Four Ducks reached double figures, led by Tyler Dorsey’s 20 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Dillon Brooks added 15 points, Elgin Cook 14 points and Dwayne Benjamin 10 points.

Chris Boucher, who only played 16 minutes, recorded three blocks to reach 95 total for the season, breaking Jordan Bell’s record of 94 from last season.

Bryce Alford’s three-pointer with 58 seconds remaining trimmed the Ducks’ lead to 74-71, but Brooks responded on the next Oregon possession with a three of his own. Brooks then blocked Isaac Hamilton’s layup attempt and stole the ball from Alford to clinch the win.

An Oregon win on Saturday night at USC would guarantee the Ducks sole possession of first place in the conference. If Cal loses to Arizona on Thursday and Utah loses to Colorado on Saturday, the Ducks would clinch the title regardless of their outcome versus USC.

Oregon’s conference finale at USC is set to tip-off at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

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