The Oregon men's basketball team was thoroughly outplayed by UCLA Thursday night and has now lost back-to-back games for the first time this season

The No. 16 Oregon Ducks and UCLA Bruins are both newcomers to the Big Ten and the two former Pac-12 rivals will go head-to-head in their new league on Thursday. The Ducks are off to a 16-4 start and are 5-4 in the Big Ten,

In a stellar performance at home, the Bruins crushed No. 16 Oregon for the second time this season, fueling their March Madness aspirations.

Going inside more in the second half was far too little too late, especially with UCLA making 47.8% of its 20 attempts from behind the arc in a 78-52 shellacking Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion.

The Oregon Ducks took on the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion on Thursday night, and it was a rough outing for the Ducks as they fell 78-52. UCLA has beaten Orego

On the night that Tyler Bilodeau returned from an ankle injury, the Bruins showed just how formidable they can be.

The Bruins shot a blistering 55 percent from the field in the first half and held the Ducks to a season low in points en route to a 78-52 victory in Los Angeles. It was UCLA’s biggest win over Oregon since 2009 and marked a season low in 3-pointers made (four) for the Ducks. It was also Oregon’s second straight loss and third in four games.

The UCLA Bruins (16-6, 7-4) came to play on Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion as they cruise to a dominant 78-52 win over the No. 16 Oregon Ducks (16-5, 5-5). T

Eric Dailey Jr. scored 21 points and UCLA led all the way in defeating No. 16 Oregon 78-52 for the Bruins’ fifth straight victory.

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