Oregon 74, at Rutgers 53

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Interstat) — The Oregon Ducks used a dominant second-quarter surge to build an insurmountable lead and cruised to a 74-53 victory over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in a non-conference women’s basketball game Wednesday night at a sparsely attended Louis Brown Athletic Center. Oregon, now 16-7, seized control with a 25-point second period, holding Rutgers to just nine points in the frame to turn a narrow three-point lead after one quarter into a 44-25 halftime advantage. The Ducks’ defense was the catalyst, forcing eight Scarlet Knight turnovers in the quarter and converting them into 12 points. Rutgers never recovered,… Read more...