Brown’s 20 leads Oregon to 95-65 win over Colorado State (Dec 08, 2017)

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Elijah Brown scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half to lead six Oregon players in double figures in a 95-65 romp over Colorado State on Friday night.

Brown was 6 of 6 in the second half, including four 3-pointers, for the Ducks (6-3), who made 19 of their first 25 shots after halftime to open a 36-point lead. Kenny Wooten added 13 points, and Paul White and Troy Brown had 12 each.

The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Oregon.

Prentiss Nixon, coming off a career-high 31 points against Arkansas, had 25 to lead the Rams (4-6), and Nico Carvacho added 12.

Troy Brown’s 10 rebounds led the Ducks to a 41-27 edge on the boards. Oregon dominated inside, with a 46-16 margin on points in the paint and a 23-4 advantage in second-chance points.

The Ducks made more than half their shots for the first time in six games, finishing 37 of 70 for 53 percent. Oregon was 7 of 13 from 3-point range in the second half and 11 of 27 overall.

After coming into the game as the national leader in free-throw shooting at 81.6 percent, the Ducks were 10 of 15 at the foul line.

BIG PICTURE

Colorado State: The Rams have yet to win a true road game in four tries and need to sweep their next three home games to take a winning record into their conference opener at Boise State on Dec. 27

Oregon: The Ducks are 6-3 for the fourth time in eight seasons under Altman. The Ducks, who had their 46-game home winning streak ended by Boise State last week, haven’t lost three consecutive games since dropping five Pac-12 games in a row during the 2013-14 season.

UP NEXT

Colorado State: Opens a three-game homestand against Texas State on Dec. 17 before it starts Mountain West Conference play.

Oregon: Continues a stretch of five games in 13 days when it hosts Texas Southern on Monday night.

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