Live Blogging: NCAA MBK Tournament: Oregon Ducks Vs. Kansas Jayhawks

Oregon Vs. Kansas (Midwest Regional Final)

Hello and welcome to another edition of 'Live Blogging On Shish On College Basketball'. Tonight it is the Midwest Regional Final, as the Oregon Ducks take on Kansas Jayhawks. The Ducks are a three seed, while Kansas is a one seed.

The Ducks are coming into this game with wins over Iona, Rhode Island, and Michigan. Oregon is clutch baskets by Tyler Dorsey, who was a crucial player in a couple of Oregon's Tournament wins. The Ducks are lead by Dillion Brooks in scoring, Jordan Bell in rebounding, and Payton Pritchard in assists.

Kansas comes into this game winners against UC Davis, Michigan State, and Purdue by double-digits. It seems that Kansas is playing at a peak performance. The Jayhawks are lead by Frank Mason III in scoring and assists, and Landon Lucas in rebounds.

It is Oregon and Kansas, coming up shortly.
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Location: Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO

Projected Starting Lineups:
Oregon Ducks (32-5):
​G: P. Pritchard
G: D. Einnis
G: T. Dorsey
F: D. Brooks
F: J. Bell

Kansas Jayhawks (31-4):
G: F. Mason III
G: D. Graham
G: J. Jackson
G: S. Mykhailiuk
F. L. Lucas
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1st Half:
20:00: Kansas wins the tipoff.  Oregon will have the possession arrow, in their favor. 
18:16: Oregon in green, while Kansas is in white.  UO 2, KU 0
17:23: Josh Jackson now has 2 fouls.  UO 2, KU 0
14:42: T.V. Timeout #1: UO 7, KU 3
​​12:00: 8 of Kansas' 10 points, comes off of turnovers.  UO 12, KU 10
11:51: T.V. Timeout #2: UO 12, KU 10
8:45: Josh Jackson returns to the game, with 2 fouls.  UO 17, KU 16
8:02: Oregon now has 5 fouls.  One more Ducks foul, and Kansas will be in the Bonus.  UO 17, KU 16
6:57: Oregon is 4/6, from behind the 3-point arc.  UO 25, KU 21
5:59: Frank Mason III will shoot 3 free throws, after T.V. Timeout.  UO 27, KU 23
5:59: Kansas is in the Bonus.  Jayhawks will shoot 1-and-1, after every non-shooting foul.  UO 27, KU 23
5:59: T.V. Timeout #3: UO 27, KU 23
​5:04: Kansas Timeout #1: UO 31, KU 26
​1:47: T.V. Timeout #4: UO 36, KU 31
​:50: Oregon has 4 blocks to Kansas' 0.  UO 38, KU 33
:00: Dorsey hits a 3-point FG, at the buzzer.  UO 44, KU 33
:00: Oregon will inbound the ball, to start the second half.  UO 44, KU 33

Halftime: 
UO 44, KU 33

Leading Scorers:
UO: T. Dorsey 14 points
KU; F. Mason III 17 points

XOH 59, GU 83 Final
Gonzaga: First National Semifinal berth in school history.  
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2nd Half:
20:00: Oregon will inbound the ball, to start the second half.  Kansas will have the possession arrow, in their favor.  UO 44, KU 33
20:00: Graham and Jackson are scoreless in the first half.  UO 44, KU 33
16:53: Oregon is 8/15 from behind the 3-point FG, while Kansas is 4/13, from behind the arc.  UO 52, KU 37
15:59: T.V. Timeout #1: UO 52, KU 37
​14:45: Kansas hasn't scored in three minutes.  UO 52, KU 37
14:10: Mason ends the Jayhawks' scoring drought, with a mid-range jumper.  UO 55, KU 39
13:44: Jordan Bell went to the bench, with midsection injury.  UO 55, KU 39
12:45: Kansas only has 1 turnover, in this half.  UO 55, KU 41
11:57: T.V. Timeout #2: UO 57, KU 41
​​7:48: T.V. Timeout #3: UO 61, KU 47
​7:48: Kansas is shooting 23.5% from 3-point line.  UO 61, KU 47
7:20: Oregon only scored 2 points in the last three-plus minutes.  UO 61, KU 49
7:08: Kansas is now in the Bonus.  Jayhawks will shoot 1-and-1, after every non-shooting foul.  UO 61, KU 49
6:37: Big 3-point FG for Tyler Dorsey.  UO 64, KU 51
6:12: Josh Jackson now has 10 points in the second half. UO 64, KU 53
4:52: Oregon Timeout #1: UO 64, KU 53
​3;24: Jordan Bell close to double-double. UO 66, KU 57
3:07: T.V. Timeout #4: UO 66, KU 57
​2:16: Oregon Timeout #2: UO 66, KU 60
2:16 Mykhailiuk cuts the Ducks lead to 6 points.  UO 66, KU 60
2:05: Jordan Bell with a key rebound,. UO 66, KU 60
1:41: Jordan Bell with his 8th block.  UO 69, KU 60
1:29: Oregon will go to the bonus.  Ducks will shoot 1-and-1, after every non-shooting foul.  UO 69, KU 60
1:05: Jordan Bell has a double-double.  UO 71, KU 60
:57.1: Josh Jackson now has 4 fouls.  UO 71, KU 60
:00: Oregon returns to the National Semifinal (Final Four), for the first time since 1939.  UO 74, KU 60

Final: 
UO: 74, KU 60

Leading Scorers:
UO: T. Dorsey 27 points
KU: F. Mason III 21 points

Final Thoughts: The game was played in the 60's and 70's, and Oregon wins the game.  The Ducks got great games out of Tyler Dorsey and Jordan Bell.  Bell was the inside presence Oregon needed to defeated Kansas.  

As for Kansas, disappointing loss.  Jackson was in foul trouble early.  Mason, Graham, and Jackson were not hitting on all cylinders.  

Oregon will play the winner of North Carolina and Kentucky, Next Saturday. 

This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging On Shish On College Basketball'.  Thanks for visiting this page. 
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