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E AST O REGONIAN Friday, January 3, 2020 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS | FACEBOOK.COM/EOSPORTS A8 Colorado defeats No. 4 Oregon 74-65 By PAT GRAHAM Associated Press BOuLdEr, Colo. — McKinley Wright iV scored 11 of his 21 points in the final 5 minutes, and Colorado beat another ranked team, taking down no. 4 Oregon 74-65 on Thursday night. Tyler Bey added 15 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Buffaloes (12-2, 1-0 Pac-12) improved to 9-0 all- time against the ducks (11-3, 0-1) in Boulder. Colorado also moved to 2-1 against ranked teams this season. The Buffa- loes are 19-32 under coach Tad Boyle versus teams in the AP Top 25 since he took over in 2010-11. He accounts for 30% of Colorado’s 63 wins over ranked opponents since 1949-50. This was a matchup between the teams picked to finish first (Oregon) and second (Colorado) in the Pac-12 preseason media poll. round 1 went to Colorado, which despite being unranked was a 1 1/2-point favorite. The noise level was at a frenzied level despite the students being on winter break, and the fans ran onto the court after the final buzzer. The Buffs held Oregon to 3 of 18 shooting from 3-point range. Colorado built a 15-point lead early in the second half on an alley-oop, fast- break dunk by Bey. But Oregon began to steadily chip away. Bey had a big block with 4:34 remaining, but was given a techni- cal foul for taunting. anthony Mathis made both free throws to make it 57-53. Wright hit a 3-pointer to restore some breathing room and then took over down the stretch. He also had eight assists. The Ducks had their five-game winning streak halted on a night when they struggled at times to run their offense. Payton Pritchard had 21 points to lead Oregon, while Chris duarte added 10. AP Photo/David Zalubowski Colorado guard D’Shawn Schwartz, front, drives to the rim past Oregon guard Chris Duarte in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Thursday in Boulder, Colo. CROOK COUNTY MAKES QUICK WORK OF PENDLETON AP Photo/Rick Bowmer Utah guard Both Gach (11) goes to the basket as Oregon State’s Alfred Hol- lins (4) defends in the second half of Thursday’s game in Salt Lake City. Utah beats Oregon State 81-69 By JOHN COON Associated Press SaLT LaKE CiTy — Timmy Allen scored 25 points and collected 10 rebounds to lead utah to an 81-69 victory over Oregon State in the Pac- 12 opener for both teams on Thurs- day night. Both Gach added 17 points while rylan Jones scored 14 points and dished out five assists for the Utes. utah overcame tough interior defense by the Beavers by successfully get- ting out in transition. The utes scored 22 fastbreak points. Tres Tinkle scored 19 points and collected six rebounds to lead Ore- gon State. Zach riechle and Ethan Thompson chipped in 15 apiece. Ore- gon State scored 16 points off 11 utah turnovers and blocked eight shots but could not overcome its own lengthy scoring droughts. The Beavers endured a seven-min- ute stretch during the first half when they missed seven straight shots and 10 of 11 overall. it opened the door for Utah to rally from an early 13-7 defi- cit and surge in front. Jones and allen combined for back-to-back baskets to ignite a 12-0 run that put the utes ahead for the first time at 27-19. Hot perimeter shooting from Gach and Jones helped keep Utah in front as the first half wound down. Oregon State hung around for a while. Tinkle converted a 3-point play and then hit a pair of free throws to trim utah’s lead to 36-32 heading into the final minute of the half. Gach buried his second 3-pointer to push the lead back to seven. The Beavers cut the deficit to three points multiple times in the second half, the final time on a fastbreak layup from antonie Vernon that brought Oregon State to within 54-51. The utes slammed the door on a fur- ther comeback. Utah used a 16-5 run to extend its lead to 70-55 with 5:31 left. Riley Bat- tin sparked the run with a 3-point play and Gach added the biggest highlight with a dunk off a steal. Battin and Gach combined for four baskets in that decisive stretch. Staff photo by Kathy Aney Isaac Urbina, of Pendleton, wrestles Crook County’s Clayton Berman during Thursday’s dual meet at Warberg Court. Lieuallen, Griffin and Urbina post wins for Bucks in 60-21 loss to Cowboys CROOK COUNTY 60, PENDLETON 21 106 — Dawson Tremper (P) won by forfeit. 113 — Tucker Bonner (C) won by forfeit. 120 — Tannon Joyner (C) p. Gabe Browning, 1:03. 126 — Zachary Mauras (C) p. Michael Straughan, :54. 132 — Jack Lieuallen (P) p. Conrad Parker, :39. 138 — Gage Perry (C) p. Matthew Robertson, 1:34. 145 — Hunter Mode (C) p. Trayton Bale, 1:57; 152 — Brayden Duke (C) p. Danner Hamilton, 3:10. 160 — Ray Solis (C) p. Liam McDaniel, 1:11. 170 — Gavin McLean (C) won by forfeit. 182 — Isaac Urbina (P) p. Clayton Berman, 1:23. *195 — Aaron Bowen (C) p. Roper Cartmell, 1:07. 220 — Jacob Griffin (P) d. Hayden Hilderbrand, 3-0. 285 — Joseph Miller (C) won by forfeit. By ANNIE FOWLER East Oregonian P EndLETOn — isaac urbina and Jack Lieuallen have been on the wrestling mat since they were little Buckaroos. Their experience helped them indi- vidually, but it wasn’t enough to combat a tough Crook County team. The Cowboys won 10 of the 14 matches Thursday afternoon to hand the Bucks a 60-21 loss in the intermountain Confer- ence opener for both teams at Warberg Court. “We knew they would be tough,” Pend- leton coach Trevor Hancock said. “They are well-coached and disciplined. We are young. We have three seniors out of 19 kids.” Staff photo by Kathy Aney See IMC wrestling, Page A9 Pendleton’s Jack Lieuallen wrestles Crook County’s Conrad Parker during Thursday’s dual meet at Warberg Court. Lieuallen pinned Parker in 39 seconds in their 132-pound match. Homer’s odyssey leads him to starting role for Seahawks By TIM BOOTH Associated Press rEnTOn, Wash. — For all the hype and attention that came with Marshawn Lynch’s return to the Seattle Seahawks, he wasn’t the running back that left the strongest impression. don’t believe it? Listen to Lynch himself. “you’re inspiring me,” Lynch was caught saying to Seat- tle rookie running back Travis Homer on the sideline of last Sunday’s regular-season finale against San Francisco. if there was a bright spot to come out of Seattle’s loss to San Francisco in Week 17, it was the discovery of yet another late- round draft pick showing poten- tial as a ball carrier in Seat- tle’s backfield. Thrust into the starting role after injuries to rashaad Penny, Chris Carson and C.J. Prosise robbed Seat- tle of its depth over the final month of the season, Homer showed unabashed confidence, a willingness to deliver a hit and bursts of speed that had been buried on the depth chart all season. Seattle will need another performance like that from Homer on Sunday in the open- ing round of the playoffs against Philadelphia. “The consistency that he hits it when he’s got the ball in his hands, he’s got a really good style, attitude about running the ball. He’s just downhill and give you everything he’s got,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. “That suddenness really is an asset. We really love the way he plays, love the style of his play.” it just took a while for anyone to see what Homer could bring on the field. He was a sixth-round pick of the Seahawks in the april draft and while he showed a few flashes during the preseason it was clear early on that Homer would be deep on the depth chart. But he instantly became important on special teams and that kept him on the active gameday roster for all 16 games. See Seahawks, Page A9
