Cook scores 26 as No. 13 Oregon tops Washington

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Elgin Cook matched his career-high with 26 points to lead No. 13 Oregon to an 86-73 victory over Washington on Sunday night.

Dillon Brooks added 19 points for the Ducks (23-6, 12-4 Pac-12), who won their 25th consecutive home game to extend the school record they set with Wednesday’s win over Washington State. Casey Benson and Jordan Bell each had 12 points.

Andrew Andrews scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half to lead the Huskies (16-13, 8-9), and Dejounte Murray had 20.

Oregon finished its fifth unbeaten home season in history at 18-0, and its first since 2001-02 when it won its only Pac-12 regular-season title.

The Ducks overwhelmed Washington inside with a 44-26 advantage in points in the paint and a 40-26 edge in rebounds, led by Cook’s seven. Oregon also was 26 of 35 at the foul line, with Cook going 10 of 11

The Huskies trailed by 15 twice in the second half but cut the gap to 67-61 behind 12 straight points from Andrews. After trading baskets for several minutes, Oregon was still up by only six before a 5-0 pushed its lead to 76-65 on Bell’s fast-break dunk with 3:50 left.

Washington never got closer than nine points the rest of the way.

Cook, playing his final home game before a sellout crowd, led the Ducks to a 40-32 halftime lead with seven early points and 13 by the break. Brooks hit Oregon’s only 3-pointer of the half with 4 seconds left for its largest lead to that point.

The Ducks’ edge in the first half came at the foul line, where it was 11 of 14 to just 1 of 2 for Washington.

TIP-INS

Washington: The Huskies, the nation’s top shot-blocking team, had only one against the Ducks and need 12 more to break Arizona State’s Pac-12 record of 211 set three seasons ago. … Andrew Andrews became the fifth Washington player and 50th in conference history to score 1,000 points in Pac-12 games only. He now has 1,020.

Oregon: The Ducks have five seniors on their roster but honored only four after their final home game, because Chris Boucher will petition for another year of eligibility after the season. … With two games to go, Oregon is now 36-16 during the second half of Pac-12 play in six seasons under coach Dana Altman. Only Arizona is better over that span. … Unless the Ducks are sent to Spokane for the first round of the NCAA Tournament, this will be the first time in 100 years that they have not played a game in the state of Washington.

UP NEXT

Washington hosts Washington State on Wednesday.

Oregon plays at UCLA on Wednesday.

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