Resilient Oregon knocks No. 4 Arizona from unbeaten ranks

EUGENE, Ore. - After racking up victories over mostly inferior opponents, Oregon finally got a signature win.

Sparked by the all-around effort of senior E.J. Singler and some early resiliency, the Ducks handed No. 4 Arizona its first loss, 70-66 on Thursday night.

Singler had 14 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals for Oregon (13-2, 2-0 Pac-12), which overcame an 11-0 deficit to lead for the final 27:32. The Ducks ran their home winning streak to 17 games, including 11 this season.

"I think we've been playing really well the whole season," Singler said. "This game really showed our team we can compete with a lot of different people."

Dominic Artis (Findlay Prep), Carlos Emory and Tony Woods each had 10 points for Oregon. Johnathan Loyd (Bishop Gorman) made a steal with 10 seconds left and followed with two clinching free throws.

The victory was the Ducks' second over a ranked team this season; they beat No. 24 UNLV in November. Their losses are to No. 21 Cincinnati and in triple overtime at Texas-El Paso.

"If Jan. 10 is our high, then this team has really underachieved," Oregon coach Dana Altman said. "This team has a lot more. I'll be disappointed if we don't have bigger wins this season."

Mark Lyons scored 21 points and Solomon Hill 16 to lead Arizona (14-1, 2-1), which entered as one of three undefeated teams in the country. The only remaining unbeatens are top-ranked Duke (15-0) and No. 2 Michigan (16-0).

"It definitely hurts, because we know we let one slip away with our defense and our execution and stuff like that," said Wildcats guard Nick Johnson, also a Findlay Prep product, who had 12 points and six rebounds.