— Oregon stunned top-seeded Kansas, a team that rolled into the round of 8 looking like a juggernaut, with a 74-60 win on Saturday to advance to the Final Four — the Ducks’ first appearance there since the inaugural version, in 1939. Tyler Dorsey led the Ducks with 27 points, and Dillon Brooks added 17 as Oregon stifled Kansas early on and then held off a late rally. Boucher had led Oregon in shot-blocking, a dimension that helped define the team’s tough defense. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyOregon toppled a Kansas team that had cruised through the first two rounds and demolished fourth-seeded Purdue, 98-66, in its previous game. But Kansas fell short of the Final Four again, extending a drought that would be considered laughably short anywhere else.

Source: New York Times March 26, 2017 02:54 UTC