Oregon Ducks rally past Washington 52-50 in first round of Pac-12 WBB Tournament

Oregon guard Endyia Rogers brings the ball up against Washington during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Pac-12 women’s tournament Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Kelly Graves and the 9-seed Oregon Ducks are still alive in the Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament following a 52-50 victory over 8-seed Washington on Wednesday in Las Vegas.

SURVIVE AND ADVANCE! pic.twitter.com/KCZbLK736I

— Oregon Women’s Basketball (@OregonWBB) March 2, 2023

Oregon advances to the second round on Thursday, where they will face the top-seed Stanford (2:30 p.m.).

Endyia Rogers led Oregon and all scorers with 28 points. Te-Hina Paopao had 13 points, including a 3-pointer with 3:27 remaining that gave Oregon a 45-43 lead. The Huskies came back to lead 50-49 with under two minutes left before Rogers hit a go-ahead jumper for Oregon that stood as the game-winner.