Oregon holds off winless Texas Southern 74-68

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Payton Pritchard scored 16 points, Troy Brown had 10 points, 12 rebounds and four assists and Oregon beat winless Texas Southern 74-68 on Monday night.

Oregon forward Kenny Wooten blocked Trayvon Reed’s layup with 1:56 remaining but Texas Southern kept possession and Donte Clark made a basket to pull the Tigers within 69-66.

Brown scored on the next two possessions for the Ducks, including a 3-pointer to cap the scoring with 45 seconds to go. Demontrae Jefferson and Clark both missed shots in the closing seconds for Texas Southern.

Wooten added 13 points with four blocks for Oregon (6-3). Paul White and Victor Bailey Jr. each scored 11 points, and Mikyle McIntosh had 10 points and eight boards.

Clark scored 17 points for Texas Southern (0-8) and Jefferson added 16 with five assists. The Tigers shot 39 percent from the floor but hit 13 of 14 free throws.