Frida Formann scored 17 points and No. 18 Colorado put together a suffocating defensive performance to cruise to a 79-30 victory over Oregon on Wednesday in the first round of the women’s Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas.
Formann did most of her damage from outside, connecting on 5 of 6 3-pointers. Tameiya Sadler chipped in 11 points, Quay Miller added 10 and Jaylyn Sherrod finished with nine to go along with eight assists for the Buffaloes (22-8).
Colorado’s defense took care of the rest, holding the Ducks (11-21) to 18.9 percent shooting overall (10 of 53). Oregon went just 1-for-13 (7.7 percent) from 3-point range.
Grace VanSlooten paced the Ducks with nine points and five rebounds. Oregon didn’t have a scorer reach double figures.
The Buffaloes opened the game on a 13-2 run, then used a 13-0 burst to close the first quarter. They were up by at least 17 the rest of the way, with the lead topping out at 49.
Colorado advances to face fourth-seeded and 13th-ranked Oregon State in a quarterfinal Friday.
No. 22 Utah 71, Arizona State 60
Alissa Pili compiled 20 points, 11 rebounds and four assists as the Utes beat the Sun Devils in a first-round Pac-12 tournament matchup at Las Vegas.
Sixth-seeded Utah (22-9) advances to oppose third-seeded and seventh-ranked UCLA in the quarterfinals on Friday. The Utes earned their third win in four games, getting 18 points from Ines Vieira, 11 from Kennady McQueen and 10 from Matyson Wilke.
Trayanna Crisp scored 19 points for Arizona State (11-20), whose season ended with a sixth consecutive defeat. Jalyn Brown added 15 points.
–Field Level Media
