EUGENE, ORE. (AP) -- Amanda Johnson scored 26 points, including 23 in the second half, and Oregon overcame a double-digit deficit to beat Colorado 67-62 on Saturday.
Ariel Thomas also had 13 points for the Ducks (13-10, 5-6 Pac-12), who trailed 34-21 with 1:33 left in the first half before outscoring the Buffaloes 39-14 over the next 17 minutes to take a 60-48 lead.
Johnson scored 20 points during that stretch. She was 6 for 13 from the field, 11 for 12 from the free-throw line and had eight rebounds in the game.
Chucky Jeffery had 18 points, seven assists and six steals for Colorado (15-7, 4-7), which led 34-26 at halftime. Reserve guard Lexy Kresl also scored 17, including five 3-pointers.
Kresl's final 3 cut the Buffaloes' deficit to 60-58 with 49 seconds to play, but the Ducks made 7 of 8 free throws after that to secure the win.
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