Oregon & Oregon State sports, Feb. 19

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Freshman Jenna Lilley had a pair of RBIs and junior Cheridan Hawkins tossed a gem as the No. 2 ranked Oregon softball team won, 5-1, at No. 22 ranked Texas A&M on Wednesday evening. The Ducks (10-0) are off to their best start in program history, surpassing the 9-0 start to the 1989 season. The Ducks continue their Texas road trip at the Baylor Invitational, with games in Waco on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Oregon meets No. 7 ranked Baylor tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. PT.

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Up 20 early in the second half, the Oregon men’s basketball team allowed Colorado to claw its way back within five before the Ducks held on to win 73-60 on Wednesday in Matthew Knight Arena, keeping the UO men solidly on the NCAA Tournament bubble entering a monumental matchup with No. 9 Utah on Sunday. How It Happened: But for a sloppy few minutes to start the game, with Colorado capitalizing for an 11-4 lead, Oregon controlled the first half. The Ducks (19-8, 9-5 Pac-12) shot .586 for the half and limited the Buffs to 4-of-23 shooting after the first four minutes, as Oregon built a 39-22 halftime lead. The Ducks play their final regular-season home game, Sunday against No. 9 Utah in Matthew Knight Arena (noon, FOX Sports 1).

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Oregon State (16-9, 7-6 Pac-12) puts its 14-0 home record on the line and looks to upset a top-10 team for the second time this season when it hosts No. 9 Utah (20-4, 10-2) at 8 p.m. on Thursday at Gill Coliseum.

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Oregon State opens the Big 12/Pac-12 Challenge with a 12 p.m. PT (1 p.m. in Arizona) matchup with Oklahoma State. The game will be held at Surprise Stadium.