KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ Kansas, for the second straight season, has faced heartbreak in the Elite Eight.
No. 3-seeded Oregon used an 8-0 run in the final 1:27 of the first half to claim an 11-point halftime lead, stretched it to 18 early in the second half, and upended the Jayhawks, 74-60, Saturday night at Sprint Center.
It marked KU's second loss in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in two seasons, KU falling last year to Villanova.
Tyler Dorsey had 27 points, Dillon Brooks 17 points, Dylan Ennis 12 points and Jordan Bell 11 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocks for Oregon, which improved to 33-5 heading into next Saturday's game against either North Carolina or Kentucky in the Final Four in Glendale, Ariz.
KU's season ended at 31-5.
Frank Mason led the Jayhawks with 21 points on 8-of-20 shooting, while Josh Jackson and Svi Mykhailiuk each had 10 points for Kansas.
KU did not quit, cutting the 18-point deficit to six with 2:49 left in the game. But s Dorsey answered to make it a nine-point lead at 1:51 and the Ducks dominated the rest of crunch time.
