Simply, Oregon put on a three-point shooting clinic against the Cal basketball team.

The Bears had won three straight and the Ducks hadn't won a road game in over a month, but in a game with considerable NCAA Tournament implications, Cal's inability to defend against the three proved to be its downfall.

Oregon launched 31 three-pointers, made 18 of them, and the Bears seemed to have no answers for the long ball in a 92-70 defeat Saturday afternoon at Haas Pavilion.

"We went from man to zone a couple times, but it was really defending ball screens," Cal forward Ryan Anderson said. "When they drove and kicked out to their shooters, that really killed us. We couldn't get out to challenge it in time, and they would get a wide open three."

The Ducks especially torched Cal (14-8, 5-6 in the Pac-10) in the second half, shooting 80 percent from the field and an unbelievable 12-for-15 from beyond the arc.

The 18 total daggers by Oregon are a new school record.

"I try to remind our guys that when we over-help, that's gonna create three-point shots," Bears coach Ben Braun said. "They spread the floor on you really well."

Ducks guard Bryce Taylor exploded for 28 points, shooting 5-for-7 from long range, and point guard Tajuan Porter finished with 23 points-21 of them coming on threes.

After scoring 34 points in the entire first half, Oregon scored that many in the first 11:12 of the second, including a 13-2 run.

With the Ducks (14-9, 5-6) leading by four early in the second half, Taylor completed a three-point play and Porter caught fire, knocking down two three-pointers in a row to cap the run and give his team a 47-34 lead it never relinquished.

"Oregon is a team that feeds off their runs, and they definitely went on a run and hit a bunch of shots," Anderson said. "It was difficult to get back in the flow of our game."

Anderson and Cal point guard Jerome Randle had 17 points apiece, center DeVon Hardin added 13 off the bench and forward Jamal Boykin chipped in with 10.

Bears guard Patrick Christopher, however, struggled to find the basket. The sophomore finished with two points in 30 minutes on 0-for-7 shooting.

Christopher's only points came on two free throws after blowing past Ducks forward Malik Hairston and drawing a foul with just over 10 minutes left in the game.

"He's a huge part of the team," Anderson said. "When he's not (part of) the game, it hurts us."

Initially, it looked like Cal had a chance, trailing by two at halftime.

With 10:25 left to play in the first half, Anderson tied the score 16-16 with a three pointer from the wing that capped a 7-0 run for Cal and forced Oregon to call a timeout.

Guard Nican Robinson, who scored all nine of his points in the first half, then gave the Bears a 19-18 advantage-their first of the game-on a three-pointer with 9:58 remaining.

The Bears extended their lead to four when Anderson put back a miss by Boykin with 6:06 to play in the half.

But the Bears couldn't keep up with the hot-shooting Ducks.

"I believe our offense has come around," Braun said. "But it's up to us to ... take pride defensively because that's what we're missing right now."

Against Cal's zone, Oregon started off with an 8-0 run that included two long balls-a stretch that proved to be indicative of the entire game.

"We pretty much got the score tied after being down," Braun said. "But as they started to knock down some threes … we didn't get into the sync we've been in offensively."

Tags: JEROME RANDLE, TAJUAN PORTER