ST. LOUIS, March 23 (UPI) -- Tajuan Porter made eight of 12 three-point attempts Friday and scored 33 points in carrying Oregon past UNLV in the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region, 76-72.
The Ducks almost blew an 18-point, second-half lead, but held on to set up a meeting on Sunday with defending champion Florida to determine one of the spots in the Final Four.
Malik Hairston added 14 points for Oregon (29-7), one of two Pac-10 Conference teams remaining in the tournament. Wins by UCLA over Kansas and Oregon over Florida would set up a Pac-10 national semifinal in Atlanta on March 31.
UNLV was led by 15 points each from Michael Umeh and Kevin Kruger, who was playing his final game under his head coach and father Lon Kruger.
The Rebels ended the season at 30-7.
