No. 14 Oregon opened its most critical road trip of the season with a loss at Arizona State.

The Ducks (20-7, 9-5 Pac-12) dropped from first to fourth in the Pac-12 standings and are a game out of first entering Saturday’s game at Arizona.

The Sun Devils (18-8, 9-4 Pac-12) won their sixth straight to stay tied with Arizona and a game back in the win column of Colorado.

Betting line: Oregon by 2, O/U 142.5

Below are live updates from tonight’s game.

FINAL: OREGON 72, ARIZONA STATE 77

-- Dunk by Alonzo Verge Jr. ends any remote chance of Oregon comeback in final minute

-- Will Richardson pulls Oregon within 74-70 with 24 seconds to go

-- Alonzo Verge Jr. up to 24 points. He didn’t score in ASU’s loss in Eugene.

-- Payton Pritchard fouls out at 2:15. Not a smart foul either, went for a reach from behind at half court.

-- ASU gets up 66-58, Payton Pritchard 3

-- Rob Edwards with a terrific running jumper, he’s up to 24 points

-- Payton Pritchard called for his fourth foul at 4:07

-- Payton Pritchard 3 pulls Oregon within 2 again. 60-58 with 4:28 to go.

-- Alonzo Verge Jr. converts a three-point play. Oregon misses and an ASU 3 makes it 60-54

-- Chris Duarte converts a three-point play to tie it at 54 with 7:17 to go. 11-0 Oregon run over 1:35.

-- Back-to-back 3s from Payton Pritchard and Oregon is within 3; 54-51. 8-0 Oregon run.

-- Ducks 2 for last 11; 54-45 ASU

-- Oregon offense back to shooting stronger but Arizona State 6/10 from the field

-- Arizona State maintain a three-score deficit

-- Oregon 4/5 to open the half

HALFTIME: OREGON 23, ARIZONA STATE 34

-- Oregon scoring: Addison Patterson 6, Will Richardson 5, Shakur Juiston 4, Chandler Lawson and Anthony Mathis 3 each, Payton Pritchard 2

-- 11 Oregon turnovers have led to 13 Arizona State points. That’s the difference in the game at halftime.

-- Alonzo Verge shaking off a left elbow injury

-- 7-0 ASU run, 29-19 with 1:12 to half. Oregon timeout.

-- Oregon with 10 turnovers to 8 field goals. Points off turnovers are 13-2 ASU

-- Alonzo Verge Jr. up to 7 points

-- Oregon is 6 for its last 12 and still shooting under 30 percent

-- Remy Martin returns and Oregon barely able to capitalize on his absence, outscored ASU by 1 while he was out

-- ASU 0 for its last 6; 16-15 ASU 7:04

-- Payton Pritchard called for an offensive foul, his second, at 10:31 and sits

-- Will Richardson inadvertently catches ASU’s Remy Martin with an elbow to the face — twice — in a span of a few seconds. Martin goes the locker room.

-- Oregon starts 3/16 FG, 1/7 from 3

-- Oregon starts 1 of 12 from the field

-- Chandler Lawson will start at center for Oregon. N’Faly Dante, who has missed the last 8 games with a knee injury, was listed as a starter due to a clerical error by Arizona State, according to an Oregon spokesman.