Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger knows Dana Altman better than most, so his analysis of Oregon after the Sooners' 90-80 win over the Ducks in the PK80 Invitational consolation game didn't come uneducated.

"They will be great," said Kruger, who was head coach at Kansas Sate while Altman was an assistant. "Dana always figures it out."

If he does, this weekend showed just how far the Ducks have to go.

Oregon (5-2 overall) finished 1-2 in its home-state tournament in a sloppy affair that saw the Ducks turn the ball over 17 times, send Oklahoma to the line for 44 free throws and make Sooners freshman guard Trae Young look like Steph Curry.

Young, who scored 43 points on 22 shots, killed the Ducks down the stretch in scoring 23 of Oklahoma's final 26 points. For a moment Oregon looked like it had a chance, turning a six-point halftime deficit into a one-point lead midway through the second on a MiKyle McIntosh three, but Oregon's momentum was fleeting. By the time the buzzer sounded, Oklahoma had led for 33 of the game's 40 minutes.

"We got a tremendous amount of work to do," Altman said. "They haven't been through any adversity. It's going to take time."

Two days after leading the Ducks with a career-high 29 points, Payton Pritchard had 10 points and turned the ball over six times. Elijah Brown had four turnovers and fouled out. Victor Bailey Jr. fouled out after playing just 15 minutes. Troy Brown, who started the game hot with eight points in the game's first three minutes, finished with 13 points on 4-of-12 shooting. He had two unforced turnovers and left the game late in the second half after colliding with McIntosh.

After the game, Altman said Brown had hit his head, but said he believed he would be fine.

Young, Oklahoma's hometown five-star, wasn't just the best freshman on the floor, he was far and away the best player. In three tournament games, Young averaged 35 points per game. The Ducks knew he was good, having scrimmaged the Sooners earlier this month, but this was a whole different level of performance, buoyed by his ability to get to the line.

Young hit 17 of his 18 free throw attempts.

"In that (scrimmage)," Altman said, "Trae Young didn't get 43."

The loss capped a frustrating tournament for Oregon, which didn't play well in any of its three games. That could prove costly for Oregon down the road, as the rest of its nonconference schedule doesn't feature a team in the top 60 of the KenPom.com rankings.

Right now, Oregon's best KenPom win of the season came on Friday against the 131st-ranked -- and 1-4 -- DePaul Blue Demons. It's set up a scenario where the team will have to be firing on all cylinders by Pac-12 play in order reach the NCAA Tournament for a sixth consecutive time.

Kruger thinks the Ducks can get there. Altman knows there's a lot of work to do.

"It's not easy, but correctable," Altman said. "All the things we need to do are the tough things."

-- Tyson Alger

talger@oregonian.com

@tysonalger