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Courtesy Andy McNamara/University of Oregon)

The day before the Oregon Ducks shocked the college basketball world by upsetting No. 1 seed Kansas in Kansas City, Oregon play-by-play man Jerry Allen turned nostalgic.

What if Oregon actually won, Allen was asked.

The voice of the Ducks took a moment to think about the question. Over his 30 years at Oregon, the Ducks win over Oregon State in the 2010 Civil War, the game that sent the Ducks to the national championship game, has long been the highlight.

"One-hundred and fourteen years they've waited," an emotional Allen broadcast. "10 seconds left on the clock, and Oregon is going to play for in the national championship game, two, one, it's official! Oregon is going to play in the BCS championship game."

Along with Allen's iconic, "Kenny Wheaton is going to score!" the Civil War call is one of the ones he's most known for.

But when it comes to basketball, the Ducks haven't provided Allen with as many iconic moments. That changed on Saturday, not only sending the Ducks to their first Final Four since 1939, but giving Allen the first chance in his career to do the same.

"It will be emotional," Allen predicted the day before the game. "I may never get an opportunity like this to get to the Final Four."

The Ducks blew out Kansas 74-60 and as the seconds ticked down, Allen made his call.

"Oregon is going to win!," Allen said. "The Ducks are going to the Final Four! You can book your tickets...Final score, Final Four! Oh, they sound good together."

You can hear his call at the 5:55 marker of the audio file below:

-- Tyson Alger

talger@oregonian.com

@tysonalger