KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Oregon Ducks are headed back to the Final Four for the first time since 1939 after the Ducks stunned the top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks to win 74-60 on Saturday night.

Jordan Bell and Tyler Dorsey led the way for the Ducks, coming up with big play after big play to fuel a fast Oregon start and a strong finish.

Dorsey knocked down 6 of 10 three-pointers and finished with 27 points. Bell nearly notched a triple-double, finishing with 11 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocks. He also added four assists.

Oregon now awaits its Final Four opponent in Phoenix next Saturday. The Ducks will play the winner of Sunday's game between North Carolina and Kentucky.

The Ducks jumped out to a 44-33 halftime lead, with Dorsey banking in a three-pointer just before the buzzer. It was that kind of night for Oregon. Even when the Ducks' offense sputtered in the latter stages of the second half, they played solid defense to hold the Jayhawks at bay.

And after Kansas cut it to 66-60 on Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk's three-pointer, the Ducks closed the game on an 8-0 run to punch their ticket to Phoenix.

Kansas star Josh Jackson picked up his second foul just 2:37 into the game, and despite some big plays from Frank Mason III, the Jayhawks couldn't quite find their groove as Jackson sat much of the first half.

Meanwhile, the Ducks used hot shooting on the offensive end and Bell's block party on the defensive end to build the double-digit lead the Ducks would hold through much of the game.

The Ducks also got big contributions from Dillon Brooks, who had 17 points, five rebounds and four assists. Dylan Ennis added 12 points.

Here's a recap of how it unfolded:

Final: Oregon 74, Kansas 60: After the timeout, a Ducks miss, and Kansas' Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk hits a three to cut Oregon's lead to 66-60 with 2:49 to play. Timeout on the floor. The Ducks run the clock, Dorsey forces a three, and Jordan Bell snags an offensive rebound. He pulls up for three again and hits with 1:49 left. Oregon goes up 69-60. On the other end, Bell gets his eighth block. That's a microcosm of the game: a Dorsey three, followed by a Bell block. Bell scores, and Oregon goes up 71-60. Now under 1 minute to play. Kansas forced to foul.

... After Oregon's timeout, Brooks misses, and the rebound goes out of bounds. Kansas hits and pulls within 64-55. Under 4 minutes left now, and Ennis scores at the rim. The Ducks lead 66-55 with 3:45 to play. Landen Lucas dunks it, and Kansas cuts it to 66-57. On the other end, Brooks is fouled. No free throws, though, after the TV timeout. Oregon trying to hold on here late, despite a lack of offense in the last few minutes of game time.

... Josh Jackson hits two free throws, and cuts Oregon's lead to 61-49. Dillon Brooks comes up empty on a three. Dorsey picks up a foul with 7:08 left, and that sends Josh Jackson to the line. He rattles in the first, and the second goes as well. Oregon's lead is now 10 at 61-51. Under 7 minutes to play. With Oregon's shot clock winding down, Dorsey pulls up for three, and he hits. Oregon goes up 64-51. Jackson scores, and cuts it to 64-53. The Ducks keep passing, but no one shoots, and it's a shot-clock violation. Now 5:50 to go. Jackson misses a three, and Brooks grabs the rebound. The Ducks are trying to milk clock, but their offense is sputtering a bit. Oregon with it back, leading 64-53, with 4:52 to play, and Oregon takes a timeout.

... After the timeout, Landen Lucas makes 1 of 2 free throws, and Oregon's lead is 15, at 57-42. Now Josh Jackson finally scores a field goal, and the Jayhawks cut it to 57-44. But Jordan Bell answers with a dunk, and Oregon is up 59-44. Under 11 minutes to play. Jordan Bell has seven blocks now, and the Ducks lead it 59-46 with 8:28 left. Tyler Dorsey drives and scores, and Oregon goes up 61-47. Now a TV timeout with 7:48 to play.

... One minute gone in the second half, and no score so far. Dillon Brooks picks up a foul for pushing Josh Jackson, though it looked like a bit of a flop. Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk scores for Kansas, and then Dillon Brooks hits a three to put the Ducks up 47-35. After a Kansas make, Bell with a rebound, a putback, and he draws the foul. Oregon goes up 50-37 with 17:20 to play in the game. Dorsey drives in for a layup, and the Ducks go up 15, at 52-37. Another Kansas miss, another Bell rebound. After Brooks misses a three, the Jayhawks rebound. Bell with another block, his fifth of the game. And at the first media timeout of the second half, Oregon leads it 52-37 with 15:59 left. Right out of the timeout, Bell picks up his sixth block. The Jayhawks come up empty, and the rebound goes to Oregon. Dillon Brooks drains a step-back three, and Oregon goes up 55-37. Frank Mason III hits a short baseline jumper, and that makes it 55-39. Bell travels for an Oregon turnover with 13:50 left. Josh Jackson misses two free throws and remains scoreless in the game for Kansas. Mason's running layup draws Kansas closer, at 55-41. Now 13 minutes to go. A Ducks turnover, but Brooks rebounds a Kansas miss. After an Oregon steal, Brooks' driving layup makes it 57-41, with Oregon on top. Timeout on the floor with 11:57 to play.

Halftime: Oregon 44, Kansas 33: Moments after a Dylan Ennis shot in the lane puts Oregon up 38-33, Jordan Bell blocks his fourth shot. The Jayhawks turn it over, and Oregon gets it back with 45.9 seconds to go in the half. Tyler Dorsey's three rattles in, and the Ducks lead it 41-33. Oregon with a steal, and a chance for the final shot of the half. Dorsey sets things up. He banks in a three to beat the buzzer, and Oregon leads it 44-33 at halftime. The Ducks are 20 minutes away from a trip to the Final Four. Dorsey has 14 points and has made 4 of 6 three-pointers. Ennis has 10 points, and Dillon Brooks has nine. And Bell finishes the first half with four points, eight rebounds and four blocks. Frank Mason III leads Kansas with 17 points. Oregon shot 58.6 percent in the first half (18 of 30), while Kansas shot 42.9 percent (12 of 28).

... Jordan Bell finds Dillon Brooks for a bucket in the lane, and Oregon goes up 33-28 with about 4:15 to go in the first half. The Ducks get it back after a Kansas offensive foul. Bell cleans up two misses with offensive boards, and Dylan Ennis drains a three. Oregon goes up 36-28. Now 3 minutes left in the half. Bell picks up his third block. The Ducks feed Dillon Brooks, but his turnaround jumper is off. Frank Mason III with a three on the other end, cutting Oregon's lead to 36-31. Now 2 minutes to go in the half. And there's a TV timeout after a Ducks shot-clock violation at the 1:47 mark.

... Frank Mason III hits his three free throws out of the timeout to cut Oregon's lead to 27-26. Then the Ducks' Jordan Bell hits a turnaround in the lane, and Oregon leads 29-26. After Dorsey's jumper, Kansas coach Bill Self calls a timeout, with his team trailing 31-26 with 5:04 to play in the first half.

... Payton Pritchard feeds a driving Jordan Bell, who skies to the rim for a dunk. Then he gets a block on the other end. Oregon leads 14-12 with 10:15 left in the half. Kansas' Mason finds Landen Lucas for the dunk, and it's tied again at 14-14. But Dillon Brooks' shot in the lane falls, and Oregon goes back up 16-14 with 9:15 left in the half. Back and forth we go. Kansas ties it at 16-16. Dillon Brooks with the nice leave for Casey Benson on a fast break, and Benson lays it up and in. Oregon leads 19-16, with a little over 8 minutes to go in the half. Kansas' Josh Jackson back out there with two fouls. Frank Mason III ties it up at 19-19 with a three. But Brooks answers with his own three to make it Oregon 22, Kansas 19. After a Dylan Ennis three and a Casey Benson floater, Oregon's lead swells to 27-21. But Mason answers with a layup to make it 27-23. Now 6:15 left in the half. Now there's a timeout, and with 5:59 to go in the half, Oregon leads 27-23.

... The big storyline in the opening minutes is that Kansas star Josh Jackson picked up his second foul with 17:23 to go in the first half. He has to sit early. Oregon with an early 2-0 lead, with 3 minutes gone. At the 15-minute mark, Tyler Dorsey drains a three, and Oregon with an early 7-3 lead. Frank Mason III drives and scores a layup for Kansas, but then Dillon Brooks' dunk puts the Ducks up 9-5. Dorsey hits another three, and Oregon leads 12-5. Dylan Ennis is hobbling a bit, but he stays in the game. A Landen Lucas dunk, followed by a Kansas three, pulls the Jayhawks to within 12-10. And there's a TV timeout with 11:51 to go in the half. Lagerald Vick's free throws tie the game at 12-12 with 11:51 left in the half.

No. 3 Oregon vs. No. 1 Kansas

Time: 5:49 p.m. (Pacific)

Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

On air: CBS, 95.3-FM in Eugene, 101.1 FM Portland

Watch online: CBS Sports

Projected starters:

Oregon (32-5)

Jordan Bell, 6-9, Jr. (10.9 ppg, 8.5 rpg)

Dillon Brooks, 6-7, Jr. (16.3 ppg, 2.7 apg)

Dylan Ennis, 6-2, Sr. (10.7 ppg, 3.1 apg)

Payton Pritchard, 6-2, Fr. (7.6 ppg, 3.7 apg)

Tyler Dorsey, 6-4, So. (14.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg)

Kansas (31-4)

Landon Lucas, 6-10, Sr. (7.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg)

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, 6-8, Jr. (9.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg)

Josh Jackson, 6-8, Fr. (16.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg)

Devonte Graham, 6-2, Jr. (13.7 ppg, 4.2 apg)

Frank Mason III, 5-11, Sr. (20.9 ppg, 5.2 apg)

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-- Tyson Alger

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