The Lockdown Ducks are here to stay. Oregon women’s basketball put together a wire-to-wire defensive performance on Thursday, beating No. 16 Michigan State 63-59 on the road in East Lansing to further assert themselves in the Big Ten with a fourth consecutive win.

The Michigan State women's basketball team whittled an 18-point deficit down to a single shot, but it couldn't finish the comeback against Oregon.

The Oregon women's basketball team won its fourth game in a row and picked up its first road win over a ranked team Thursday vs. Michigan State.

Oregon held on despite going cold from the field in the final quarter and shooting just 1 of 11. The Ducks (16-5, 7-3) made 6 of 8 free throws in the final quarter. That included going 5 of 6 from the line in the final 3:36 with Phillipina Kyei and Nani Falatea each making a pair.

Oregon women’s basketball was elite, Peyton Scott and Sofia Bell were dominating everywhere on the court while the scoreboard ticked up in their favor on nearly every possession. The Ducks’ energy was off the charts,

The No. 16 Michigan State University women's basketball team has won their last five game and look to remain hot against new conference foe Oregon Ducks. Two key stories highlight the fourth meeting between both programs.