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A Patrick Cripps-inspired Carlton has fallen seven points short of an almighty AFL upset over finals-bound West Coast.The Eagles led all day but were unable to kick away from the ragged Blues, falling over the line for a 12.10 (82) to 11.9 (75) win.Cripps produced a fourth-quarter masterclass to bring his side to the brink of an unlikely success.He tallied 14 disposals, eight clearances and a goal in the final term as Carlton threatened to make West Coast pay for their wastefulness.Final-term goals to Cripps, Jacob Weitering and Bryce Gibbs brought the Blues close but it wasnt to be, with both sets of players slumping to the ground on the fulltime siren.In Carltons case, it was disappointment at coming so close but for Adam Simpsons side, it was another emotion.Its probably more relief when you have games like this, Simpson said.The way we won, not ideal. But well take the win.For three quarters, the 26,389 at the MCG - including United States vice president Joe Biden - saw an underwhelming spectacle.The Eagles were on top without kicking away from Carlton all afternoon in an error-strewn match played well below fifth-gear.Carlton had the kicking yips while Eagles forward Jack Darling kicked 0.5.West Coast had too many routes to goal to let Darlings dirty day cost them, with Jamie Cripps kicking three goals and Elliot Yeo, Josh Kennedy and Mark LeCras bagging two.Luke Shuey impressed in midfield while Andrew Gaff and Matt Priddis were prominent in the bittersweet victory.On this evidence, West Coast have some work to do to mount a successful September campaign.But the four premiership points moves the Eagles closer to cementing their place in the top four.The Eagles notched a fourth-straight success with the win, condemning Carlton to a fifth loss in a row.Brendon Boltons side had strong contributors in defence, where Sam Docherty notched a game-high 32 disposals, Zach Tuohy was spirited and Kade Simpson played his usual steady hand.Jack Silvagni continued to grow into his guernsey, kicking 1.2, while Weitering booted the first two goals of his own AFL career after being sent forward to help deal with a calf complaint.Bolton said he was pleased to see the fightback against a well-credentialled side.I thought our last quarter we were bold with the footy, he said.We were aggressive. 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He had no defensive rebounds the other night and we lost the rebounding battle by 11.Tonight we won it by 13, and that was the difference in the game.Jordan Bell added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Ducks (2-1), who took control early in the second half with an 11-4 run fueled by Bells eight points to open a 52-38 lead. Bell scored 12 points in the second half as Oregon shot 15 of 27 from the field.That was our goal, just to go inside, Bell said. Against Baylor we went 3 for 21 at the 3-point line, so we just wanted to go inside.Alec Peters led the Crusaders (3-1) with 24 points to become the schools second-leading career scorer. Tevonn Walker added 12 points.Valparaiso shot just 23.3 percent in the second half as Peters was its only starter to make more than half of his attempts. The Crusaders finished 4 of 21 from 3-point range.I think its pretty evident that we are not shooting the ball very well, Valparaiso coach Matt Lottich said, and to beat a team like Oregon youre going to have to hit shots from the outside.Backup freshman point guard Payton Pritchard had nine points and five assists for the Ducks, who led by as many as 25 points in the second half.Oregon had a 40-27 rebounding edge and blocked six shots.Altman said his teams size and rebounding ability should be what sets the Ducks apart.If youre not beating people on the boards, youre not taaking advantage of your athleticism, he said.dddddddddddd Our goal should be a plus-eight or -nine on those boards for the season, and if we do that, itll be really positive for our team.The Ducks played again without preseason All-America Dillon Brooks, who continues to recover from offseason foot surgery. Altman was noncommittal about the junior forwards availability for the Maui Jim Maui Invitational when Oregon opens play Monday against Georgetown.I dont know if hell play in Maui, Altman said, and if he does, it wont be very much.BIG PICTUREValparaiso: Coming off a 30-win season and deep run in the NIT, the Crusaders were held 28 points below their season average while shooting just 32.1 percent from the field against the Ducks.Oregon: The Ducks likely will slip in Mondays poll off their 66-49 loss at Baylor, but they may regain Brooks services while in Hawaii.POLL IMPLICATIONSDespite Thursday nights win, Oregons best-ever No. 4 ranking likely will take a hit after its 66-49 road loss to unranked Baylor on Tuesday.STAT OF THE NIGHTBoucher, who has scored in all 38 games hes played at Oregon, had 18 points by halftime and missed his career high by one.HIGHLIGHT REELThough not known for his ball-handling, the 6-foot-10 Boucher flashed some nifty moves when he picked off a cross-court pass, dodged a Crusader at mid-court, dipped inside another off the dribble and smoothly threw down a one-handed dunk in the first half to cap a 9-0 run.UP NEXTValparaiso plays Alabama on Monday in Las Vegas at the four-team MGM Grand Main Event. The Crusaders will face either BYU or Saint Louis on Wednesday before heading home.Oregon heads to Hawaii to play Georgetown on Monday in the first round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational. The Ducks will face either No. 9 Wisconsin or Tennessee on Tuesday. ' ' '