Oregon head coach Kelly Graves talks to Texas Southern players before an NCAA college basketball game in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. Texas Southern's uniforms went missing, forcing them to improvise with practice jerseys and athletic tape. (AP Photo/Chris Pietsch)
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Police say uniforms were stolen from Texas Southern's women's basketball team before their game at Oregon.
Eugene Police say a black duffel bag containing all the jerseys was taken from a downtown hotel conference room Saturday.
The Tigers wore practice uniforms during the game against the top-ranked Ducks. Some players had taped numbers to the back of their maroon tops.
Lt. Doug Mozan says the bag was taken from the Graduate hotel in downtown Eugene. He didn't have an estimate for the uniforms' value.ˆ
'œWe're really hopeful we do find them because we would like to have our guests get their stuff before they move on to their next set of games,'ť he said. 'œWe feel bad for our visiting team that they would have their uniforms stolen like this.'ťˆ
Team members and staff scoured the area. Police say they were hoping the public could help them find the uniforms before the game.
Oregon led 52-21 at halftime.
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Texas Southern head basketball coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, left, talks to her players Ciani Cryor, center, and Jekalen Jones during the second quarter of an NCAA college basketball game against Oregon, in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Chris Pietsch)
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Oregon's Minyon Moore, left, goes up to shoot against Texas Southern's Ciani Cryor during the first quarter of an NCAA college basketball game in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Chris Pietsch)
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Oregon's Ruthy Hebard, left, shots over Texas Southern's Lauren Lewis during second quarter of an NCAA college basketball game in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Chris Pietsch)
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Texas Southern's Ataiya Bridges, center left, battles Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu for the ball during the first quarter of an NCAA college basketball game in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Chris Pietsch)
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