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No. 21 Oregon downs Stanford 73-56 for 8th straight win
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Senior guard Chris Duarte scored 23 points and No. 21 Oregon beat Stanford 73-56 on Saturday night for its 8th straight win.
Eugene Omoruyi included 15 points, and LJ Figueroa had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Eric Williams scored 12 for the Ducks (8-1, 3-0 Pac-12).
“It is always great to win games, but I think this team is great because we learn a lot from these wins,” Figueroa stated. “We keep getting better game by game and are able to share the ball and talk on defense.”
Bryce Wills and Spencer Jones had 12 points each to speed the Cardinal (5-3, 1-1), who had their four-game winning streak snapped.
Stanford took a 46-45 lead on a basket by Wills with 9:45 to play prior to Omoruyi and Aaron Estrada struck successive 3-pointers for the Ducks.
Amauri Hardy included a 3 for Oregon, and Omoruyi made one of his own to put the Ducks ahead 57-51 with 6:21 left. Duarte later on scored 5 straight indicate offer Oregon a 62-53 lead with 4:26 to go.
“That’s what you expect your seniors to do,” Oregon coach Dana Altman stated. “I thought Chris played well down the stretch and Eugene played well. That is what you hope for, guys to trust each other to make plays for each other.”
Oregon’s 28 straight house wins are the second-most in school history and connected for the second-longest active streak in the NCAA. Altman made his 677th win to connect previous Stanford and California coach Mike Montgomery for 23rd in Department I history.
Oregon lacked freshman point player Jalen Terry for the 2nd successive video game due to COVID-19 procedures. Oregon shot 42.4% from the field, however was 10 for 19 on 3-pointers in the 2nd half.
“(Davis) not being out there definitely hurt us, especially in the last eight minutes,“ Wills said. “To be honest with you, the last eight minutes of the game, they were the harder-playing team.”
Stanford jumped out to an 11-3 lead before Oregon followed with nine points in a row to move into the lead.
Estrada put the Ducks ahead 16-15 before Stanford followed with a 10-2 run culminated by a 3-pointer from Jones to take a 25-18 lead. Oregon closed to 32-30 at halftime following a 3-pointer by Williams.
BIG PICTURE
Stanford: The Cardinal have had six games either canceled or postponed due to COVID-19 and had to relocate to Santa Cruz due to restrictions in Santa Clara County. After Thursday’s game at Oregon State was postponed, it was rescheduled for Monday.
“We know this is how it’s going to be, quick turnarounds, especially with COVID,” Wills said. “Road warriors has been a theme for us.”
Oregon: The Ducks have won eight straight games despite battling injuries that left them with a seven-man rotation against the Cardinal.
UP NEXT
Stanford: The Cardinal visit Oregon State at noon on Monday.
Oregon: The Ducks visit Colorado on Thursday.
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For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/AP_Top25
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Senior guard Chris Duarte scored 23 points and No. 21 Oregon beat Stanford 73-56 on Saturday night for its 8th straight win.
Eugene Omoruyi included 15 points, and LJ Figueroa had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Eric Williams scored 12 for the Ducks (8-1, 3-0 Pac-12).
“It is always great to win games, but I think this team is great because we learn a lot from these wins,” Figueroa stated. “We keep getting better game by game and are able to share the ball and talk on defense.”
Bryce Wills and Spencer Jones had 12 points each to speed the Cardinal (5-3, 1-1), who had their four-game winning streak snapped.
Stanford took a 46-45 lead on a basket by Wills with 9:45 to play prior to Omoruyi and Aaron Estrada struck successive 3-pointers for the Ducks.
Amauri Hardy included a 3 for Oregon, and Omoruyi made one of his own to put the Ducks ahead 57-51 with 6:21 left. Duarte later on scored 5 straight indicate offer Oregon a 62-53 lead with 4:26 to go.
“That’s what you expect your seniors to do,” Oregon coach Dana Altman stated. “I thought Chris played well down the stretch and Eugene played well. That is what you hope for, guys to trust each other to make plays for each other.”
Oregon’s 28 straight house wins are the second-most in school history and connected for the second-longest active streak in the NCAA. Altman made his 677th win to connect previous Stanford and California coach Mike Montgomery for 23rd in Department I history.
Oregon lacked freshman point player Jalen Terry for the 2nd successive video game due to COVID-19 procedures. Oregon shot 42.4% from the field, however was 10 for 19 on 3-pointers in the 2nd half.
“(Davis) not being out there definitely hurt us, especially in the last eight minutes,“ Wills said. “To be honest with you, the last eight minutes of the game, they were the harder-playing team.”
Stanford jumped out to an 11-3 lead before Oregon followed with nine points in a row to move into the lead.
Estrada put the Ducks ahead 16-15 before Stanford followed with a 10-2 run culminated by a 3-pointer from Jones to take a 25-18 lead. Oregon closed to 32-30 at halftime following a 3-pointer by Williams.
BIG PICTURE
Stanford: The Cardinal have had six games either canceled or postponed due to COVID-19 and had to relocate to Santa Cruz due to restrictions in Santa Clara County. After Thursday’s game at Oregon State was postponed, it was rescheduled for Monday.
“We know this is how it’s going to be, quick turnarounds, especially with COVID,” Wills said. “Road warriors has been a theme for us.”
Oregon: The Ducks have won eight straight games despite battling injuries that left them with a seven-man rotation against the Cardinal.
UP NEXT
Stanford: The Cardinal visit Oregon State at noon on Monday.
Oregon: The Ducks visit Colorado on Thursday.
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For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/AP_Top25
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