Ducks Soar Past Gamecocks, 74-56

Monday, December 13

Eugene, Ore. - McArthur Court

7:00 PM

University of Oregon

Jacksonville State

Photo by: Eric Evans/GoDucks.com

12/14/10 | Men's Basketball

By: GoDucks.com

EUGENE, Ore. -- The University of Oregon men's basketball team shot a season-high 56.9 percent and led by double digits for the entire second half in a 74-56 win over Jacksonville State at McArthur Court on Monday night.

The Ducks improve to 7-3 with the victory, their third straight, and finish their four-game home stand 3-1.

Oregon stormed out of the gate with eight consecutive points and grabbed a 27-13 lead nine minutes into the contest. JSU cut UO's lead to 30-23 with a 10-3 run, but the Ducks responded with nine straight points of their own to go up 16. The Ducks shot 60 percent (15-of-25) from the field and 50 percent (5-of-10) from three-point range in the first half to take a 39-27 lead into halftime.

The Ducks continued their onslaught in the second half, beginning the final frame with a 15-3 run to extend the lead to 24 points at 54-30. UO expanded its lead to as large as 26 points and the lead never got less than 16 points the rest of the way.

Joevan Catron led the UO offense with 20 points, his fourth 20-point performance of the year. E.J. Singler and Garrett Sim also scored in double figures with 14 points and 10 points, respectively. Catron and Singler both finished with seven rebounds to lead all players.

Oregon shot a season-high 56.9 percent from the field, the second straight game it made more than half its field goals. The UO defense held JSU to 41.5 percent shooting. Jacksonville State edged Oregon, 29-28, in rebounding while the Ducks forced 14 turnovers and only turned it over 12 times themselves. The Ducks also dished out 20 assists, their second-straight game with at least 20 assists.

The Ducks head to Charlottesville, Va., to face Virginia in their first road game of the year on Friday. Opening tip is at 5 p.m.

POSTGAME NOTES

- Oregon shot a season-high 56.9 percent from the field (29-of-51), including 60.0 percent in the first stanza which marked a season-best first half shooting percentage.

- The Ducks improved to 5-2 overall this year when they shoot 50 percent or better.

- Oregon is 7-2 this season when they make fewer than 10 3-pointers in a game.

- Joevan Catron (team-high 20 points) reached the 20-point mark for the fourth time this season and fifth of his career. It was the 34th time in Catron's career that he reached double figures in scoring. In addition to leading UO in scoring, something he's done seven times in 10 games this season, Catron also led the team in rebounding (7). He's led in boards on five occasions this season (30 times in career).

- Garrett Sim (10 Points) has averaged 13.0 points during the Ducks three-game winning streak. He made 15-of-28 field goals in that stretch (53.6 percent).

- E.J. Singler (14 points) reached double figures in scoring for the ninth time in 10 games.

First half numbers…
- Oregon shot 60.0 percent on field goals in the first half (15-of-25), a season-best first half shooting percentage.

- The Ducks dished out 11 first-half assists on 15 made field goals, matching a season-best assist total they originally set this past Saturday in the first half against Willamette.