Friday, December 18
Eugene, OR
6:00 PM
University of Oregon
9-2
94
vs
73
Long Beach State
6-7
1
2
F
Long Beach State
39
34
73
Oregon
40
54
94
Photo by: Eric Evans/GoDucks.com
Ducks Make It Two Straight With Win Over Long Beach
12/19/15 | Men's Basketball, @GoDucksMoseley
by Rob Moseley
Editor, GoDucks.com
EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon men's basketball team won consecutive games for the first time in December by beating Long Beach State, 94-73, before 6,112 in Matthew Knight Arena on Friday night.
How It Happened: The Ducks (9-2) rallied from their first deficit of the game early in the second half. Oregon led 42-39 after scoring to open the half, but the 49ers (6-7) ripped off nine straight to lead 48-42. Dillon Brooks then hit a three-pointer to sparked a 9-0 run for the home squad, with Brooks providing the first seven.
Nick Faust scored with 13:30 left to give Long Beach a 51-50 edge, and from there it was all Oregon. The Ducks put together a 15-3 run to a 66-53 advantage, and never led by less than eight the rest of the way. The final point of the night by Brooks, his 21st, gave the UO men their largest lead of the night, 92-71 with 1:41 left.
Oregon led by just one at halftime, 40-39, with Travis Hammond keeping Long Beach in the game via his 6-of-7 three-point shooting. The 49ers shot 46.7 percent in the half (14-of-30), which the Ducks addressed at halftime and cut to 36.7 percent in the second (11-of-30). Oregon, meanwhile, shot an identical 51.6 percent (16-of-31) in each half.
Who Stood Out: The Ducks had six players reach double figures for the first time this season, led by Brooks' 21 on 9-of-15 shooting. Tyler Dorsey hit 4-of-6 three-pointers on his way to 17 points, Chris Boucher added 14 points and 10 rebounds, Elgin Cook scored 13, Casey Benson reached 11 and Jordan Bell added 10. Bell had eight rebounds and Dorsey grabbed seven, teaming with Boucher to spark Oregon's 42-25 advantage on the boards.
Quotable:
Dana Altman, UO head coach
On Oregon's play overall
“After a slow start to the second, I thought we played really hard and really well. But we weren't focused for long stretches of the first half.”
On closing out an opponent, after losing some big leads earlier in the season
“I think some of that's improved depth. It was really nice have Dwayne (Benjamin) and Chris come off the bench and give us good second halves. That's part of it. And I think we've learned we've got to continue to play, especially against a team like this.”
Dwayne Benjamin, UO senior
On the Ducks' halftime adjustments
“We just lost the shooters. Wasn't really focused. We went in at halftime and really made the adjustments. … We were scoring points and they were scoring right back, and that's not how we want to play.”
Notable: Hammonds finished 8-of-10 from three-point range, setting an arena record for made three-pointers in a game. … Benson had two turnovers, doubling his season total, though with five assists he remained the NCAA leader in assist-to-turnover ratio (9.0). … Boucher's double-double was his fourth in five games. … The Ducks had six players score in double figures for the first time in a little more than two years (Dec. 8, 2013).
Up Next: Oregon was scheduled to leave town Saturday for a game Monday at Alabama (6 p.m. PT, ESPNU).
Editor, GoDucks.com
EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon men's basketball team won consecutive games for the first time in December by beating Long Beach State, 94-73, before 6,112 in Matthew Knight Arena on Friday night.
How It Happened: The Ducks (9-2) rallied from their first deficit of the game early in the second half. Oregon led 42-39 after scoring to open the half, but the 49ers (6-7) ripped off nine straight to lead 48-42. Dillon Brooks then hit a three-pointer to sparked a 9-0 run for the home squad, with Brooks providing the first seven.
Nick Faust scored with 13:30 left to give Long Beach a 51-50 edge, and from there it was all Oregon. The Ducks put together a 15-3 run to a 66-53 advantage, and never led by less than eight the rest of the way. The final point of the night by Brooks, his 21st, gave the UO men their largest lead of the night, 92-71 with 1:41 left.
Oregon led by just one at halftime, 40-39, with Travis Hammond keeping Long Beach in the game via his 6-of-7 three-point shooting. The 49ers shot 46.7 percent in the half (14-of-30), which the Ducks addressed at halftime and cut to 36.7 percent in the second (11-of-30). Oregon, meanwhile, shot an identical 51.6 percent (16-of-31) in each half.
Who Stood Out: The Ducks had six players reach double figures for the first time this season, led by Brooks' 21 on 9-of-15 shooting. Tyler Dorsey hit 4-of-6 three-pointers on his way to 17 points, Chris Boucher added 14 points and 10 rebounds, Elgin Cook scored 13, Casey Benson reached 11 and Jordan Bell added 10. Bell had eight rebounds and Dorsey grabbed seven, teaming with Boucher to spark Oregon's 42-25 advantage on the boards.
Quotable:
Dana Altman, UO head coach
On Oregon's play overall
“After a slow start to the second, I thought we played really hard and really well. But we weren't focused for long stretches of the first half.”
On closing out an opponent, after losing some big leads earlier in the season
“I think some of that's improved depth. It was really nice have Dwayne (Benjamin) and Chris come off the bench and give us good second halves. That's part of it. And I think we've learned we've got to continue to play, especially against a team like this.”
Dwayne Benjamin, UO senior
On the Ducks' halftime adjustments
“We just lost the shooters. Wasn't really focused. We went in at halftime and really made the adjustments. … We were scoring points and they were scoring right back, and that's not how we want to play.”
Notable: Hammonds finished 8-of-10 from three-point range, setting an arena record for made three-pointers in a game. … Benson had two turnovers, doubling his season total, though with five assists he remained the NCAA leader in assist-to-turnover ratio (9.0). … Boucher's double-double was his fourth in five games. … The Ducks had six players score in double figures for the first time in a little more than two years (Dec. 8, 2013).
Up Next: Oregon was scheduled to leave town Saturday for a game Monday at Alabama (6 p.m. PT, ESPNU).
Team Stats
LBSU
ORE
FG%
.417
.516
3FG%
.407
.364
FT%
.632
.917
RB
25
42
TO
13
11
STL
5
7
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
9
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
17
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
5
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
5
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