Homestand Continues with Western Oregon

Oregon continues its nine-game homestand by hosting Western Oregon at 7 p.m. on Wednesday (Pac-12 Networks).

THE STARTING FIVE
1 - Oregon has held six straight opponents under 70 points, and has held opponents below 40 percent shooting from the field in five-of-seven games in 2016-17. Army (77) in the season opener is the only team to reach 70 points against the Ducks so far this season.
2 - The Ducks rank second nationally at 8.3 blocks per game, and lead the nation in total blocks with 58. Individually, Chris Boucher is ninth nationally in blocks per game (3.3), with Jordan Bell 20th (2.9 bpg).
3 - The top two career blocked shots leaders in Oregon history are on the Ducks' 2016-17 roster. Junior Jordan Bell became UO's all-time leader in just his 50th career game and now shows 167. Last Monday against Georgetown, Chris Boucher passed Blair Rasmussen (116/1981-85) for second on the UO career list and now shows 133. Boucher has blocked five shots in three of the last four games.
4 - Dillon Brooks returned to the Oregon lineup in Maui after missing the first three games of the season, and has entered the UO top 30 in career scoring. He comes into Wednesday's game with 1,087 career points, which is tied for 29th with Nick Jones (1,087/1964-67) and three back of Charlie Franklin (1,090/1955-58).
5 - Oregon's recently announced 2017 signing class of Victor Bailey Jr., Troy Brown Jr., and Agu Kigab was rated No. 8 nationally by ESPN.

LAST YEAR VS. WESTERN OREGON
Oregon finished off its 2014-15 non-conference slate by defeating Western Oregon 88-60 on Dec. 30. Tyler Dorsey led the way for the Ducks, tallying a career-high 25 points. Oregon wasted no time grabbing control, rattling off a 14-2 run to open the game, led by a quick seven points from Dorsey in the opening minutes. The Ducks hit seven of their first eight shots, while forcing misses on six of Western Oregon's first eight attempts. The Ducks scored 11 unanswered to build a 32-13 advantage with 8:56 left in the first half. Refusing to be tamed, the Wolves outscored Oregon 23-8 through the remainder of the period, cutting the Duck lead to as few as three. Oregon would hold on to lead 40-36 at the break. After Western Oregon scored the first four points of the second half to tie the game at 40, Oregon rattled off a 20-5 run led by 11 points from Elgin Cook, to regain the lead. The Ducks never looked back, inflating their lead to as large as 31 and ending the game on a 20-5 run. Oregon outscored the Wolves 48-24 in the second half.

WIN STREAK AT MKA REACHES 28 GAMES
Oregon's winning streak at Matthew Knight Arena is currently at 28 games, which is the longest string of home wins in UO history. Oregon last dropped a home game Jan. 8, 2015 (Arizona, 80-62). Two of Oregon's four longest home winning streaks have come under Dana Altman.

Streak        First Win                            Last Win                                Ended By
28 games    1/10/2015 - Arizona State    11/29/2016 - Boise State
23 games    11/15/2001 - Alabama State    12/28/2002 - UC Riverside    Arizona (1/2/2003)
23 games    2/13/1937 - Idaho                1/6/1939 - Washington State    Washington State (1/7/1939)
20 games    2/9/2012 - Washington        1/26/2013 - Washington            Colorado (2/2/2013)

DUCKS' HOME WINNING STREAK FIFTH NATIONALLY
A number of long home winning streaks fell by the wayside last season, including Arizona's 49-game streak at the hands of Oregon on Jan. 28. Others to fall included Wichita State (43 games) and Maryland (27 games). The Ducks' home win streak - now at 28 games - is up to the fifth-longest active streak in the nation (through Monday).

   Streak        Team
1. 42 games   Kansas
   42 games   Kentucky
3. 30 games   South Dakota State
   30 games   Stephen F. Austin
5. 28 games   Oregon

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
The Ducks are 96-13 (.881) all-time at Matthew Knight Arena since the building opened in 2011.

NON-CONFERENCE RECORD AT MKA
The Ducks are now 46-2 all-time in non-conference games at Matthew Knight Arena. Oregon's 79-73 loss to Mississippi in 2014-15 was just the second non-conference home defeat while playing at Matthew Knight Arena. The other time Oregon lost a non-conference game at MKA was on Dec. 18, 2011, when Virginia defeated the Ducks 67-54. UO won 28 non-conference games in a row at MKA between the two losses.

STAT NOTES
Oregon has held five-of-seven opponents below 40 percent shooting from the field. The exceptions to that are Baylor (.455) and UConn (.483). The Ducks have also held six straight opponents below 70 points.

BOUCHER WORKS BLOCKS AND BOARDS
Senior Chris Boucher recorded season-highs in rebounds (13) and blocks (5) in the Nov. 21 Georgetown game. The 13 rebounds was one off his career high. He matched that block total (5) Nov. 22 against Tennessee and Monday night against Boise State.

DUCKS TIE BLOCKS RECORD
Oregon tied the school and Matthew Knight Arena record with 13 blocked shots in the Nov. 11 season opener versus Army. Jordan Bell led the way with six.

HEY MAN, NICE SHOT
Oregon has made at least one three-point field goal in 642 consecutive games. The Ducks' last game without a three-pointer was Feb. 6, 1997, versus Washington. Ironically, the Ducks held an opponent without a three-pointer for the first time in 10 seasons when Cal went 0-for-12 from three-point range on Jan. 6, 2016.

DUCKS INK NATION'S NO. 8 RECRUITING CLASS
Head coach Dana Altman has landed his second-straight top-12 recruiting class with the signing of three high school players to National Letters of Intent. The Ducks announced on Nov. 11 that Victory Bailey Jr., Troy Brown, Jr., and Abu Kigab have signed with the University. The trio is ranked as the No. 8 class in the nation by ESPN. Oregon's signees are ranked ninth by 247Sports.com, which listed last year's Duck class at No. 12.