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Ducks Host Oklahoma for PK80
11/22/17 | Women's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. - As part of Saturday's PK80 doubleheader at Matthew Knight Arena, the No. 10 ranked Oregon women's basketball team will meet Oklahoma at 2:30 PM.
#10 OREGON DUCKS (4-1, 0-0 Pac-12)
PPG: 85.2 | FG%: 50.3 | 3FG%: 40.2 | FT%: 72.0
Notable: Sophomore Sabrina Ionescu already has two triple-doubles this season and six for her career, tied for the Pac-12 career record and one off the NCAA mark. She's averaging 15.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game. Fellow sophomore Ruthy Hebard is shooting 72.1 percent from the field this season. UO is coming off its first ever appearances in the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 and returned all five starters and 100-percent of its scoring from last year's NCAA tournament run.
OKLAHOMA SOONERS (3-1, 0-0 Big 12)
PPG: 92.2 | FG%: 48.1 | 3FG%: 40.0 | FT%: 72.6
Series Record: Oklahoma leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: OU won, 100-61 (11/24/12, Hawaii)
Notable: OU enters Saturday's game averaging a blistering 92.2 points per game. In their lone loss (OT at DePaul), the Sooners scored a season-high 108 points. OU features three starters averaging better than 15 points per game and also two bench players averaging more than 10 points per game. Pierre-Louis Vionise averages a double-double with 17.3 points and 10.0 rebounds.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV - Pac-12 Oregon
Stream - pac-12.com with a cable login
Radio - 1320 AM (Eugene), 1360 AM (Portland) & TuneIn. Search for "Oregon IMG" in the TuneIn app or online at TuneIn.com .
Live Stats - oregon.statbroadcast.com
DUCKS IN THE POLLS
Oregon's No. 10 ranking in the AP poll is its highest since being ranked No. 10 on Dec. 4, 2000. The Ducks' highest ever ranking in the AP poll is No. 9 on four occassions during the 1981-82 season.
SHARE THE ROCK
- Oregon ranks second in the NCAA with 110 total assists so far this season. The Ducks are averaging 22 assists per game through five contents.
- Individually, Sabrina Ionescu ranks third in the NCAA with 37 assists while Maite Cazorla is sixth with 34 assists. They rank No. 1 and No. 2 in the Pac-12.
HEBARD'S ON FIRE
- Over Oregon's last three games, sophomore Ruthy Hebard is shooting 85.2 percent (23-of-27) from the field for 60 total points and 23 total rebounds. The forward.
- The forward went a perfect 10-for-10 for 24 points at No. 19 Texas A&M on Nov. 16 then went 6-of-10 fro 14 points at No. 5 Louisville on No. 19. On Tuesday night against Eastern Washington, Hebard was again perfect, going 7-for-7 for 22 points. She also went a perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line against Eastern Washington.
- On the season, Hebard is shooting 72.1 percent from the floor and 76.0 percent at the line.
DOMINATING DEFENSE
- Oregon's defense has been impressive through the first five games of the season.
- Oregon is holding opponents to 38.2 percent shooting overall and just 27.3 percent from three.
- The Ducks already have 54 steals this season and opponents are averaging 19.6 turnovers per game.
IONESCU EARNS SIXTH CAREER TRIPLE-DOUBLE
In what she called "the ugliest triple-double of my life", Sabrina Ionecu tallied 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists as the Ducks won, 83-68, at No. 19 Texas A&M on Nov. 16. Ionescu didn't score at all in the first half and finished the game just 3-of-14 from the field and 1-of-5 from three-pointer range. She did, however, go a career-high 9-of-11 at the free throw line. The guard is now tied with Nicole Powell's (Stanford) Pac-12 career record and one away from the NCAA record (7).
IONESCU TALLIES FIFTH TRIPLE-DOUBLE
With a career-high 29 points plus 10 rebounds and 11 assists against Drake on Nov. 12, Sabrina Ionescu tallied her fifth career triple-double in just the second game of her sophomore season.
BANDO ON RECORD PACE
Senior guard Lexi Bando is close to setting multiple three-point percentage records. The guard is a career 46.2 percent three-point shooter (216-for-468), the best among active players in the NCAA.
- The NCAA career record is 47.6 percent (262-of-550), set by Notre Dame's Alicia Ratay from 2000-03.
- The Pac-12 career record is 45.2 percent (191-of-423), set by Stanford's Jennifer Azzi from 1988-90.
- The Oregon career record is 44.6 percent (66-of-148), set by Jennifer Bourn from 1987-91.
- Bando's 216 made three-pointers is the second most in UO career history. Taylor Lilley has the record with 270 made from 2007-2010.
MARGIN OF VICTORY
Oregon's 48-point win (91-43) over CSUN on Nov. 10 was the Ducks' second largest victory under head coach Kelly Graves. The biggest was a 63-point win (122-59) against Portland State on Dec. 17, 2015.
NON-CONFERENCE UNDER GRAVES
Oregon is 33-6 in regular season non-conference games in four-plus seasons under head coach Kelly Graves.
- The Ducks went a perfect 11-0 in non-conference play during the 2015-16 season.
- If you include postseason games (WNIT in 2015-16 and NCAA in 2016-17), the Ducks are 39-9 against non-Pac-12 opponents.
#10 OREGON DUCKS (4-1, 0-0 Pac-12)
PPG: 85.2 | FG%: 50.3 | 3FG%: 40.2 | FT%: 72.0
Notable: Sophomore Sabrina Ionescu already has two triple-doubles this season and six for her career, tied for the Pac-12 career record and one off the NCAA mark. She's averaging 15.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game. Fellow sophomore Ruthy Hebard is shooting 72.1 percent from the field this season. UO is coming off its first ever appearances in the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 and returned all five starters and 100-percent of its scoring from last year's NCAA tournament run.
OKLAHOMA SOONERS (3-1, 0-0 Big 12)
PPG: 92.2 | FG%: 48.1 | 3FG%: 40.0 | FT%: 72.6
Series Record: Oklahoma leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: OU won, 100-61 (11/24/12, Hawaii)
Notable: OU enters Saturday's game averaging a blistering 92.2 points per game. In their lone loss (OT at DePaul), the Sooners scored a season-high 108 points. OU features three starters averaging better than 15 points per game and also two bench players averaging more than 10 points per game. Pierre-Louis Vionise averages a double-double with 17.3 points and 10.0 rebounds.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV - Pac-12 Oregon
Stream - pac-12.com with a cable login
Radio - 1320 AM (Eugene), 1360 AM (Portland) & TuneIn. Search for "Oregon IMG" in the TuneIn app or online at TuneIn.com .
Live Stats - oregon.statbroadcast.com
DUCKS IN THE POLLS
Oregon's No. 10 ranking in the AP poll is its highest since being ranked No. 10 on Dec. 4, 2000. The Ducks' highest ever ranking in the AP poll is No. 9 on four occassions during the 1981-82 season.
SHARE THE ROCK
- Oregon ranks second in the NCAA with 110 total assists so far this season. The Ducks are averaging 22 assists per game through five contents.
- Individually, Sabrina Ionescu ranks third in the NCAA with 37 assists while Maite Cazorla is sixth with 34 assists. They rank No. 1 and No. 2 in the Pac-12.
HEBARD'S ON FIRE
- Over Oregon's last three games, sophomore Ruthy Hebard is shooting 85.2 percent (23-of-27) from the field for 60 total points and 23 total rebounds. The forward.
- The forward went a perfect 10-for-10 for 24 points at No. 19 Texas A&M on Nov. 16 then went 6-of-10 fro 14 points at No. 5 Louisville on No. 19. On Tuesday night against Eastern Washington, Hebard was again perfect, going 7-for-7 for 22 points. She also went a perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line against Eastern Washington.
- On the season, Hebard is shooting 72.1 percent from the floor and 76.0 percent at the line.
DOMINATING DEFENSE
- Oregon's defense has been impressive through the first five games of the season.
- Oregon is holding opponents to 38.2 percent shooting overall and just 27.3 percent from three.
- The Ducks already have 54 steals this season and opponents are averaging 19.6 turnovers per game.
IONESCU EARNS SIXTH CAREER TRIPLE-DOUBLE
In what she called "the ugliest triple-double of my life", Sabrina Ionecu tallied 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists as the Ducks won, 83-68, at No. 19 Texas A&M on Nov. 16. Ionescu didn't score at all in the first half and finished the game just 3-of-14 from the field and 1-of-5 from three-pointer range. She did, however, go a career-high 9-of-11 at the free throw line. The guard is now tied with Nicole Powell's (Stanford) Pac-12 career record and one away from the NCAA record (7).
IONESCU TALLIES FIFTH TRIPLE-DOUBLE
With a career-high 29 points plus 10 rebounds and 11 assists against Drake on Nov. 12, Sabrina Ionescu tallied her fifth career triple-double in just the second game of her sophomore season.
BANDO ON RECORD PACE
Senior guard Lexi Bando is close to setting multiple three-point percentage records. The guard is a career 46.2 percent three-point shooter (216-for-468), the best among active players in the NCAA.
- The NCAA career record is 47.6 percent (262-of-550), set by Notre Dame's Alicia Ratay from 2000-03.
- The Pac-12 career record is 45.2 percent (191-of-423), set by Stanford's Jennifer Azzi from 1988-90.
- The Oregon career record is 44.6 percent (66-of-148), set by Jennifer Bourn from 1987-91.
- Bando's 216 made three-pointers is the second most in UO career history. Taylor Lilley has the record with 270 made from 2007-2010.
MARGIN OF VICTORY
Oregon's 48-point win (91-43) over CSUN on Nov. 10 was the Ducks' second largest victory under head coach Kelly Graves. The biggest was a 63-point win (122-59) against Portland State on Dec. 17, 2015.
NON-CONFERENCE UNDER GRAVES
Oregon is 33-6 in regular season non-conference games in four-plus seasons under head coach Kelly Graves.
- The Ducks went a perfect 11-0 in non-conference play during the 2015-16 season.
- If you include postseason games (WNIT in 2015-16 and NCAA in 2016-17), the Ducks are 39-9 against non-Pac-12 opponents.
Players Mentioned
Kelly Graves | Selection Sunday
Monday, March 17
Deja Kelly, Peyton Scott & Phillipina Kyei | Selection Sunday
Monday, March 17
Peyton Scott & Ari Long: "A good, competitive basketball game."
Thursday, February 27
Kelly Graves: "We've played really well."
Thursday, February 27