No. 7 Oregon Visits South Dakota State

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The No. 7 ranked Oregon women's basketball team continues its non-conference schedule on Wednesday night with a 5 PM PT tip at South Dakota State.

#7 OREGON DUCKS (7-1, 0-0 Pac-12)
PPG: 93.1 | FG%: 53.2 | 3FG%: 41.9 | FT%: 84.8
Notes: The Ducks have one of the most efficient offenses in the NCAA so far this season. UO's 93.1 points per game ranks first in the NCAA. UO also leads the nation with a 1.93 assist-to-turnover ratio. UO's 11.1 turnovers per game are the third fewest in the NCAA while its 21.5 assists per game are sixth in the NCAA. UO is second in field goal percentage (53.2%), 10th in three-point percentage (41.9%) and first in free throw percentage (84.8%).

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS (6-3, 0-0 Summit League)
PPG: 70.6 | FG%: 44.5 | 3FG%: 33.8 | FT%: 73.6
Series: Oregon trails, 0-2 (0-1 in Brookings)
Last: Oregon lost, 80-63 (11/23/08 in Brookings)
Notes: South Dakota State has already faced three ranked teams. The Jacks beat No. 21 Drake, 80-71, on Saturday but lost to No. 19 Marquette, 91-52, and No. 4 Baylor, 72-66. Senior Macy Miller leads the team in scoring at 17.0 ppg, shooting 51.4% overall and 46.7% from three. Senior Madison Guebert has a team-high 26 threes while shooting 38.8% from deep.

KEY STORYLINES
- Sabrina Ionescu needs one more triple-double to break the NCAA overall career record (12, Kyle Collinsworth, BYU)
- Sabrina Ionescu is the only player in the NCAA averaging 18+ points, 8+ rebounds and 8+ assists per game.
- Ruthy Hebard ranks sixth in the NCAA, shooting 69.1 percent from the field. She has three double-doubles.
- All five of Oregon's starters are averaging 10+ points per game this year, led by Sabrina Ionescu's 19.4 ppg.
- Despite having only nine players, Graves has balanced minutes well. No Duck is in the top-150 of the NCAA in mpg.
- Ionescu is one of five AP preseason All-Americans (Asia Durr, Katie Lou Samuelson, Arike Ogunbowale, Kalani Brown)
- UO features both the national point guard of the year (Ionescu) and the national power forward of the year (Hebard).

THE DUCKS IN THE POLLS
The Ducks are ranked No. 7 in both the AP and Coaches polls this week. UO dropped from No. 3 in both after losing at Michigan State on Sunday.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV - MidcoSN
Stream - WatchESPN.com with a cable login
Radio - Terry Jonz on the call at 590 AM (Eugene), 1640 AM (Portland) & TuneIn. Search for "Oregon IMG alt" in the TuneIn app or online at TuneIn.com.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE HISTORY
- Oregon is 0-2 all-time against South Dakota State.
- The Ducks had a home-and-home series with SDSU, first meeting in Eugene in 2007 before playing in Brookings in 2008.
- SDSU won the first contest, 67-60, and also won the second meeting, 80-63.
- Oregon is 0-2 all-time in the state of South Dakota, falling in Vermillion to the Coyotes, 88-54, in the final four of the WNIT in 2016.

OREGON'S LAST GAME
The Ducks suffered their first loss of the season on Sunday, 88-82, at Michigan State. Then-No. 3 ranked Oregon jumped out to a 16-4 lead midway through the first quarter but MSU rallied back to take a 46-39 lead at halftime. MSU led by as much as 11 points in the fourth but the Ducks tied it at 77-77 with 2:42 remaining. However, MSU ended the game on an 11-5 run to win, including two late in the shot clock three-pointers in final 90 seconds.

NCAA STAT RANKINGS
- The Ducks lead the NCAA in scoring, averaging 93.1 points per game.
- Oregon leads the NCAA with a 1.93-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. The Ducks are averaging 21.5 assists per game, good for sixth in the NCAA, and just 11.1 turnovers per game, the third fewest in the NCAA.
- The Ducks also lead the NCAA in free throw percentage, at 84.8 percent. Oregon has made 123 free throws on 145 attempts this year.
- The Ducks rank second in the NCAA in field goal percentage (543.2%) and 10th in three-point percentage (41.9%).
- Oregon is fifth in the nation in fewest fouls. UO has been whistled for just 12.3 fouls per game.
- Ruthy Hebard is sixth in the NCAA in field goal percentage (69.1%).
- Sabrina Ionescu is third in the nation in assists per game (8.1) and fifth in total assists (65).
- Ionescu is fourth in the NCAA in three-point percentage (57.4).
- Maite Cazorla is 17th in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.23-to-1) while Ionesco is 21st in the country (2.95-to-1).