Ducks Wrap Up Weekend vs. No. 9 UCLA

EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon women's basketball team faces its seventh consecutive top-25 opponent Sunday, including four in nation's top 10, when the Ducks host No. 9 UCLA at 2 p.m. PT at Matthew Knight Arena.

GAME #27
Oregon (11-15, 2-11) vs. No. 9 UCLA (19-5, 8-5)
Sunday, Feb. 18 | 2 p.m. PT | Matthew Knight Arena (Eugene, Ore.)
TV: Pac-12 Network
Play-by-play: Ann Schatz | Analyst: Mary Murphy
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (Eugene: KUGN 98.1 | Portland: KPAM 860 AM)
Play-by-play: Chris Clayton | Analyst: Bev Smith
Listen Online | Live Stats

AT A GLANCE
Oregon finishes the weekend against No. 9 UCLA on Sunday afternoon. The Bruins mark the seventh straight ranked team, and 11th top-25 team overall, on the Ducks' schedule.

The Ducks look to split the season series after then-No. 2 UCLA claimed a 75-49 victory on Jan. 5 at Pauley Pavilion.

Oregon trails the all-time series 42-36, with a 20-16 home record and 4-7 mark at Matthew Knight Arena. UCLA has won the last three meetings while the Ducks have won nine of the last 15 overall.

LAST TIME OUT
Oregon found itself in an early deficit that it could not climb out of against No. 9 USC. After the Ducks scored the game's first basket, the Trojans scored the next 19 points and led by 22 after the first quarter, and 37 at halftime.

Chance Gray led UO with 12 points while Phillipina Kyei finished with 10 points, 18 rebounds and three assists for her conference-leading 17th double-double of the season. Grace VanSlooten was the only other Duck to finish in double figures with 11 points to go with four assists.

Oregon put together a strong third quarter, outscoring USC 21-13 while shooting 47 percent to the Trojans' 23 percent. JuJu Watkins turned in a game-high 33 points to go with eight boards, four steals and three assists.

SCOUTING UCLA
UCLA (19-5, 8-5) has won three of its last five games after a 79-77 loss at No. 11 Oregon State Friday night. The Bruins have been ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press top-25 poll each week this season, reaching as high as No. 2.

Charisma Osborne leads five Bruins who average double-digit points with 15.5 a game. Lauren Betts is second at 15.1 per game, while Kiki Rice (12.7), Londynn Jones (12.3) and Gabriela Jaquez (10.6) round out the quintet.

Betts is the national leader in field goal percentage, as she shoots 68.8 percent on the season while Jones is second in the conference with 2.5 made 3-point baskets a game. Betts is second in the Pac-12 at 2.1 blocks per game and Osborne's 88.6 free throw percentage also ranks second.

As a team, UCLA paces the Pac-12 with 15.3 offensive rebounds per game and is second in scoring offense (80.5), rebounds per game (43.0) and rebounding margin (plus-14.0).

INSIDE THE SERIES
UCLA holds a slim 42-36 lead in the all-time series with Oregon, dating back to 1980. The Bruins have won three straight after a 75-49 win at Pauley Pavilion on Jan. 5. At home, the Ducks are 20-16 against UCLA, with a 4-7 mark at Matthew Knight Arena. UO has dropped three of the last four home games against UCLA, with the last win coming on Feb. 16, 2022. Prior to the last three consecutive losses, UO had won nine of the previous 12 meetings. Head coach Kelly Graves is 11-9 against UCLA in his Oregon career and 4-4 at home.

In the season's first meeting on Jan. 5, Oregon was paced by 14 points and seven rebounds from Phillipina Kyei, as she was the only Duck to finish in double figures. Grace VanSlooten added nine points and four rebounds for UO, who played without star guard Chance Gray (injury). The Bruins led throughout the game, outscoring the Ducks 40-18 in the paint while scoring 28 points off 20 UO turnovers.

OREGON vs. RANKED TEAMS
No. 9 UCLA marks the seventh straight team ranked inside the top 20 Oregon will face, and 10th over the last 13 games overall. The Bruins are the 11th ranked overall the Ducks will face this season while UO seeks its first ranked win of the year after falling to No. 10 USC Friday night. UO is 0-10 against top-25 teams this season and 0-4 at home. Oregon has dropped 11 consecutive games to ranked teams overall, dating back to last season. The last top-10 win Oregon pulled off was against then-ninth-ranked UConn on Jan. 17, 2022, when an unranked Ducks team claimed a 72-59 win in Eugene.

» Ten of the Ducks' 13 conference games have been against teams ranked inside the nation's top 20, while UO has won two of three Pac-12 games against unranked teams (Arizona, Arizona State).
» Oregon averages 66.1 points per game at a 41.7 percent clip against unranked opponents, compared to 52.9 points a game while shooting 36.8 percent from the floor against ranked foes.
» Phillipina Kyei leads UO with 13.6 points and 12.5 rebounds per game against ranked teams. Grace VanSlooten puts up 13.3 points a game and Chance Gray scores 12.6 a night against ranked opponents.

THE DUCKS' NEW BIG 3
Oregon's top returning trio of CHANCE GRAY, PHILLIPINA KYEI and GRACE VANSLOOTEN have been the driving force for the Ducks all season. The three spearheaded four straight home wins over a nine-day span (Dec. 8-17), including three in four days at Matthew Knight Arena. Against Idaho on Dec. 8, the three accounted for 53 of UO's 59 points in an eight-point victory. The following afternoon, they again combined for 53 total points in a 65-54 win over Portland State. In that 24-hour span, they scored 106 of Oregon's 124 total points - or 85.4 percent of the team's total offense. On the season, the three account for 67.4 percent of the team's offense (1,069 of 1,587 total points).

» Over the last 19 games, Gray, Kyei and VanSlooten have combined to score 859 (45.2 ppg) of Oregon's 1,119 total points - or 76.8 percent. The trio accounted for 152 points of 191 points (79.6 percent) over three games from Dec. 8-11.
» One of the three have led (or tied) the team lead in scoring in each game this season while all three are tied for the team lead with 22 games with 10 or more points on the season.
» In Pac-12 action, the trio are responsible for 498 of Oregon's 711 points - or 70.0 percent of the Ducks' scoring offense (38.3 points per game).

PHEED PHILLI
Junior center PHILLIPINA KYEI, the tallest player in Oregon history, has turned in a double-double in 17 of Oregon's 26 games to lead the Pac-12 while her total is fifth-most in the nation. Kyei has produced a double-double in nine of the last 11 games, and has four separate streaks this season of at least three consecutive double-doubles and two four-game stretches (career high). Kyei grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds to go with 16 points against Southern on Dec. 17 for just the 23rd 20-rebound double-double in UO history.

» Kyei upped her career total to 25 double-doubles Friday against USC with 10 points and 18 rebounds, as she is now alone in 11th-place in program history. She is just the 23rd player in UO history with at least 10 career double-doubles.
» Kyei leads the Pac-12 and is third in the country at 12.2 rebounds per game, while her 8.2 defensive rebounds per game ranks sixth and her 4.0 offensive boards a game is 18th nationally. Kyei's nine offensive boards against the Trojans tied her career high.
» Kyei has 25 double-doubles in just 88 career games, the fewest games of any Duck with at least 20 double-doubles.
» Kyei is one of two players in the Pac-12 averaging at least 12.0 points and 11.0 rebounds (Raegan Beers).
» Oregon is 16-9 when Kyei records a double-double and 19-14 when she scores at least 10 points. She has scored 10 points in 12 straight games for a career-long stretch.