Your Oregon Hoops teams were both in action Friday night, looking to build off of solid wins to open their seasons. The men’s team played host to the Eastern Washington Eagles Friday afternoon, and for the first ~12 minutes of the game, it was a competitive back-and-forth contest, with neither side leading by more than 4 points (Oregon by 4, EWU by 2). But then things started to snowball in the Ducks favor, using the last 7 or so minutes of the half to build up a 14 point halftime lead, at 53-39.
The 2nd half would be all Oregon, with their lead never dipping below 13 points, eventually cruising to a dominating 98-71 win, behind Wei Lin’s best game as a Duck, scoring a game high 20 points off the bench on 7-9 shooting from the floor.
The women played host to old Pac-12 friend Washington State on Friday evening, and jumped out to a hot start, taking an early 9-0 lead to start the game. The Cougars would respond, though, and they would cut the Ducks lead to 13-8 after the first quarter. Wazzu would dominate the 2nd quarter, taking advantage of Oregon going ice cold from the floor, and turning their 5 point deficit into a whopping 14 point lead at the half. The Cougars lead would get as big as 16 in the 3rd quarter, before Oregon would go on a surge of their own and cut the Wazzu lead down to 47-46. The 4th quarter would start as a back-and-forth battle for the first 5 minutes, before the Ducks would start to pull away, securing a 64-57 win.
It was a good day for Oregon Hoops on Friday, with both teams pulling out the win. It’s very early in the year, but both teams look solid so far. Hopefully they both can continue their hot start to the season.
As always, ‘Sco Ducks
