It’s been a challenging week for our Ducks, but ultimately a satisfying one, as they played three games in four days and earned three victories.
An 82-74 win over No. 4 Mississippi State put the Ducks back in the elite conversation after suffering an early loss to Michigan State, then Ionescu followed up a great team performance with a great individual performance against Air Force by earning an NCAA record 13th career triple-double. Now, against UC Irvine, the Ducks have another lopsided victory, though it had its rough patches.