As has been noted before, Dana Altman teams can take a while to warm to their task in the first part of the Men’s Basketball season. Friday night’s contest against the University of California-Irvine Anteaters was no exception to this general rule, as the Ducks couldn’t take care of the ball and couldn’t hit a three-pointer until late in the second half. The Anteaters ran away from Oregon, winning 69 - 56.
FIRST HALF
Oregon looked out-of-sorts from the beginning. The Ducks first possession ended in a turnover by N’Faly Dante, and Oregon quickly fell behind 4 - 0 as Will Richardson and Dante made consecutive turnovers.