Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Nov 23, 2019
No. 11 Oregon pulls away from Houston for 78-66 victory
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Anthony Mathis kept up his accurate shooting with 18 points and No. 11 Oregon followed along for a 78-66 victory over Houston on Friday night.
Mathis, a graduate transfer from New Mexico who entered making 68.2% of his 3-pointers, nailed five of nine attempts from long range as the Ducks shot 10 for 20 on 3s and 54% overall.
Payton Pritchard added 16 points and five assists for Oregon (5-0), while Francis Okoro scored 12.
Caleb Milles led the Cougars (2-2) with 21 points.
The Ducks pushed their lead to double digits for the first time at 45-35 on a three-point play by Pritchard and a 3-pointer by Mathis, prompting a Houston timeout with 15:45 left.