Story and Audio: Xaiver Aguiar

The Oregon Ducks defeat the Stanford Cardinal 73-58, stretching their home win streak to 28 games. Chris Duarte powered the Ducks offense, with 23 points, 14 of which came in the second half. Eugene Omuruyi (15 points, 5-11 FG) and LJ Figeroa (13 pts, 12 rebs) also were large contributors to the Ducks victory. Stanford’s lone bright spot was Bryce Wills who accumulated 12 points and 6 assists. 

Oregon began the game 0-6 from 3 point land and struggled to generate effective offense. Stanford drove hard to the paint, using their clear size advantage to gain the lead for a large majority of the first half. Even after shooting in the low 30s for nearly the entire first half, the Ducks only found themselves down 2 at the break. That was in large part to the Cardinals turnover woes, as they amassed 12 in the first 20 minutes.

The game was tied at 36 with about 16 minutes left, and it appeared this would be a slugfest to the finish. However, LJ Figeroa missed a three and followed his shot to deliver a dunk that mine as well shook Mattew Knight Arena. That play lit a fire under the Ducks, and they began to take control soon after. They exploited the corners of Stanfords nationally acclaimed defense all while limiting the Cardinal’s bigs. Chris Duarte caught fire in the stretch and completely took over the game on both sides of the court to help blow the lead open and help win Oregon their Pac 12 opener.

Oregon now travels to Boulder to take on the Buffs on Thursday at 8 P.M.

Post Game Story

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Dana Altman

LJ Figueroa