Oregon cagers fall flat
in Bay Area contests
The hopes of a strong sea
son finish for Oregon’s men’s
basketball team was stunted
this weekend by narrow losses
to Stanford University and
Cal-Berkeley.
Oregon, now 10-10 this sea
son and 3-8 in conference, fell
to the Cardinals Friday, 80-79,
and to the Bears Saturday,
85-77.
The weekend debacle
comes on the heels of uplifting
performances against USC
and UCLA, after which Oregon
coach Jim Haney expressed
confidence that his team could
finish in the Pac-10’s top five.
The Stanford game was a
heartbreaker for the Ducks, as
Stanford’s Doug Marty
dropped in a five-foot scoop
shot with two seconds left for
the final margin.
Following a 36-36 halftime
tie, Oregon’s John Greig
scored two jumpers and Mike
Clark one to help the Ducks to
a 43-38 advantage. But Stan
ford, led South Eugene High
School grad Peter Lallas and
freshman John Revelli, kept
the pressure on and led 76-69
with 2:30 to go.
Four free throws and a tip-in
by Grieg, plus a twisting short
jumper by Ray Whiting,
brought the Ducks to within
one. With 10 seconds left,
Clark was fouled on a
rebound. He missed the front
of a one-and-one, but Sealey
grabbed the rebound and was
also fouled.
Sealey scored both free
throws to give Oregon a one
point lead. But eight seconds
later, Marty was a Maples
Pavilion hero.
Grieg was Oregon's top
performer with 25 timely points
and 10 rebounds. Sealey ad
ded 17 points and Clark
scored 15 and rebounded
eight.
In Berkeley, the Bears found
an unlikely ally in their free
throw shooting. A 59.7 percent
free throw team this year, Cal
canned 37 of 47 — 27 of 29 in
the second half.
Oregon maintained control
of the game until the final four
minutes, when two free throws
by Wes Howell tied the game at
66. Cal's Sam Potter then
popped in two quick field
goals and a foul shot to put his
team ahead, 71-66.
Any attempt by the Ducks to
retain the lead was stifled by
fouls and 14 free throws down
the line by the Bears.
Oregon now faces the pos
sibility of owning a losing
overall record for the first time
this year when they host
Oregon State this Thursday at
McArthur Court. The Beavers
won both their Bay Area con
tests to push their Pac-10
record to 11-0.
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Ducks snap BYU, victory mark
In perhaps a case of deja vu,
coach Ron Finley thought he
saw one of his old teams out on
the mat as Oregon destroyed an
inexperienced Brigham Young
squad 42-3 in McArthur Court
Saturday night.
“That was us a few years
ago,” Finley said. "We were just
like them, full of sophmores and
freshmen in a rebuilding year."
The Ducks have come a long
way since then, as they clearly
outclassed BYU to set an
Oregon record for most wins in
a season with an 18-2 mark.
“I was very pleased, this was
one of our better performances
of the season,” said Finley. "It
was a total team effort, with
•everyone contributing. I was
happy with everyone tonight.”
One wrestler who certainly
deserved Finley’s praise was
Miles Hancock, the only Duck
loser. He fought a tough match
with Chris Taylor, ranked
seventh nationally, before bow
ing out, 9-6.
Behind by only a single point
because of riding time, Hancock
tried a desperate last-second
throw. It didn't quite work, and
Hancock ended up with the
close loss.
Hancock did a terrific job
against Taylor, Finley said. "He
was ahead most of the match,
staying right with one of the
nation’s top wrestlers all the
way. He gave just a fantastic
performance
"On the whole, we are really
coming,” said Finley. “We are
50 percent better than we were
a month ago."
Oregon started out the year
with a bunch of nobodies,” Fin
ley said. "But now we are really
starting to jell. We are almost
ready to peak We're not quite
there yet, but it won’t be long."
Wrestling Results: 118 — Randy Ohta (O)
dec Gary Robbins. 21-7; 126 — Chris Taylor
(BYU) dec Miles Hancock. 9-6; 134 — Cliff
Porter (O) dec Mat Bake, 19-6; 142 — Bill
Nugent (O) dec Morgan Woodhouse. 10-8;
150 — Paul Sheriff (O) dec Chad Teichert,
11-10; 158 — Rick O'Shea (0) dec. Gary
Allred, 13-5; 167 — Jeff Stuebing (O) dec.
Billy Boyd. 21-4; 177 - Mike Miller (O) by
forfeit; 190 — Ryan Kelly (O) by forfeit;
Heavyweight — Dan Cook (O) dec. Larry
Hamilton, 13-3.
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