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Prepare For: April 24,1982 | MCAT Call Days Evenings & Weekends 485-5699 CLASSES BEGIN: FEBRUARY 27, 1982 TINO’S • Full dinner menu • 23 varieties of Pizzas • Whole wheat and white crust • Pizzas to go -cooked and uncooked 15th and Willamette Open every day Mon-Fri 11-1:00 am Sat 5-1:00 am Sun 5-11:00 pm By DONALD COULTER Of th* Emarakl The Oregon Ducks are in a position that no Jim Haney coached team has known before — they own a share of first place in the Pac-10 basket ball standings Okay, so maybe the season is only two games old But this is a team that lost five of its first six conference games last year, and six of its first seven the year before that Even their most vocal cynics are suddenly silent (for a while, anyway) The weekend sweep over Arizona (97-88) and Arizona State (82-65) at Mac Court marks the first time Oregon has defeated both Arizona teams in a weekend series And it comes on the heels of a second-place finish for the Ducks at the Far West Classic in Portland The wins raise Oregon's overall record to 7-4, with four of those victories coming in an eight-day stretch last week But more significant than the cluster of recent Duck wins is how they've gotten them The Ducks came back to win three of those four At the Far West opener, David Branttey scored five key points late in the Wisconsin game as Oregon came back after trailing most of the way to win, 85-82 The next evening against Portland, the Ducks trailed by 14 points early in the second half before taking control of the boards to pull out an exciting 69-68 win Although Oregon lost the championship game to unbeat en Idaho. 81-62, the two victor ies gave the Ducks a measure of poise and confidence that car ried over to the conference opener Saturday night against Arizona Oregon spotted the Wildacts a 16-point lead early But behind the play of reserve guards Gary Gatewood (7 points) and Barry Walker (5 assists) the Ducks took control of the game's tempo Oregon outscored Arizona 26-8 over the next seven minutes and took a 50-48 halftime lead on a 20-foot jumper by freshman Bryan Trendell The Ducks increased their Stay ahead of the game! 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Find it in the Fmerald Oregon in first; for now lead in the second half behind 11 points by Walker, nine rebounds by Jerome Williams, and the team's 17 of 20 foul shooting Seven Ducks finished in double figures, with senior forward John Gretg the leading scorer with 15 points. Oregon didn't need comeback magic against ASU the next evening as the Ducks never trailed by more than three With 18 first-half points by Greig — he hit 9 of 10 field goal attempts — the Ducks led 44-37 at halftime Once again, it was The Barry Walker Show in the second half, as the senior guard ignited Oregon’s fast break Behind Walker's passing and driving, Oregon had a surprisingly easy job of handling the favored Sun Devils in the second half, revenging a 104-64 loss to ASU in Tempe last year Despite 25 points from Greig — most points scored by a Duck this season — the star of the show was Walker Of Walker's 24 points against the Arizona teams, 20 came in the second halves, at a time when the Ducks were turning close games into blowouts Without a doubt, the victory was a cohesive team effort, one that stands in sharp contrast to the bumbling, error-filled moments that marred Oregon s first six outings "We are definitely more con fident,” Haney said, "but my concern now is not to get cocky You can't forget how hard you had to compete to win " Women Continued from page 7 Smith and Lang were both named to the all-tournament team while Smith was selected as the tourney's most valuable player Against Drake in McArthur Court, Oregon had its problems The Ducks led only by four at the half But they regrouped at the in termission and went on to win the game Lang led Oregon with 19 points while Smith grabbed 13 rebounds Oregon started slowly against Pacific Christian and finally got untracked in the second half outscormg the Crusaders 56-26 The Ducks shot well from the field hitting on 44-of-83 shots for .530 Imported Coffee & Tea | by the pound or by the cup KINKO’S 344-7894 764 E. 13th Bean of the Month Swiss Chocolate Almond $4.95 Compare our Prices
