SPORTS Ducks open against Wisconsin By Ashley Conklin Emerald Sports Ed>loi Oregon men's basketball coach l)on Monson has long hern known for defense and defense is his biggest niiiaTli heading into Saturday s sea son opener against Wisi onsin The Ducks hi'at Brandt Hagen .t Herman na tional i lull. U2-H8 in an exhibition game on Sin 1 I hut Monson said Oregon didn't pla> good ile lense in that game "Defense is what we've been working on in practice, and that's im biggest concern.'' he said "I don't think we were a very good defensive team a year ago We need to start getting Ink k and control people on defense In beating Brandt Ilagen. the Dinks built up a tiig lead early and then wall lied their lieni li let the Hermans bac k into the game Monson. however, isn't lomerned about his Itench despite the for t that walk on guard Brett luhnson is the only non starter with any college experience. "Inexperience wasn't a lug concern because you don't usually play all vour players m a (regu lar) game.'' he said One iif Monsun s biggest concerns (resides de fense is finding .1 fifth starter to fill the vacancy left b\ s null I forward Keith Reynolds. who gradu .lied last year Senior David Blair will start along with guards I errell Brandon and Kevin Mixon. 1 enter Ru hard I.in as and forward Boh l ife How ever. Blair is still in a Battle w ith freshman |ord\ l.vden for the final starting spot Neither Blair not l.vden played well in the Brjindt Hagen game a game Monson was hoping to use to determine who would fill the final starl ing spot Wisionsin. which finished tied for eighth in the Big 10 last year at 414 in conference action and 1417 overall, returns three senior starters this season in 1 enter Ratrie k Tompkins (6-fuOt-fi). forward Willy Simms (fi t)) and guard Tim locum (h 4| Siinins w as Wisc onsin's sec one!-leading sc orer and rebounder last season, averaging 13 it points per game and 4 8 relxiunds a game Tompkins was the leading rebounder at t> 4 per game while laic urn added *1 H points |>er contest. All three played two years ago when Wisconsin buried the Due ks 74 47 in Madison. U is '?21kx!jhore' The Saga Continues WEDNESDAY NIGHT at TRACK TOWN PIZZA Get a medium (12”) One-Ingredient Pizza for ONLY... (Just ask (or the Special) 95 (Add! Ingredient .70) Why settle for less... than the BEST!?! FREE DELIVERY (Limited delivery area) 484-2799 1809 Franklin Blvd. I ilr photo Guard Kevin Mixon and the rest of the men's basketball team will open the season Saturdax at McArthur (.ourt against It iv on sin. Bowerman Foundation donates track building By Jake Berg Fmoraid Sports Repot ter Hill Hmverrnan is finally Hist doing it After eight years of pursu ing his dream of .1 track house at Hayward Field, the Nike I111 i o founder and former l' 111 vers it \ t r.o k 1 o.u li received the go-ahead Friday to fund a two-story building for Stevenson True k File Oregon State System of 11 Igher Kd in at ion ap proved the plan on Friday The i ost of the trac k house will lie paid with donations made to the I'niversity Foundation through the Howerman Foundation The l,n ilitv is expec ted to cost an estimated $2.1 million The state yyill incur no expense for the track house under a design huild agieement by the 1 niversitv Foundation This agreement gives Itowerrnan tin- pmuT In choose both the contr.H tor and an lulri t of the f