SPORTS
Ducks fall to AIA on buzzer-beater
Oregon loses last-second game again as Porter nails shot
By Robert Weber
Emerald Sports Reporter
It was like deja vu all over again for the Oregon
men's basketball team against Athletes in Action
Tuesday night.
At least that's how the immortal Yogi Berra
would have described last night's events at
McArthur Court.
For the second straight game, the Ducks held a
slim lead with seconds to go only to lose on a
last-second bomb at the buzzer.
On Saturday, it was Jay Peters' three-point
buzzer-beater that gave Wisconsin a 72-70 over
time win in Mac Court, and it was Michael Por
ter's turn in Tuesday's non-counting exhibition
game.
Porter, who played his college hall at New Or
leans. took a pass from Lorenzo Komar in the cor
ner and buried a 21-footer as time expired to
leave A1A with a 93-92 victory, and the Ducks
feeling a little snakehit.
The jumper by Porter, which came only set
onds after he tieil the game with a bomb from the
other corner, gave AIA their second last-second
win in a week. Komar buried a 30-footer last Fri
day to push AIA past the University of California
Santa Barbara.
Afterwards. Oregon Coach Don Munson and
the Duck players could only shake their heads
and wonder what they did to deserve such hard
luck. *
"I really feel for my kids.'' Munson said "Our
kids played hard and well enough to win."
Senior guard Kevin Mixon, who hit six of 14
three-point attempts on his way to a game-high
24 points, stressed that the Ducks will learn from
their hard luck and be a better team down the
road because of it.
"The first thing 1 thought when 1 got down to
the locker room was that we're going to l>e a good
team," Mixon said "We'll bounce back and Inilh
games will slick in the back of our minds."
Duck captain Richard l.ucas admitted being
disappointed, but he agreed with Mixon that it
won't get the team down.
"We're a pretty resilient group." Lucas said
"It seems impossible but I guess it'll teach us that
we shouldn't have teams in that position late in
the game."
leading 84-76 with just under four minutes
left, the Duck offense sputtered, allowing an ex
perienced, talented AIA team liai k into the game
"They were pressuring our guards." Jordy l.\
den said “They're an experienced team and they
made it tough on us."
Losing leads and home ball games are some
thing that good teams ■ annul afford to do. Mun
son said
"We just don't seem to lie able to put it away."
he said.
I.ydnn made good in his first start as a Duck In
hitting five of six from the floor, including all
three of his three-point attempts, and finished
with lti points, four assists and four rebounds
Chuck Patterson joined I.yden in the Ducks
new starting lineup and turned in a solid eight
point. 10-rebound performance while Lucas tal
lied his second double-double of the year with 20
points and It) hoards in 18 minutes of ui lion
The Ducks struggled with their shooting most
of the evening, finishing the night with a higher
percentage from behind the three point line than
in front of it
A major reason that the Ducks couldn't put the
game away was their meager percentage from the
free throw stripe, connecting on only -6 ol III
free throws (65 percent) for the game
After two I.yden tree throws gave the Dm ks a
00-87 lead with Hi seconds left. AIA hurried the
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Oregon guard Kevin Mi\on fines up fur two of his game-high
24 points in Tuesday niftht's loss to Athletes in Action at
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