SPORTS
Ducks take NCAA hopes to UCLA
By Ashley Conklin
Emerald Sports Editor
Oregon's basketball team
hasn't experienced the excite
ment of the NCAA Tourna
ment's "March Madness" in 30
years.
Hut in the madness of the Pa
cific-IO Conference this season,
the Ducks. 7-5 in the Pac-10
and 12-10 overall, still have a
chance to be one of 04 teams in
the tournament.
It won't be easy, with a road
trip to Southern California this
week, starting tonight with a
7:35 pin. game against UCI.A
in Pauley Pavilion, followed by
home games with the Arizona
schools and then a trip to Ari
zona to end the season.
However, Oregon Coach Don
Monson believes the Ducks can
make the NCAA Tournament
with four wins in their last six
games.
“Anything i say is purely
conjecture." Monson said.
"We don't have to win them
all Four wins would put us
11-8 in league, and maybe that
will do.
“1 think in our league four
teams will go. but it becomes a
question of which four, and
then what their record is." he
said.
Arizona, leading the Pac-10
at 0-3 and 20-5 overall, is al
ready in. and UCI.A. at 18-7
overall, should be. taking into
consideration non-conference
wins over Virginia and Pitts
burgh
Hut thc> Bruins, only 0-0 in
conference play, still need to
win to get into the tournament.
UCI.A Coach Jim Harm k said
"I'd say wait until the last
few weeks, but I think Arizona
State. CSC. Oregon and Oregon
State still can get in. but they
need to win.” he said. "Even
for us. the next few games are
really important."
Only Washington and Cali
fornia appear to be out of the
picture with Washington State.
15-8 overall, and Stanford .it
14-10. possibly having the best
chances of getting in after Ari
zona and lIC1.A.
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clearly have the toughest
schedules the rest of the wav.
while UCI.A and USC have the
best remaining schedule, play
ing four of their last six at
home After the Dm ks and Hea
vers. the Bruins and Trojans
face the Washington schools
the last two weeks of the sea
son.
After struggling earlier in the
season, it might be surprising
to see the Ducks still have a
chance to make the tourna
ment. but with four straight
wins, including a lug win at
('aI. Oregon is still in the run
ning.
"You have to have a winning
record because they (the
N('.AA) don't take teams with
out winning records." Monson
said. "Our problem is that
we've got six games, and we,
along with the rest of the con
ference. aren't a great road
team and don't get many wins
on the road."
The Ducks are only 1-4 on
the road in conference games
this season compared to t> 1 at
McArthur Court. It doesn’t gel
any easier going to Pauley Pa
vilion where the Dm ks have
dropped six straight
Hut with the four game win
ning streak and more offensive
output from forwards Hob f ile
and Jordy I.yden and guard
Kevin Mixon recently. Monson
believes his team can win in
Westwood
"1 feel pretty good going in
there." hi1 said "We've lieen
practicing and playing pretty
well Whether we do all the
things a very good basketball
team needs to do, 1 don't
know ' ’
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Two limits tin? Docks need
to do better. Monson said. are
play better transition defense
and rebound better than they
did in a 90-8.1 loss to tin- drums
at Mac Court last month
"If they get as many offen
sive rebounds I think they
had to last time (actually 21)
then we re out of it." Monson
said
Don Mai Lean and Trai v
Murray each had 1-1 rebounds
in the last game and totaled r>2
points as well
llarrick. however, wasn't
completely pleased with his
team's performance in that
game
"We turned the hall over two
or three times too many up
there and that let them ha< k in
the game," he said
In this strange season, the
Ducks have an opportunity to
get bac k into the NCAA lour
nament. and their i hances will
mi reuse it they win tonight
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