-Oregon Daily Emerald Sports Ducks get a couple of wins for Christmas By Steve Mims for the firs) time nil season, the* Oregon men's basketball team appears to have i pulse While students were ;nvill opening presents and stuffing themselves during the holidays the Ducks were beginning to build a little i onfidenr e ()regon was left for dead when it headed into the winter break 1 2, and d didn't gel any better during loss es at home to Santa Clara and at Wise nnsin-t iruen Has Yet, after splitting up for a shortened break of their own. the Din ks won two of their final three during the break, broke a long road losing streak and almost pu ked up a tournament championship in Portland. Oregon entered the Far West Classic Dei 27-2H with a 1 t record and given little chain « to succeed even though the tourna ment field was down from post years The Dm ks entered their first-round game at the dassii against Portland shooting 30 percent from the field, but quickly put those memories to rest. The Ducks shot :>4 peri elit against the Pilots, but even that was almost not enough 1 he game was close throughout and when Portland's Matt Houle drilled a three-pointer with 0 5 seconds left, the game was tied at 72-72. Left wilhoul a timeout, Ore gon quickly uvbounded the ball and headed upcourt where lardy Lyden buried a three-pointer of his own with 2.8 seconds left to give the Ducks the win. Lyden finished with a team-high 16 points, hitting on five of only seven shots. Lyden, counted on to be one of Oregon's lop shooters this year, was shooting less than .16 percent from the field entering the game. For a night, the game winning shot took a lot o! has kolball and personal problems away front l.yden. •The pressure. the slumps I've hc.'i) in, the death of my grand mother. a lot of things con tributed mentally to taking away from ms game recently." l.ydon said "i wanted to come out here and show what I can do to front of ms fans and parents, espe cially." The victory gave Oregon head t oaclt |err\ Green a < halite to speak out positively about his much-maligned team, "Kverything I read and every thing I see is disaster striking, everybody's falling apart and every thing's wrong with Oregon basketball." Green said "Some limes things improve, and hope fullv, this is the time we can continue to improve ” Improvements wen? not as easily seen the next night when the Dm ks iosl 79-75 in ft sloppy performance against Oregon State The game was any thing but a i lassie, as the tennis i oni tuned for r> 1 tools and shot fit total free throws The Ducks never led in the game, but stayed ( lose to the Heavers throughout. The Ducks reverted to their old. familiar form, connecting on only eight of 24 shots in the first half, but c ame back to shoot almost 47 percent in the second half Ore gon trailed 70-tifi after a Jeff Hot ter Jay-up yvith 1:59 in the game, but could not get any closer, and eventually lost for the eighth time in eight clastic finals against the Beavers, Oregon forward Jeff Potter was named to the all-tournament team after scoring 31 points combined in tJio two games, Pot ter, a career 6H percent free throyv shooter, hit 13 of 16 free throws in the tournament. Although just a junior. Potter is Turn to MEN Page 13 OS/,no' / fbeoaTro u>ot^ foe feuousftfP oh CAMPUS'S Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship Open Meetings on Mondays at 7:00 p.m. Esslinger Hall Room 105 For more information call us at 346-0910 or stop by EMU Suite 5 ... .— ' MORGAN SMTM/lw m# Em*iy £ rmnnkl After going 3-1 during winter break, the Oregon women's basketball team returns to action today with a game against Texas-El Paso. Oregon, 5-3 on the season, defeoted Idaho State at home and Weber State and San Diego on the road before a rood loss to San Diego State snapped a four-game winning streak. Oregon i^uised to easy victories in its first two games during the break. The Ducks beat Idaho State 50-36 on Dec. 11 Forward Jessica Schutt led Oregon in scoring with 17 points. Oregon defeated Weber State 95-711 De< 13. For ward Cindy Murphy's 17 points paced the Ducks. Freshman forw ard Arianne Boyer made major con tributions in the two games, leading Oregon in rebounding in each contest. The Ducks traveled to Southern California last week and split a pair of games against teams that reached the NCAA tournament last season. The Ducks !>ent San Diego 74-67 last Tuesday behind forward Debbie Sporcich's 21 points and 15 rebounds and center Sara Wilson’s 20 points and eight rebounds. Oregon shot 5.1 percent from the floor and 45 percent from behind the three-point arc against the Toreros. The Ducks also enjoyed a decisive advan tage on the boards, outrebounding San Diego 42 25. Oregon's winning streak come to an end with a 84-77 loss to Son Diego State last Thursday. Ore gon head coach Jody Rungu said Oregon got in trouble early when it had difficulty handling the Aztecs' quickness and pressing defense. Oregon trailed by 10 points at the half. The Turn to WOMEN. Page 13 r 1 Peace Corps On UO Campus Jan. 11 & 12 Information Table Recruitment Presentations Peace Corps Director speaks on campus Tuc & Wed. Jan II 12. 10 am 3 pm. EMU "How to Qualify" Tucs. 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