-Oregon Daily Emerald Sports
Tougher games await
Ducks in Arizona
By Dave Charbonneau
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lor the past two weeks, the
Oregon men s basketball team
has had a break, so to speak
The Ducks are coming off
back-to-hack weekends that saw
them fact* two of the predicted
three worse teams in the Pacific
10 Conference — Oregon State
and Washington In addition.
Oregon had the luxury of play
ing those games at home.
The results were two wins,
one loss (to Washington State)
and an overall feeling of "OK.
we know we can at least com
pete in this conference," among
the Oregon players and touches
In round one of the Cellar
Dweller Showdown between the
Dm ks. Heavers and Huskies,
Oregon emerged the winner
Tonight, the Dm ks (^1 m the
Pat 10. f>-8 overall) return to
reality, or at least a more true
reality of what awaits them the
rest of the season in the tough
Put -10 when they face Arizona
in the dreaded McKale Center in
Tucson.
The last time Oregon defeat
ed Arizona was three years ago
when the Ducks managed a four
point victory at McArthur Court.
Since that game, the Wildcats
have won five straight by an
average -40 points a gatin'
The Wildcats sit in a tie fur
him ond plai e in the conferem e
with throe other teams and have
gotten off to less-than-amnzing
starts Arizona fell on its fat e in
its first shots at UCLA and Cali
fornia. the two other teams
expet ted to have a t.rark at tnk
ing the Pac-10 title
liven more disheartening for
the Wildcats is that they lost to
the Golden Hears in Tin son.
something that Oregon head
coach Jerry Green knows doesn't
happen that often
"We have to play good and
sound enough to put ourselves
in a position to win in the final
seven minutes." Green said
And that’s difficult, especially
in the Mi Kale (’enter
Oregon opened Pat 10 play
against No I UCI.A and would
have had a shot at the end it it
didn’t take them the first 10
minutes of the game to get the
engine started.
Green said a 10 minute dry
spell tonight will mean certain
death for the Ducks
"We need to play well from
start to finish," ho said “Ari
zona is different from UCLA.
They come after you a lot more,
where as UCLA sits back and
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Oregon guard Karan Heatea will remain In the starting lineup when the
Ducks face Arizona tonight.
Oregon juard Orlando Williams and Reggie Geary of Arizona will renew acquaintances tonight In Tucson.
Duck women host Arizona foes
By Scott Simonson
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Oregon women's basketball com h |oily Kunge
said it She said the T" word
Tournament
"The thing lor us right now is that we re bank, on
trai k for the goals we set at the liegmmng of the
season. Kunge said We have an opportunity to
play well through the remainder of the I’m in sea
son and get an opportunity to go to the tourna
menl
Oregon, 12 in the 1‘ucific 10 (Conference and 0
r> overall hasn't had a w inning record in league
play since the JtMMt-8‘1 season anil went t 1 i in the
conlorem e last year, hut as the Dm ks prepare to
pla> Arizona on Thursday and Arizona State on
Saturday, anything seems possible
Last weekend. Oregon heat hoth Washington
schools on the road for the first time in 10 years It
upset No. to Washington 7U (>7 After losing by
Ivvo t» nationally ranked 1 IS( 1 at homo then fusing
pounded bs Oregon Slain on thn road, the Ducks
ri)turn to town on a roll
"Wo rn |iist going to lake it one game at a time."
Kunge said "Tln> kids find good right now but
they re not overt onhdent I think ( begun State was
a good reality dun k ior us On any given night,
there are things that i an be out of our control and
we have to be ready to [day
( begun forward Debbie Sport it h yv.is named the
Pat 10 s Player td the Week after making game
y\inning free throws against both the Huskies and
the ( uugurs While most players see their numbers
drop off tint e they !>egm to fat e tougher opponents
in t onlerent e play. Sport it h has posletl hetter
averages in points and rebounds (l‘l.2. .inti 1 1 *>)
than sfie dul ill the preseason (17 H anti H) I)
Against Washington, Oregon t hanged its starting
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