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13th & Oak 341-6599 SMOKK-mi> KNVIRONMKNT Huy one ftxxl menu item at regular price and gel the second of equal or lesser value for $200 With the />un ha sc of two brveruRes WITH THIS COUPON L Expires 1/25/95. Gear Up For Snacks Sandwiches Soft Drinks Espressos \ UO Muss Taco Time Express ■ SPORTS EXTRA BASKETBALL Plenty at stake in Pac-10 opener Krta Henry Ormffam Omy Emm m) It would MM>m tonight'* action in McArthur Court has enough storylines to compete with any of your modem-day soap opera* Greenball will he looking to make it a perfect three for-three in upset* this week when the men1* basketball team takes on second-ranked UCLA (6-0) tonight at 7 05 The No 1 and No 3 teams this season, North Carolina and Arkansas, went both upset on Wednesday night, leaving the Bruins a clear path to the top ranking provided it (.an dear the Oregon obstacles And that task will b« easier said than done, according to Ore gon head coach Jerry Green. "If I were UCLA,” Green said before the season about the prospw t of facing the Ducks in the Pac-10 opener, ”1 would be shaking in my britches." i.reen Miouiu not rw contused with anyone from the psychic hotline with this prttsoason annoumjmsnt. since his confi dence was placed solely on the final game of last season By now it should Ik- ingrained in the minds of Green ball fans Right from when Kenya Wilkins brings the hall up the court to when Zach Sellers collei ts the rebound and deposits a basket to upset the nationally ranked Bru ins, HO 79 Oregon will l»« looking to "Pwl the Mat;" and duplicate the shocking upset in Mai Court, only this time with more riding on the game than a positive fi*el ing over the summer Tin- Ducks enter the game with their Ik*si record in IB years at 8 1, and have received a few votes in the latest poll of top 25 bas ketball teams An upset of the undefeated Bruins could gamer the Oregon program some more national attention. With a victory, the Ducks could boast back-to-back triumphs against UCLA for the first time since 1983-84. A victory would alto he the first over a team ranked this high by Oregon since a 1989 win over second-ranked Arizona in Eugene. lour IK1A starters average in double figures in scoring and Tyus Kdnev has already set a school and Pac-10 mark w ith 11 steals in one game earlier this sue eon i he o Hannon brother* Ed and Charles, set the pace for the powerful Bniins on offense. GARV URASSt mv>u Oregon's H#nry Madden n9hta off George Washington's Nlmbo Ham mons In first-round action at the Far West Classic UCLA STARTERS F - Charles O'Bannon #13 6-7, 205, So. F- EdOBarwon, #31 6- 8, 217, Sr C - George Ztdek. #25 7- 0.250, Sr. G - Cameron Dollar, #5 * 6-2. 173, So G - Tyus Edney, #11 5-10. 152. Sr t *MHMD OREGON STARTERS F - Jamal Lawrence. #15 6-2. 168, So. F - Aaron Johnson. #45 6-9. 228, Sr C - Jett Potter. #24 6-9, 233. Sr. G - Kenya Wilkins. #10 5- 10. 154, So, G - Ortarido Williams. #21 6- 2, 207, Sr F Mt RAID 0OFF all tWiif Also $10 off on hiking boots by GEORGIA • DURANGO • ALPINA With Coupon. Expires January 31. 1995 57 W. Broadway Downtown Mall __ OPEN 7 DAYS * 687-0139 957 Willamette Downtown Mall PUMA • AIRWALK • SIMPLE SNOWBOARD PRODUCTS With Coupon. Expires January 31, 1995 57 w. Broadway Downtown Mall _• OPEN 7 DAYS * 687-0139 mm 957 Willamette '*** Downtown Mall
