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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1995)
Ducks still in hunt despite blowout Kris Henry Oagoa 0#fr Saturday's Pscifh to Confer once contest in Tin son was urn ply a matter of a traditional pow erhouae program overwhelming a program on the rise The 13th-rank»d Wildcats overpowered the Ducks 97-7f* behind Damon Stoudamira, who mewed around and had a triple double, and some hall Tuns king defense. "I An zona | defended well, and it was tough to get inside." Ore goo forward (off Potter said follow ing the g a in e . "They have so mudi tal ent and are a tough team to Stop." GREEN A loss is always a bitter pill to swallow, but real ism .ill\. the Dm ks gut will it th*'> needed oil this road trip with Thursday's comebai k upset of 15th-rankod Arizona State, 73 72. "We have to look at this posi lively," Potter said, "We got a split this weekend, and now we have to look forward to our two home games against Cal and Stanford and take (.are of busi ness." Once all the dust had settled on the weekend contests, Oregon (lh-7 overall, H-f) Par-10) had moved into 11 fourth-place tie with Stanford and Washington State. I he Ducks will have a chance to separate themselves from that (wti k with the games against Cj*l t forma and Stan font in Mi Arthur Court on Thursday and Saturday, respet ti vely A sweep of the two Bay area sc hool* could put Oregon in prune position to earn an N( AA tournament herth for the first time in M years The season for Oregon has runs come down to power ratings, index rankings and league stand ings to determine whether the Dm ks will get an invitation to the dance For (hat specific reason. ()rt> gon’s dismal effort in the desert against Arizona could runit' Ut< k to haunt the anxious program Our power rating will tie affected by this game." said Ore gon head coach Jerry Green of the Din ks' loss to Arizona "We were proas ted to lose by 10, and since we lost by 1 it ,1 (f.x ts us because we don't have a national repu tation. We have to watch the power ratings " Foi:h of Oregon's four remain ing games will have a dramatii effect on the minds of the NCAA solu tion committee and whether it will grant the Out ks a berth in the tournament The Ducks are one of several teams across the nation that are considered “bubble" teams. Their chances of getting a hid can tie swayed by the numbers in one or two games this season, or by a single committee member's viewpoint of the Oregon program. All games this season w111 be evaluated and none of the remaining games are more impor tant than another, but Oregon cannot allow itself to tm outma Delivered in a numbers crunch from any other bubble team in the nation due to its la< i. of tradition. USA-CNN POLL 't* USA TODAY CNN t»3**8x»* 0MCNtl' DO* •* Nil pae* K#M tt paurthaaus '«cenM Yveugr t J6 Mat sort* U»! or 25 sorts tor a Ml (ttsa «rt« 9voujfl or* port Mr a 7W* C*a« wt* art) pr**«ovt rartroj RECOW) PTS PVS : iucUgS! in m 3 r-i w i i*tr*sb. 2St* -v j ' ' 4 4, | . 22-2 719 5 ; • m**i*nj . ;; ‘ 6-v / 'MfrMs ji§ 6»v:< i ^Wi' 4.* '■'•1 ?'4 582 6 9 **g*g? Sf J? t IJJ I )C Awsrd .. .2*4 '.Uti.Zf H A j»*1 '*v Vi *• <79 <2 j 1| V-MtHSM 2 1 6 460 « •3 Vfj-'-j (£■/ 376 13 ’4 A/,; $1 70 ■’ 351 -4 ■•inm 16-7 314 16 1 t« fyau* 70-6 X* 20 w ;■ 1 * - ; u <4 : 18 Om»oma ?K 734 iftSawtaW <2-6 TO? 18 ! 20 CWomtSi i 193 1? '•< ■■•■•• 7? JUWr>4 i» 7 89 25 '■« QoCroW’Jwr 1? r 89 tf V.1S1 ’3 7 89 24 j 25UWI 735 67 Or*-! Oregon U. j Georgia Toefi S6 Uvier Oho 4-9. 8r»/.v' Vou^Hj 40 Hew l*rico $U;« -V A-- » , 24 {#14$ 2! M> ■ 9 i ...s,;. {*>»*<• ; Cr t’ i«. Penney** - a ti Mw* 0*« '4 y, Mgan »J. Utah *a* 13. | long Beacr Stale !2. Imtara ’ 1, Iowa li. Tutoo H.SenUaueio MC Oun-'tlo 6. T*.a» f i Paw 7. <>< 6 Santa Data £ Uempn^a. Orel* j Ftonde 3. T«$a$ Teen 3. Colege 01 Owww ?. George 'Aatfngton ? Cam»w* l M.t j"a Bruins claw way to the top, 100-77 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ed O'Bannon scored a career-high 37 points ns No. 2 UCLA posi tioned itself to claim the nation's top ranking with its ninth straight victory, 100-77 over Duke on Sunday. The Bruins (21-2) are expected to move into the top spot Mon day for the first time since Janu ary 1904, when they held that position for one week. Chants of, "We’re number l! We're nuntlier l!" rang through out Pauley Pavilion with four minutes remaining. By then, the Bruins had turned the game into a slam-dunk con test. burning Duke's defense for easy fast-break baskets. UCLA (21-2) ts coming off its liest stretch of the season, having won five games in 11 days, including home victories against both Arizona schools that solid ified its Pacific-H) Conference lead. STANDINGS Men's basketball Hi I UCLA I Arizona Arizona St. Oregon Stanford WSU California Washington Oregon St use CONE OVERALL 13-2 21-2 11-4 21-6 10-5 20-7 6-6 16-7 8 6 17-6 8-6 14-9 5-9 13-10 i 4-10 6-15 3-11 6-17 2-13 7-18 E ME HALO Kd O'Bannon took over the game during a c:rvlii.al stretch midway through the second half when Duke had closed within four points. O'Bannon scored 11 of the Bruins' next 15, giving them a 76-63 lead with 5 4H to play. Tim Blue Devils (12-1 5) once got to 65-82 on Trajan Langdon's 3-pointer with in 17 remaining, but UCLA quickly built if* advan tage to It) Duke is' 1-8 against Top 25 opponents this season, but the total margin in 10 games had only been eight points until UCLA went w ild The Blue Devils had won three straight against the Bruins. Cherokee Parks led Duke with 21 points Ttie Blue Devils trailed by eight when Krik Meek fouled out with 7:43 remaining Mo scored eight of his 12 points ear ly in the second half when Duke was still in the game. 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