Oregon takes third place in Hawaii
■ MEN'S BASKETBALL The
Ducks win two games and
put a lot of points on the
scoreboard in the Big
Island Invitational
By Trevor Kearney
f d*tc*
The Oregon men's basketball
team sealed a third place finish
nt the Dig Island Invitational in
Hilo. Hawaii, on Sunday with a
74-<V4 win over Wichita State
Oregon's final game was the
low est scoring game of the three
they played at the tournament,
as the Ducks split the first two
games on Friday and Saturday
and did so in high-scoring fash
ion as they scored over 100
points in each of the games.
Freshman guard Terik Brown
provided the spark that the
I)u( ks needed to beat Hawnii
Hilo on Friday night by pouring
in 24 points on 7 three pointers
and throe frw throws
Hrown shot H three pointers
in fins gaum, want to the lino
three times and added four
assists and two stools in 24 min
iifos of ploy in iho Dm ks open
ing round win As a team thu
Dur ks finished the game 14-fur
:t2 from beyond the three-point
art . good for n 4iH pen tint ago
The Ducks led by 20 points tit
halftime and didn’t let up there,
as they outscored Hewoii-llilo
4‘) ir> in the second half en route
ton llfvHi victory The game
marked the Dm ks' largest mar
gin of victory since the Ducks
beat Vilianova llt»-77 in 197-1
Sophomore center Mu Intel
Carson had a career night on Fri
day ns well, -is he went to the
lino 13 lim»> and scored 1J
points from the charily stripe
Carson finished with 19 points,
nine rebounds and one blocked
shot.
In addition, junior forward
Kyle Milling scored 1H points in
22 minutes and (iinior guard
Jamal Lawrence had 17 points in
22 minutes, rounding out Ore
gon's contingent of double-digit
scorers
Quiet in Friday's game was
junior point guard Kenya
Wilkins, but he came roaring
hack on Saturday night as the
Duc ks took on Nebraska in the
semifinals of the tournament
Wilkins scored to points in
the game, as the Ducks took a
r>0-45 lead into halftime but saw
the Huskers come back in the
second half and take the lead
with 11 seconds to go But a
Wilkins three-pointer sent the
game into a late-night overtime
iintl gave the Due ks a new life
Oregon, however, couldn't
fight off the Huskers, espet iallv
not without Wilkins and
laiwrence. both of whom fouled
out near the end of the game
Nebraska scored 10 points in
overtime twice that of the
Ducks and the final 11 points
of the game to go on to a 114-100
win and advanc e to the tourna
ment finals
Oregon, however, finished the
game t J-for-22 from thrve-potnt
range and 34for-57 from th«
field
Hut Duels, plus ing their third
game in ns many days and com
iin; uff :if ,i late night tin- previ
ous evening, then went to the
consolation round of the tourna
ment to Iwttle it out with VVti In
tn State for third plat e
Tin- weary Due ks high-acoring
tendencies didn't < arry over for
their final game of the weekend,
hut Sunday'* low-scoring win
was the clincher for the Ducks'
third pla<«> finish
Hath team* tame out a little
sluggish, a* neither squad wa*
able to score in the first two
minutes of the game But Oregon
shiKik its inability to score ns the
Dui ks went on to hit M of 26
shots from the field and sink
three three-point shots tsnd nine
free throws to take a 40-35 lead
into halftime
The second half was no differ
ent. as the Out ks out scored the
Shockers by 5 points behind
stellar plav front Wilkins and
junior forward Kyie Milling The
Ducks ,i( tuallv hit ana h-ss field
goal than the Shockers in the
second period hut iapitaliwd on
Wichita State's foul trouble
down the stretch as the Ducks
f.ius.hu! the hail with ,i 1J fur
17 (Hirformam e from the line
In the end Wilkins 1<) points
led the Ducks, luit Milling was
right tx-hind him with 1ft points
Wilkins added five rebounds,
seven assists and tlm*e steals in
36 minutes while Milling led
the Ducks w ith nine rebounds in
35 minutes of play
Brown hi! throe more field
goals from beyond the three
point art, and finished w ith tl
points and sophomore guard
jamar Curry excited the crowd
with a few fast break slam dunks
that gave the Ducks some need
ed momentum.
Next up for the Ducks is their
first counting home game
against West Florida at 7 p.rn
Thursday at Me .Arthur Court
Ducks take third place
at Mat Town Classic
■ WRESTLING: Ducks
had two first-place
finishers at the meet
By Chrta Stewart
Sports
The 24th-ranked Oregon
wrestling team had two H rut -
plat:*- finisher* and finished
in third plan* as a team at the
Mat Town USA Classic in
Lock Haven, l’a.. on Satur
day
Senior Kevin Roberts cap
tured first place in the im
pound weight class and
sophomore Jeremy Knsrud
took first place in the 134
pound weight class to propel
the Duck* to third Diace
Oregon scored 117.5 points
and finished third behind
flih-ranked Penn State, who
won the tournament, and the
14th-rnnked host team Lock
Haven Oregon was only nine
points behind Lock Haven.
The third-place finish was
the Ducks Ix'st showing ever
at the Mat Town Classic.
Oregon coach Ron Finley
said the competitiveness of
the younger wrestlers was the
key to the Ducks' success
Roberts, a two-time all
American. had four major
decision victories and fin
ished the tournament 5-0. He
won the 118-pound weight
class by defeating North Car
olina State's Mike Miller tt-5.
Ensrud pinned Bucknell's
Dan Weaver in the first round
ami then won three other
matches in the tournament to
capture the 134-pound
weight ( lass title Ensrud treat
Rider's {ason Nose J2-7 in the
championship match.
Keeping pace with his
teammate Roberts. Ensrud
has finished first in his
rvsp*H live weight class in the
Duck's two outings this sea
son
Oregon had seven other
wrestlers place ot the tourna
ment Junior Scott Norton,
the defending Pacific-Ill Con
ference Champion in the 150
pound weight class, finished
third in the 150-pound
weight class Norton adds his
third place finish at this tour
nament to his first-place fin
ish at the Southern Oregon
Open a week ago.
Junior Rob Tanner also had
i third-phu e finish in his
142-pound weight class.
The Ducks had three
wrestlers place fifth in their
respective weights. Senior
James Stephens had his fifth
place finish at 126 while 167
pound redshirt freshman
Kevin Keeney finished fifth.
Senior Nate Sullivan was the
fifth plac e finisher in the 190
pound weight class
Oregon will return to
action on Dec. 16, when the
Ducks will host Cal State
Bakersfield in their first dual
meet of the year.
fou r H E ALTIV
World AIDS Day Activates
Shared Rights, Shared Reiponsibilitief
Nov. 30 \
| Red Ribbon Ceremony: 12:00 noon,
Willamette Hall Atrium
Inspirational messages of hope shared by several i
speakers j
12:30 p.m.: Solidarity walk from Willamette
Hall to Chiles Center, followed by ribbon \
hanging on 13th and Kincaid St trees
| Information Table: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
EMU j
Long sleeve t-shirts and red ribbons on sale.
Proceeds go to bringing the NAMES quilt in \
May, 1996 Red ribbon display will be created
on an evergreen tree in the lobby
| Film and Discussion Night: 6:00 p.m.,
Ben Under room, EMU
Former UO journalism student. Randy Shilts. /
chronicled the development of the AIDS
pandemic and the often negligent response by \
health agencies and the government in And
the Band Played On Come see the excellent
Film adaptation. FREE. Refreshments provided.
, Dec. 1
\ | Panel Discussion: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Ben
I Linder room, EMU
f Panelists include: Person living with AIDS, health
educators, international activists in Africa and Asia,
and other workers in the field
|| Information Table: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., EMU
(See Nov. 30 section for details)
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