Basketball continued from page 7 A the first time since 1943 and are off to their best overall start since 1974-75, when the Kamikaze Kids began 15-2. And, more importantly, Oregon stayed within pace of the Pac-10 leaders on a day when Arizona (5 1) was upset by USC (5-0). “We’re on one of those magical runs,” said Oregon head coach Ernie Kent on KUGN, referring to Thursday’s overtime win over Washington. “We just find a way to pull it out and get it done.” On a team with as much depth as Oregon, there seems to be a new hero every game. Bracey led the charge against the Huskies on Thursday and on Saturday night it was senior forward Alex Scales. Scales poured in a career-high 27 points, including two crucial threes in the final minute of regu lation. The latter came with 34 seconds left and knotted the score at 72 heading into overtime. He was also the one who made the crucial defensive stop on Washington State’s Thomas when he missed the potential game-win ner with four seconds left in over time, which led to the aforemen tioned melee for the ball. “Big time players step up at big times,” said Kent, who celebrated his 45th birthday with the win. “The two threes he hit were just huge momentum swings for us. I turned 45, but I feel like I’m 55 af ter that, because that was just a gut-check win for our team.” For the second time in a row, Oregon came out flat and watched as the Cougars controlled the pace and tempo of the game. Thomas jump-started his team by scoring 12 of the Cougars first 16 points en route to a 20 point night. Washington State, led by Chris Crosby with 26 points, had every chance to win the game thanks in large part to the 3-point shot. The Cougars hit 10 of 17 threes, opposed to Oregon’s dismal three-of-17 per formance from beyond the arc. Despite the troubles, however, the Ducks shot 50 percent from the field and made the crucial plays when they had to. None more crucial than senior forward A.D. Smith’s swooping finger-roll in the key with 36 sec onds left. It gave the Ducks their final lead in a game featuring 22 lead-changes. “Last year we struggled a lot in these close games,” Kent said. “This year we’re winning them and that’s what a year of growth and maturity will do for you.” Two stories for UO tennis ■ The men play well in Corvallis, while the women open the Pac-10 with two losses . By Matt O’Neill Oregon Daily Emerald For the Oregon tennis pro grams, last weekend’s action de livered completely different re sults. The men enjoyed success at the Corvallis Open, while the women took two losses in con ference play, but put up a valiant effort in the Bay Area. The women opened Pacific Conference play with two loss es against top-five teams. The Ducks opened the two-day road trip with a 8-1 loss at the hands of the top-ranked Stanford Car dinal. Head coach Jack Griffin said his team came out tight and he was disappointed with the way they played. “The pressure should have been on them,” Griffin said. “ They were the top-ranked pro gram, but we tried to play over our heads and weren’t successful.” The Ducks did record one vic tory against Stanford, when the duo of Sarah Colistro and Monika Gieczys beat a Cardinal pair, 8-6. Gieczys then used the win in doubles to propel her to a 7-5,6-3 win over No. 8-ranked Amy Jensen of California. Gieczys’ win was one of the bright spots for the Ducks, who bounced back to compete well with the No. 3 Bears be fore felling, 7-2. “The win by Monika was huge,” Griffin said. “That should put her in the national rankings. She has been on the verge all season, and now she has finally broken through. The Ducks’ other win came when Adeline Arnaud beat Morisa Yang. Griffin was also happy with the way his team bounced back to win some games against the Bears. “We actually won some matches, it wasn’t just moral victories for us,” Griffin said. The way we bounced back gainst Cal is a good step for our rogram.” The men played in Corvallis, lead coach Chris Russell was leased with his team’s effort, as e saw six of his players record irst-round victories. “I was very pleased with the vay they played,” Russell said. Those wins give us the confi lence and experience to play in natch play.” Oregon saw its early success pill over into the second round is five of the Ducks advanced. rreshmen Oded Teig, Leslie Jisinga, and Jason Menke and enior Guillermo Carter won. Carter, who had a first-round >ye, went on to play in the fi lals, where he fell to Washing on’s former No. 1 player, Nick Williams, 6-4, 0-6, 6-4. 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