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Inside Sports Solid defense was important in the men’s basketball team’s win against USC, the Ducks need more of the same against UCLA ...The women must re j group for tomorrow’s grudge match against co defending champion UCLA ...The men’s tennis team hopes for a strong showing at Boise State Shootout | before hosting Boise State Sunday... PREVIEWS ON PAGE 9 Scoreboard use (67) Min Charissis 6 Bluthenthal40 Scalabrine 39 Granville 39 Trepagnier 40 Hair 35 Jones 1 FG 0-0 7- 11 8- 17 1-8 3-10 5-7 0-0 FT 0-0 2-2 2-2 8-9 2-5 0-3 0-0 P 0 17 18 10 9 13 0 Totals 200 24-53 14-2133*10 67 Shooting: 45.3% 3-point: 5-15(Bluthenthal 1-4, Scalabrine 0-1, Granville 0-3, Trepagnier 1-3, Hair 3-4) includes one team rebound Oregon (68) Min Smith 34 Scales 38 Hartenstein 12 Wright Jones Hicks Lindquist Norwood Bracey 40 31 24 4 6 11 FG 7- 14 8- 15 2- 3 3- 7 3- 8 2-4 0-1 0-3 4- 5 FT 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 P 15 18 4 8 7 8 0 0 8 Totals 200 29-60 5-7 32* 18 68 Shooting: 48.3% 3-point: 5-15 (Smithl-2, Scales 1-4, Wright 2-5, Jones 1-2, Lindquist 0 1, Norwood 0-1) ‘includes two team rebounds Player of the' Game Alex Scales displayed his usual array of impressive m SCALES dunks and smooth shots, leading the Ducks with 18 points, five boards and two assists in a team high 38-minute effort. Quotes of the Game “I \e never seen anything like that in my life. I couldn’t beleive that the call was made, but we just had to live with it and play through it.” Darius Wright, Oregon point guard on the official’s call to “redo” a free throw with one minute remaining “We were in the same situation last year. This team did a great job of just hanging in there and pushing through some things and finding a way to win. ” Oregon head coach Ernie Kent, on his teams’ determination to win Friday January 28,2000 Volume 101, Issue 85 Enfiefald History not repeated; UO prevails Unlike a season ago, Oregon hangs on in crunch time over USC and moves into a four-way tie for first By Jeff Smith Oregon Daily Emerald The scene was all too fa miliar. Oregon and USC were once again in the final minute of regulation at McArthur Court with the game on the line. But instead of 2.8 seconds left, there were 8.6 seconds. Instead of a five-point Oregon lead, it was only a one-point Oregon lead. Instead of Adam Spanich with the ball at the end of game for USC, it was Bran don Granville. But the biggest difference was that, instead of Spanich drilling six straight points for the improbable win, it was Granville driving into a wall of Oregon defenders and not getting a shot off. As he was cutting through the lane and look ing to pass, Oregon guard Freddie Jones got a hand on Turn to Men, page 8 Michael Crisp Emerald With the game on the line, forward A.D. Smith calls a crucial timeout to help ensure the win. Ducks’ interior defense triumphs in win s Brett Williams ■ Oregon achieve its goal of containing highly touted USC forward Brian Scalabrine Thursday By Brett Williams Oregon Daily Emerald Brian Scalabrine is one of the nation’s best. Southern California’s 6 foot-9, 250-pound forward has been getting rave re views for his play. Arkansas State head coach Dickey Nutt proclaimed Scal abrine: “As good as it gets in Division I-A basketball.” So with the Trojans down 68-67 in the waning mo ments of Thursday night’s game, no one was surprised that USC opted to give Seal abrine a chance to win it. The only surprise was the result. Scalabrine released his trademark turnaround jump shot just to the left of the free- .throw line, but the ball hit nothing but back rim and the Ducks (14-3, 5 1 Pacific-10 Conference) es caped with a victory, there by moving into a four-way tie for first place with the Trojans (12-6,5-1), Arizona and Stanford. “There were a few shots I should have made, and that was one of them,” said Scal abrine, who is a 1999-2000 Wooden Award and All American candidate. “I had a good look, I just missed the shot.” Oregon tried to mix-and match defenders to frus trate Scalabrine, with A.D. Smith and Julius Hicks matching up with him for most of the game. Oregon head coach Ernie Kent said he was pleased with the play of Hicks, who fought fatigue throughout the game while helping hold Scalabrine to 8-of-17 shooting from the field and Turn to Williams, page 8 H Our de fense has won the last three gamesfor us down the stretch. Ernie Kent Oregon head coach yy In final second, Elmore shoots down Ducks After losing to USC at the buzzer, the Ducks face a sweep heading into their showdown with UCLA on Saturday By Scott Pesznecker Oregon Daily Emerald Last week, Oregon point guard Shaquala Williams stated in her on-line diary that she would do anything for her team to win. The All-American kept her word. Williams did all she could in a 21-point effort, even hit ting two free throws with 12 seconds remaining to give her team a one-point lead. And when Southern Cali fornia’s Erica Mashia — Williams’ idol back in her high-school days in Portland — missed a jumper with mere seconds on the clock, it appeared that Williams’ con tributions were enough to cap a heart-pounding Oregon comeback. That was before the long rebound wound up in the hands of USC’s Tiffany El more, who, all in one motion, turned, jumped, and threw an 18-foot prayer over Jamie Craighead’s outstretched arms. Score. Win. Dagger, Oregon (13-5 overall, 4-2 Pacific-10 Conference) lost the battle against USC (8-8,3 3), 74-73, after coming back from a 12-point deficit mid way through the second half. “We talked about giving them a shot, forcing them to take a bad shot and making sure we got the rebound,” Oregon head coach Jody Runge said. “We didn’t get the rebound, they threw up a prayer and it went in the basket. And after they were beaten on the floor by the Trojans, the Ducks were literally beat en off the floor by the referees. A new NCAA rule which goes into effect today says that before the officals leave the floor, a questionable buzzer shot can be reviewed on video. Elmore’s final bucket was definitly questionable. So uncertain that Oregon Sports Network radio play-by-play announcer Ray Martin pro claimed a Duck victory before he noticed that USC won the game. When the shot fell, the offi cials looked at eachother, un sure of what had happened. Then, they hurried off the floor. Runge sprinted across court after them, catching a referee while her team waited on the sidelines. But rather than review the tape, the official told Runge the shot was good. “I don’t know what the time on the clock was; I’ll have to look at it on the film,” Runge said. “But we didn’t pull the rebound on the weak side. We forced them into a bad shot, and it’s that posse sion that won the game for them. That’s why you have to play every possesion. “We went to the board in Turn to Women, page 8
