Duck don’t gain on unkind road The Oregon wrestlers lose a pair of Pac- 7 0 matches this weekend. PAGE 12 Scoreboard OREGON (66) Min Strange 22 Wolvert 25 Mowe 17 Williams 35 Craighead 23 Piers 3 Shreve 16 Dion 21 Fredrick 8 Meharry 30 re 3-5 3-5 1-4 FT R 0-0 0-1 0-0 8-17 7-8 1- 4 0-0 3-8 2- 3 0-0 3- 5 0-0 0-0 3-3 1-2 0-0 1 3-4 5 P 6 6 2 25 3 0 10 5 0 9 Totals 200 24-51 14-1826*13 66 Shooting: 47.1% 3-point: 4-13 (Williams 2 6, Craighead 1-4, Shreve 1-3) includes one team rebound Arizona Sand Holt Leonard Kitchen Tucker Paulson McFadyen Combs Allen Jantzen Crisp (55) re ft 3-8 2-2 5-9 4-5 1- 3 2-2 2- 8 1-2 3-6 0-0 2-2 0-0 0- 3 0-0 1- 1 0-0 0-5 0-0 3-5 1-3 0-1 0-0 RAP 5 0 10 2 1 14 3 2 4 7 2 6 1 2 7 0 0 5 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 6 0 7 1 2 0 State Min 21 25 19 27 32 14 8 12 15 22 5 Totals 200 20-51 10-1435*11 55 Shooting: 39.2% 3-point: 5-17 (Sand 2-7, Kitchen 1-2, Tucker 1-3, Paulson 1-1, Allen 0 4) includes three team rebounds Player of the Game Point guard Shaquala Williams rebounded from being shutdown by Arizona on Friday, scoring a game-high 25 points against Arizona State. The All-Amer ican canidate also had two assists and three steals. Quote of the Game “ When we were down by 13, we had a choice. We could either stay there or jump over the wall. It was in our control. ” Shaquala Williams UO point guard WILLIAMS Monday Febraary 7,2000 Volume 101, Issue 91 Emerald Oregon rises up, avoids sweep Michael Crisp Emerald Shaq drives into the heart of the Arizona State defense for two of her 25 points. ■ Oregon uses an electrifying second half run to escape being swept by the Arizona schools at home By Mirjam wanson Oregon Daily Emerald Well, Oregon sure made it exciting. Maybe a little too much so. First the Ducks allowed Arizona State (11-8 overall, 4-5 Pacific-10 Conference) a 34-26 halftime lead. Then when Oregon re turned to the court, it let a few more anxious minutes pass, falling further behind, 39-26, in front of 4, 569 at McArthur Court on Sunday afternoon. It was starting to seem rather plausible that Oregon (15-6, 6-3) could suffer a Turn to Basketball, page 12 Oregon leaders Sewing Williams 25 Shreve 10 Meharry 9 Rebounds Dion 7 Meharry 5 Strange 4 Assists Dion 3 Blocks Mowe 2 Kourtney Shreve? Ducks believe! ■ Freshman guard Kourtney Shreve had a breakout performance, scoring 10 points during the Ducks’ critical run from Albany. Runge wanted an emo tional spark; someone who could bring the Ducks back from a 13-point second-half ^ 77 deficit. But Runge didn’t get a bCOtt spark from Kourtney Shreve. PCSZIICC kc X She got “a microwave. ” Shreve’s quickness, hus tle and do-or-die shots sped up the rotation of everyone wearing green—but most importantly, it flamed an Oregon offense that trailed Turn to Pesznecker, page 12 JL Oregon head coach Jody Runge reached deep into her deck and gambled with her freshman guard Ihreatening a repeat of Friday’s letdown loss to Arizona, UO effectively cools off House, Sun Devils Oregon leaders Scoring Smith 20 Scales 17 Jones 14 Rebounds Smith 12 Hartenstein 8 Assists Wright 5 Smith, Norwood 4 ■ Oregon heats up at Arizona State with the Ducks’ 86-73 win in the desert By Brett Williams Oregon Daily Emerald Whose House? The Ducks’ House. Oregon ran Arizona State out of its own gym and put the clamps on Sun Devils’ sharpshooter Eddie House in a 86-73 victory Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz. Arizona State was no match for the Ducks on a night when Oregon (16-4 overall, 7-2 Pacific-10 Con ference) shot 50 percent from the field and nailed 30 of its 39 free throws. “It was just a great team effort,” Oregon head coach Ernie Kent said. “We shot the ball well and we kept our focus. They played like a top team in this country, let alone this confer ence. I’m very proud of them to get through this first half of the season at 7-2.” The Ducks had three players in double figures and three more within a point or two of that mark. Alex Scales scored 17 points and Frederick Jones had 14. And forward A.D. Smith had vintage game, finishing with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Following the win, Smith was humble about his per formance. “I really didn’t shoot the ball as well as you might say I did,” said Smith, who was 7 of 17 from the field. “But to get the double-double is good and to get the win is better.” The Ducks came out strong, securing a 33-23 halftime lead. If Sun Devils’ head coach Rob Evans was hoping a disappointing first half would light a fire, he was in for a big disappoint ment. After House scored on Turn to Men’s hoops, page 12 We shot the ball well and kept our focus. They played I ike a top team in this country. Ernie Kent head coach //