Men’s
continued from page 7
Against Northern Arizona, the
Ducks proved they could win a
close game even after losing one,
toppling the Lumberjacks 72-70 in
overtime two days after losing to
Auburn.
“We’re ex
hausted and
ready to get
out of here,”
senior center
Julius Hicks
told KUGN af
ter the North
ern Arizona
game. “The
Auburn loss
was heart
breaking. We thought we should
have won that game.”
Oregon’s victory over South Car
olina State proved the Ducks could
dominate a team when rested, as
, they cruised to an 82-60 win at
Mac Court.
In the Ducks’ last December
game, against Louisville, five Ore
gon players scored in double fig
ures to lead the Ducks to an 88-65
road win. Freshman guard Luke
Ridnour, Oregon’s highly touted
recruit, had one of the best statisti
cal games of his young career, scor
ing 15 points and dishing out five
assists in 35 minutes of game time.
But Oregon’s star for December
was undoubtedly Bracey. The
Chicago native averaged 21.6
points in the five games over
Christmas break, and was named
Pac-10 Player of the Week for his
efforts against Illinois-Chicago and
Auburn.
Bracey’s efforts this season are
dazzling statistically. The forward
is leading the Pac-10 in scoring at
20.3 points per game, and is one of
only two players — Arizona’s
Michael Wright is the other — to
be ranked among the Pac-lO’s top
10 in scoring, rebounding and field
goal percentage.
“When he plays well, [Bracey]
gives us an enormous amount of
confidence,” Kent said.
Jones and guard Anthony Nor
We still have a lotto
prove. We ’re excited to get
out there and prove to
everyone that we’re one of
the top teams in this
conference.
Bryan Bracey
Forward
wood are also averaging double
digits, and Ridnour ranks in the
Pac-lO’s top-10 in assists per game
and assist/turnover ratio.
As much as the Ducks have en
joyed their successful preseason,
the players are ready to face the
competition of the Pac-10.
“We still have a lot to prove,”
Bracey said. “We’re excited to get
out there and prove to everyone
that we’re one of the top teams in
this conference.”
If December is any indication,
the Ducks could be opening a dif
ferent kind of present in March —
their invitation to the NCAA Tour
nament.
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Adam Amato Emerald
Julius Hicks (21) attempts to block a Jason Heide shot against Oregon State Saturday, in the Ducks’ 10th win of the season.
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