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More than a game — perfection
STANFORD, Calif. — A ball,
launched by Justin Davis
into the rafters after Stan
ford’s defeat of Oregon ...
Casey Jacobsen streaking down
the court like a banshee, not caring
that the smile on his face gave him
the look of a third-grader playing
recess kickball...
These are images from the end of
a basketball game; an epic, with
pictures that were never seen on
television here or in Eugene. Im
ages from a basketball game that,
no matter the result, will always be
remembered by those who saw it.
This was the essence of amateur
sport, Justin Davis throwing this ball
into the air. This is why you watch
hours of blowouts, weeks of games
that fizzle like fireworks in a show
er. All those roundball remnants for
this, for Casey Jacobsen streaking
down the court, even if he does
wear the red and white of Stanford.
Because this was a spine-tin
gling thriller any way you dice it.
This was 29 lead changes. This
was Tony Giovacchini, who didn’t
make a basket all game long, mak
ing a leaning three-pointer with
two defenders and four ticks on
the clock to send an already-epic
game into a legendary overtime.
But then it was Luke Jackson,
taking an inbounds pass, seeming
to drive the length of a football
field instead of a basketball court,
and launching a pretty jump shot
that took a chunk out of the rim, ic
ing the trip to overtime.
It was the Ducks, with men fouling
out by the handful, staying tough in
the extra period and hitting key shots
when they had no business even tak
ing them. A Luke Ridnour floater
from the right side of the hoop. A
Ridnour two-pointer that would
have been three if not for a few inch
es of paint underneath his left foot.
This was Stanford, like a great
army, riding out the free-throw
stalemate until
the very end.
This was
Ridnour, falling
to the court in
obvious agony
with seconds
slipping away.
Robert Johnson
launching a
desperate at
tempt. Stan
ford’s Justin
Davis taking
the same ball
with the buzzer
and crowd
sounding
around him, launching it, sealing
the classic game.
This was one of those games
where you just sat back and
watched the beauty unfold. Some
people like Picasso. Others enjoy
college basketball.
To sit on the floor Thursday night
was to truly enjoy the sensory over
load of an artistic masterpiece. The
bouncing of the Maples Pavilion
court, like a California quake had
Hockaday
Two minutes for
crosschecking
just struck with full Richter magni
tude. The sounds of the Stanford
student section clapping in rhythm
like so much gunfire.
The two generals — Oregon’s
Ernie Kent and Stanford’s Mike
Montgomery — barking like Patton
and McArthur.
“Dammit Tony, move your feet,”
Montgomery screams at Giovac
chini after the point guard makes a
costly foul late in regulation.
“Push, Luke, push,” Kent tells
Ridnour, who then sends the ball
in to Robert Johnson, which flat
tens the defense, so Johnson can
send it back out to Jackson, who
makes an open three-pointer.
To see the expressions of the
players is to know the true mean
ing of competition. Ridnour’s sly
little smile after Freddie Jones’s
biggest dunk of the season over
two Cardinal defenders. Jacobsen’s
fist pump and loud “Yes!” after a
key trey late in the game.
In the end, the Ducks lost. They
still hold on to first place in the Pa
cific-10 Conference and surely
proved their ability to play well on
the road, even if they couldn’t win.
So that’s why it’s so easy to re
member this game for its excite
ment rather than its result.
It couldn’t have ended better
than Justin Davis hurling the ball
skyward, as if asking heaven to re
member this perfect game.
E-mail sports reporter Peter Hockaday
at peterhockaday@dailyemerald.com
bportS briefs
Oregon wrestlers host
three teams in two days
The Oregon wrestling team re
turns home this weekend to face
three opponents in two days.
After taking on Cal State-Bakers
field at 2 p.m. and No. 21 Fresno
State at 7:30 p.m. today, the Ducks
will host Cal Poly at 1 p.m. Saturday.
The Ducks (5-6 overall, 2-3 in the
Pacific-10 Conference) are coming
off two losses last weekend to Boise
State and Arizona State.
The Bakersfield Roadrunners are
coming off a 25-16 loss to Cal Poly,
dropping their record to 2-5 overall
and 0-3 in the Pac-10. They are led
by their 141-pound wrestler, No. 18
Thomas Jarez, who is 24-11 and the
lone ranked wrestler for Bakersfield.
Fresno State, the only non-confer
ence team the Ducks will face this
weekend, is 11-6 and has won four
straight dual meets. The Bulldogs
are coming off a first-place finish at
the All-Califomia Tournament.
Leading Fresno State, No. 1
Stephen Abas, who is a two-time
national champion, rolled through
the tournament with two technical
falls and a pin. Abas will present a
difficult matchup for Oregon’s No.
12 Shaun Williams in the 125
pound weight class.
No. 3 Billy Blunt (heavyweight)
and No. 12 Derrick Hayes (133
pounds) have also had good sea
sons for Fresno State.
On Saturday, the Ducks will have
to tackle Cal Poly’s top stars, No. 4
Cedric Hayman (141 pounds), No.
13 Stove Strange (174 pounds) and
No. 18 David Schenk (197 pounds).
The Mustangs are 9-7 overall and 4
3 in the Pac-10.
— Chris Cabot
Women’s tennis
looking for respect
It’s revenge time for the Oregon
women’s tennis team. The No. 65
Ducks will go on the road to play
Loyola Marymount, San Diego
and San Diego State, all of whom
narrowly beat Oregon last season.
“All three matches were tight last
season,” senior Janice Nyland said.
“We now have another chance to
beat them.”
The weekend begins today
against No. 66 Loyola Marymount
in Los Angeles. Last season the Li
ons beat Oregon 4-3, winning four
of the six singles matches.
Oregon is 4-0 this season, but
will be facing ranked opponents for
the first time.
“It’s going to be our first big test,”
head coach Jack Griffin said. “All
three teams are very talented.”
Ong goal the Ducks have this sea
son is to earn the respect they think
they deserve as a Pacific-10 Confer
ence team.
“We have an opportunity to prove
what we can do,” Nyland said.
“Right now it’s all about respect, and
we have a chance now to earn it. ”
Men’s tennis hosts St. Mary’s
After playing St. Mary’s today,
the Oregon men’s tennis team will
play on the road for the first time
this season. St. Mary’s is 0-3 this
season, including shutouts by No. 7
Pepperdine and No. 11 California.
“It’s important that we don’t lose
our focus this weekend,” head
coach Chris Russell said.
The Ducks will then play at Port
land on Saturday. The Pilots are 4-2
this season.
— Peter Martini
for the Emerald
Recruiting
continued from page 9A
the country, opted for the Ducks
over Washington and Oregon State.
Chris Solomona, one of the top jun
ior college defensive lineman, also
signed with the Ducks after commit
ting to Washington out of high
•school two years ago.
“I’m not whining,” Neuheisel
said. “I just want to know the rules.
I’m anxious to play.”
Two years ago, Oregon head
coach Mike Bellotti was one of sev
eral Pacific-10 Conference coaches
to file a compliant against Washing
ton’s recruiting methods.
Announcing Washington’s sign
ings at a press conference Wednes
day, Neuheisel fumed about Ore
gon’s aggressive strategy in recruiting
players who had reportedly already
committed to the Huskies.
“A couple of schools didn’t start
recruiting until they saw our list/’
Neuheisel said, referring to Oregon
and UCLA.
Breaking verbal commitments is
not a rarity for recruits, though. In
fact, Washington signed two re
cruits Wednesday who had made
pacts elsewhere.
“Certainly some notable people
have flip-flopped a lot or commit
ted to several different schools,”
Bellotti said Wednesday. “It’s the
nature of the beast. It’s 17-year-old
young men who have to step back
sometimes or talk with people they
trust more. They’re are somewhat
impressionable at that time, and
every place they’ve been looks like
the best place at that point. ”
Not all of the Pac-10 coaches
agreed with Neuheisel.
“The one thing I am surprised
about is more kids didn’t change
their minds after the early commit
ments,” Washington State head
coach Mike Price said. “ Recruiting
is always competitive, but from the
schools in our conference, I can't re
member a negative recruiting in
stance. We don’t cheat, we don't lie
and we don't bad-mouth each oth
er in the Pac-10.”
Neuheisel was also “especially
peeved,” according to one report,
about a video that was played dur
ing the Civil War game on Dec. 1.
The video showed a frame of
Neuheisel followed by a clip of a
person vomiting.
“They showed it six times during
the Oregon-Oregon State game,
with a variety of recruits there,”
Neuheisel said. “Guys told me,
‘They were bashing you!’”
Oregon Athletic Director Bill
Moos told The Seattle Times that
the video was a “tremendous con
cern” and that he apologized to
Washington Athletic Director Bar
bara Hedges.
E-mail sports editor Adam Jude
at adamjude@dailyemerald.com.