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- Men’s continued from page 9 Ducks also recorded their 20th victory for just the ninth time in school history and jumped out to a 12-4 conference record for the first time since the 1938-39 NCAA championship team. From the beginning Saturday, it was Freddie Jones’ night. The sen ior capped off his Mac Court career in spectacular fashion, scoring \5 of the first 18 Oregon points en route to a 33-point night. “I wanted to make sure I got my self involved early,” Jones said. “Coach gave me a lot of freedom.” While the enthusiasm generated from Jones’ emphatic slams — in cluding one facial over Errol Knight — gave the feeling of a cele bratory atmosphere to honor the seniors, the Huskies never rolled over and let the party ensue. Washington (10-17, 4-13), which beat Oregon earlier this season in Seattle, continued to give the Ducks fits. Doug Wrenn paced the Huskies with 27 points and Curtis Allen chipped in 18. At halftime, the Ducks led 51 45, but appeared to take control in the second half. With 6:51 to play, Oregon’s Robert Johnson convert ed a hook shot in the paint to put his team on top 76-63 — the largest lead of the game. The Huskies stormed right back in it, though, after a 13-4 run trimmed the lead to four. But Jones, who has received crit icism in th& past for not closing out games, stepped up to the plate on senior night and connected. First, at the 3:16 mark, he nailed a three-pointer to extend the margin to 80-71 and awaken the crowd. Then, with the Huskies trailing only 82-79 and less than a minute showing on the clock, he launched a three in front of the Oregon bench that sealed the deal. In all, Jones made 5-of-7 three-pointers, grabbed seven rebounds and had five steals. “He had some big threes and big plays to start the game and some big threes to finish out the game,” Kent said. “We all know he’s been through a lot of growth. I’m going to miss him immensely. It’s going to be unreal with him not being there (next season).” Washington head coach Bob Bender was more succinct. “He just had it going,” he said. Luke Jackson helped Jones car ry the load with 23 points and senior Anthony Lever made all three treys he took in an 11-point performance. Luke Ridnour only made l-of-10 shot attempts, but did record a career-high 10 as sists. Now, the talk shifts toward this week’s regular season-ending games in Los Angeles, beginning with the Trojans on Thursday. But before looking ahead, Kent made sure to address the fans Sat urday and thank them for their support, as well as give his six seniors one last round of ap plause at The Pit. “I think you need to give these seniors and this team a terrific send-off as we get ready to go down to L.A. and bring back the Pac-10 championship!” Kent said. The cheers resumed. E-mail assistant sports editor Jeff Smith atjeffsmith@dailyemerald.com. . Oregon coach Ernie Kent addresses the McArthur Court fans after the Ducks beat the Huskies to cap off a 16-0 home record. Seniors continued from page 9 the graduating six. The students waved signs that said “I love sen iors” and chanted “Fred-die, Fred die” when Jones was introduced. “It’s a great feeling,” Lever said, reflecting on a super senior night and senior season. “Compared to what we went through last year, I don’t think you can beat it.” The game had a number df differ ent factors for Oregon that could have distracted a more youthful team. There was the perfect home record at stake. There was the con ference lead at stake. There was senior night. “Coming into this game, there was a lot of pressure building on us,” Kent said. “But this team has been tremendous all year long. They’ve done a good job and have been able to handle themselves in big games.” Washington’s youth showed to ward the end of Saturday’s game. Sophomore Doug Wrenn, who led the Huskies with 27 points, made a key turnover with 45 seconds left and Washington down by six points. On the other end, he fouled Oregon’s Luke Ridnour, who made both foul shots to seal the Duck victory. Washington head coach Bob Bender said he was proud of his team’s play Saturday. “We fought like crazy all night and put ourselves in good posi tion,” Bender said. “But it came down to a couple of defensive lapses.” Those defensive lapses led to two three-pointers for Jones late in the game. The senior nailed his treys to help lead Oregon to the win in front of a sold out crowd. “They expect me to hit those shots, and I expect myself to hit. them,” Jones said., : ‘ V He was just one of six seniors to leave Mac Court for good on Satur day night, but Kent was quick to point out that his and the other sen iors’ careers are far from over. 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