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Jackson heads Ducks' three-point day Oregon goes 14 for 27 on three-pointers against Fresno State in the win By Jesse Thomas Sports Reporter Senior Luke Jackson made a state ment to the Fresno State defense in the first half of Friday night's game In the first seven minutes, Jackson was 4 for 5 from the three-point line 'They made every three" Fresno State head coach Ray Lopes said. "We left them too open. We didn't do a good job of getting a hand up on shooters, rhey got a great player in Jack son. 1 Ie got off to a great start." After Jackson earned himself 12 points, guards James Davis and Andre Joseph took over the shooting duties from downtown. At 11:48 of the first half, Davis hit the first of his three three-pointers to put Oregon back up by 10 points. Then Joseph got hot. For nearly six minutes toward the end of the first half, Joseph carried the team as the only scorer by making three in a row from beyond the arc. Joseph was 3 for 6 on the night from three-point land, helping him to his 15 points in Oregon's 80-67 win. Joseph said it just feels natural. "I feel comfortable taking it," he said. "It's open, I've been doing it all my life I just feel like it's going to go in." In the final two minutes of the first half, Davis and sophomore Brandon Lincoln both converted, helping Ore gon to a 42-30 lead at halftime. The Ducks were 10 for 17 on three-pointers in the first 20 minutes. Oregon looked well on its way to breaking a team record of 16 three pointers in one game; set against Wash ington State in February 2002. Jackson also looked to have a chance to break the individual record of eight three-pointers in one game, set by Or lando Williams and Jamal Lawrence in the mid-1990s. It remained promising as freshman Aaron Brooks hit from three off an as sist from Jackson for Oregon's first score at 17:53 in the second half. Then Oregon went cold. The Ducks didn't hit again until the eight-minute mark. Fresno State caught on. "We were on fire there for a little while," forward Ian Crosswhite said. "The guys were just knocking them down. Maybe they (Fresno State) were getting out to the shooters a little better. They realized those guys were lighting them up from the three-point line" At 8:31, Davis hit the third three in his seven attempts. Jackson hit for the last time at 6:20 on his fifth three to keep Oregon ahead, 64-51. Lincoln scored his second in the final three minutes. "If we're going to shoot like that from tlie three-point line, it's going to be tough to beat us," Jackson said. "We came out shooting the ball really well. We were hot right off the bat. Every body came in and hit a three, pretty much, and that really helped." Every Oregon player who attempted a three-pointer made at least one Brooks was 1 for 2, Lincoln was 2 for 4 and Jack son led the way shooting 5 for 8. Jackson's five broke his career high in a game after earning four in games against Arizona and Washington in the past two seasons. "If the three-point shot is there I'm a strong believer in it," Oregon head coach Ernie Kent said. "We need to BASKETBALL continued from page 7 The Ducks shot well early on, hit ting 10 three-pointers in the first half against a primarily zone defense. Oregon shot 58 percent from be yond the arc and 50 percent overall in the first half. Adam Amato Photo Editor Andre Joseph was key for Oregon in its 13 point win over Fresno State. Oregon received open looks time after time. They were moving the ball well, and at the same time pop ping shots off because the Bulldogs were slow to the ball. The Ducks had clear looks at the basket. "Zone's going to be a big defense for us all year long," Lopes said. "You've got to win with what's going to be successful for your team." The Ducks won well with their traditional run-and-gun offense. Aaron Brooks and whole host of Oregon players ran the offense with minimal problems, turning the ball over 15 times. The Ducks transitioned well, got open looks early on and let the ball fly. That's a win. Oregon is 1-0. "It was a great start to what is hopefully a great year," Jackson said. Contact the sports editor at hankhager@dailyemerald.com. I ■ • Offer expires 11-26-03 • One coupon per person H-F7T i i YOUR SNOW BOARDING HEADQUARTERS www.bergssnowboardshop.com 13th & Lawrence * Eugene • 683-1300 Adam Amato Photo Editor James Davis (1) sank three three-pointers against the Bulldogs in Oregon’s win. shoot the three, because we've got some really good shooters on this team.... There was not one single one that is what 1 would call a bad shot." Kent thinks Oregon still could have done better. 'There were six or seven of them that were wide open that could have given you a higher mark out there in shoot ing the basketball," he said. 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