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East Oregonian
Friday, January 17, 2020
Washington State surprises No. 8 Oregon
By WILLIAM
FERGUSON
Associated Press
AP Photo/Chris Pietsch
Oregon’s Taylor Chavez, left, and Stanford’s Kiana Wil-
liams struggle for the ball during the second quarter of an
NCAA college basketball game in Eugene on Thursday.
PULLMAN, Wash. —
After scoring a season-low
in points in his last game,
CJ Elleby was the go-to guy
for Washington State against
No. 8 Oregon.
Elleby scored 25 points
and Washington State beat a
Top-10 team for just the third
time, surprising Oregon
72-61 on Thursday night.
Elleby, who was held to
six points against Stanford,
helped Washington State (11-
7, 2-3 Pac-12) to its first win
over a Top-10 opponent since
2007.
“I know my team trusts
me to take shots,” Elleby
said. “We knew it was going
to be a fight and we had to
buckle down in areas. We
couldn’t give them nothing
easy. I think we just shot
and executed really well
tonight.”
Elleby shot 9 for 20,
including 4 for 7 from
3-point range, and added a
season-high 14 rebounds.
Isaac Bonton finished with
12 points and six assists, and
AP Photo/Pete Caster
Washington State forward DJ Rodman (11) pulls down a re-
bound away from Oregon guard Payton Pritchard (3) as for-
ward CJ Elleby (2) watches during the first half of an NCAA
college basketball game on Thursday in Pullman, Wash.
Jeff Pollard scored 11 for the
Cougars.
“It was a really great
effort for our guys. We
stayed the course,” WSU
Coach Kyle Smith said. “We
knew we had to keep them
out of transition. We didn’t
do a great job of that in the
first half. We turned it over
11 times. In the second half,
we didn’t turn it over as
much and that took a little
steam out of them.”
Payton Pritchard had 22
points and five assists for
Oregon (14-4, 3-2), which
had its three-game winning
streak halted. Chris Duarte
had 15 points for the Ducks.
The Cougars were able
to keep the game close in a
first half that saw five lead
changes by shooting 8 for 12
from beyond the arc. Oregon
went on a 13-3 run at the end
of the half that was capped by
a step-back 3 from Pritchard
to enter the break up 37-34.
Washington State started
the second half quickly,
going on a 11-0 run to take
a 47-39 lead with 15:38
left in the second. Oregon
responded with a 9-0 run of
their own to tie the game at
50 with 10:15 left.
Trailing by five points
with 3:24 left, Pritchard
made a clutch jumper in the
paint for Oregon and then
converted a free throw to
make it 60-58.
On the ensuing posses-
sion, Elleby converted a
three-point play to make the
score 63-58.
Washington State then
went on a 9-0 run that closed
out Oregon.
“They played better and
harder than us,” Oregon
Coach Dana Altman said.
“They had way too many
second chance points. They
beat us in the second half off
of points off turnovers and
just did a lot of things better
than us.
Up next
Oregon: At Washington
on Saturday
Washington State: Host
Oregon State on Saturday
Oregon: Stanford to
Pirates:
Riverside
play OSU on Sunday
Continued from Page B1
Ducks couldn’t pull ahead
until Sabally’s layup
made it 25-24. Sabally’s
3-pointer extended the
lead to 34-28 with just
over three minutes left
in the half, and Oregon
went into the break ahead
36-30. Ionescu led all scor-
ers with 15 points. She
also had five rebounds and
four assists.
Stanford opened the
second half with a 7-0 run
to take a 37-36 lead. But
the Ducks reeled off seven
straight points of their own
to reclaim it. After Iones-
cu’s layup put Oregon up
50-42 in the third quarter
she let out a loud yell and
jump-bumped a teammate.
She finished with 14 points
in the third quarter alone.
The Ducks stretched the
margin to 60-46 on Taylor
Chavez’s layup to put the
sellout crowd on its feet. A
short time later, they were
on their feet again when
Ionescu made a jumper to
move into first on Oregon’s
career list.
Ionescu
made
a
3-pointer to send the
Ducks into the final quar-
ter with a 65-48 lead and
Stanford couldn’t muster a
comeback.
Stanford was com-
ing off a pair of wins last
weekend against Cal. The
Cardinal’s only other loss
this season came on the
road against Texas on Dec.
22.
Oregon
rebounded
from the loss to the Sun
Devils with a 71-64 road
victory over Arizona on
Sunday. In addition to the
Wildcats, the Ducks also
fell to No. 8 Louisville in
late November at the Par-
adise Jam.
Stanford owns a 54-11
advantage all-time against
the Ducks. The Cardi-
nal won the last meeting,
64-57, in last season’s Pac-
12 Tournament title game.
Big picture
Stanford:
Cardinal
freshman Haley Jones
was the reigning Pac-
12 freshman of the week
after averaging 19 points
in the team’s two games
last week. Jones is the first
player to score in double
figures in her first four
conference games since
Nicole Powell in 2001. She
finished with eight points
against the Ducks.
Oregon: Ionescu col-
lected
her
ongoing
NCAA-record 22nd career
triple double and fourth
this season last Sun-
day against the Wildcats.
She already has the most
assists in both Oregon and
Pac-12 history. ... Ore-
gon missed its first seven
3-point attempts and fin-
ished the opening quarter
1 for 9.
PENDLETON — Blue
Mountain
Community
College is gearing up for
its second annual “Blue
Out” event, which will be
held during the men’s and
women’s home basketball
games on Wednesday, Jan.
22.
The event serves to
raise awareness and pride
for Timberwolf athlet-
ics, and encourages fans
to show their support as
Blue Mountain hosts Walla
Walla Community College.
Blue BMCC merchandise
will be on sale throughout
the day at the BMCC book-
store, and family-friendly
events, such as face paint-
ing and assorted carnival
games, will also be hosted
Continued from Page B1
23-19 lead with 3:40 to go.
Riverside senior Megan
Hegar scored two at the line
in the final seconds to trail
23-21 at the half.
Lopez scored three of
Riverside’s seven points in
the third quarter, and Hegar
scored a basket with 2:58
left to take back the lead
once and for all. Irrigon was
behind 28-27 going into the
final quarter.
“She just fires it up,”
Costello said of Lopez.
“When she’s open, she
doesn’t worry. She knows
she can shoot the ball.”
The Pirates held onto
their lead for the remain-
der of the game, surviving
a four-point Irrigon streak
at the line that pulled them
within three points at 36-33
with just two minutes to
go. A total of 10 fouls were
made over the course of the
quarter.
“I thought it would be
a hard game,” Lopez said,
“but we got the win, and
that’s all that matters.”
Lopez scored 18 points
to lead Riverside (3-11, 1-0
EOL), while Burns poured
in 17 for the Knights (6-7,
0-2 EOL). Up next, River-
side hosts Vale on Jan. 24 at
6 p.m., and Irrigon travels to
Vale on Monday at 2 p.m.
Stanford heads north to
face No. 8 Oregon State on
Sunday.
The Ducks host Cali-
fornia on Sunday.
on campus.
The women’s game tips
off at 5:30 p.m. and will
feature a halftime perfor-
mance from Pendleton
High School’s Rhythmic
Mode dance team. The
men’s game will follow at
7:30 p.m., and will feature
a halftime performance
by Walla Walla’s AcroK-
nights acrobatic team. The
group, consisting of high
school-aged performers,
have taken their show to
high schools, collegiate
halftime shows, commu-
nity events, and Portland
Trail Blazers games. This
year marks their second
at Blue Mountain’s “Blue
Out” night.
Entry to both games is
free of charge to BMCC
students and employees,
and cost $5 for community
members.
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Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
Irrigon’s Jolyne Harrison (10) leaps to keep the ball in-
bounds during the second half against the Pirates. The Riv-
erside Pirates defeated the Irrigon Knights 38-34 at Irrigon
High School Thursday night.
Roundup: Buckaroos will compete in Oregon Classic
Continued from Page B1
Christian Ketchem in 5:23 at
152 pounds; Greysen Clark
defeated Tyler LeLacheur
in 2:38; and Jack Lieuallen
won by major decision over
Michaelo DeGross 10-1 to
round off Pendleton’s only
three wins over the Pan-
thers on the night.
Isaac
Urbina,
who
lost his Redmond match,
rebounded with a defeat
Up next
BRIEFLY
BMCC to host
second annual
‘Blue Out’ night
travels to Vale on
Friday, Jan. 24
over Ridgeview’s Carson
Woods by fall in a four-min-
ute contest.
The Buckaroos will com-
pete at the Oregon Classic
in Redmond on Friday and
Saturday.
Cancellations
Mac-Hi’s
nonleague
home game against Corbett
was canceled indefinitely
due to inclement weather. It
has yet to be rescheduled for
a later date.
SCOREBOARD
LOCAL SLATE
2019-20 BOWL GAMES
FRIDAY, JAN. 17
SATURDAY, JAN. 18
Boys basketball
Umatilla at Burns, 6:30 p.m.
Hood River Valley at Pendleton, 6:30
p.m.
Grant Union at Pilot Rock, 7:30 p.m.
Mitchell/Spray at Echo, 7:30 p.m.
Enterprise at Heppner, 7:30 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler at Ione/Arlington,
7:30 p.m.
Cove at Nixyaawii, 7:30 p.m.
Helix at Imbler, 7:30 p.m.
Stanfield at Union, 7:30 p.m.
Chiawana at Hermiston, 7:30 p.m.
Girls basketball
Umatilla at Burns, 5 p.m.
Chiawana at Hermiston, 5:45 p.m.
Grant Union at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m.
Mitchell/Spray at Echo, 6 p.m.
Enterprise at Heppner, 6 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler at Ione/Arlington, 6
p.m.
Cove at Nixyaawii, 6 p.m.
Helix at Imbler, 6 p.m.
Stanfield at Union, 6 p.m.
Pendleton at Hood River Valley, 6:30 p.m.
Boys wrestling
Pendleton at Oregon Classic (Red-
mond), TBD
Girls wrestling
Hermiston at Lady Huskie Invite (Oth-
ello, Washington), 5 p.m.
East-West Shrine Classic
At St. Petersburg, Fla.
East vs. West, noon (NFL)
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.
American vs. National, 2 p.m. (FS1)
SATURDAY, JAN. 25
Senior Bowl
At Mobile, Ala.
North vs. South, 11:30 a.m.
SUNDAY, JAN. 26
Hula Bowl
At Honolulu
East vs. West, 7:30 p.m.
NFL PLAYOFFS
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sunday, Jan. 19
Tennessee at Kansas City, 12:05 p.m.
(CBS)
Green Bay at San Francisco, 3:40 p.m.
(FOX)
PRO BOWL
Sunday, Jan. 26
At Orlando, Fla.
AFC vs. NFC, noon (ESPN)
SATURDAY, JAN. 18
SUPER BOWL
Boys basketball
Echo at Horizon Christian, 3:30 p.m.
Mac-Hi at Baker, 4:30 p.m.
Union at Heppner, 5:30 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Helix, 5:30 p.m.
Enterprise at Stanfield, 5:30 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Grant Union, 5:30
p.m.
Girls basketball
Mac-Hi at Baker, 3 p.m.
Union at Heppner, 4 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Helix, 4 p.m.
Enterprise at Stanfield, 4 p.m.
Weston-McEwen at Grant Union, 4 p.m.
Boys wrestling
Hermiston at Farm City Invite (Hermis-
ton), 7 p.m.
Pendleton at Oregon Classic (Red-
mond), TBD
Girls wrestling
Hermiston at Lady Huskie Invite (Oth-
ello, Washington), 10 a.m.
Boys swimming
Hermiston at Blue Devil Invite (Walla
Walla), noon
Men’s basketball
Blue Mountain at North Idaho, 4 p.m.
Women’s basketball
Blue Mountain at North Idaho, 2 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 2
At Miami Gardens, Fla.
NFC champion vs. AFC champion,
3:30 p.m. (FOX)
NBA STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic
Boston
Toronto
Phila.
Brooklyn
New York
W
27
26
26
18
11
L
13
14
16
22
31
Pct
.675
.650
.619
.450
.262
GB
—
1
2
9
17
Southeast
Miami
Orlando
Charlotte
Washington
Atlanta
W
28
20
15
13
9
L
12
21
29
27
32
Pct
.700
.488
.341
.325
.220
GB
—
8½
15
15
19½
Central
Milwaukee
Indiana
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
W
37
26
15
15
12
L
6
15
27
27
29
Pct
.860
.634
.357
.357
.293
GB
—
10
21½
21½
24
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest
Houston
Dallas
Memphis
San Antonio
New Orleans
W
26
26
19
17
16
L
14
15
22
22
26
Pct
.650
.634
.463
.436
.381
GB
—
½
7½
8½
11
Northwest
Denver
Utah
Oklahoma City
Portland
Minnesota
W
28
28
23
18
15
L
12
13
18
24
25
Pct
.700
.683
.561
.429
.375
GB
—
½
5½
11
13
Pacific
W
L
Pct
GB
L.A. Lakers
33
8 .805
—
L.A. Clippers
28 13 .683
5
Phoenix
17 24 .415
16
Sacramento
15 26 .366
18
Golden State
9 33 .214 24½
———
Thursday’s Games
Phoenix 121, New York 98
Milwaukee 128, Boston 123
New Orleans 138, Utah 132, OT
Denver at Golden State, late
Orlando at L.A. Clippers, late
Friday’s Games
Chicago at Phila., 4 p.m.
Minnesota at Indiana, 4 p.m.
Washington at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Cleveland at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Miami at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
Atlanta at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
Portland at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 12:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 3 p.m.
Phoenix at Boston, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
Phila. at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Toronto at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Houston, 5:30 p.m.
Orlando at Golden State, 5:30 p.m.
Portland at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.
Sacramento at Utah, 6 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Miami at San Antonio, noon
Indiana at Denver, 5 p.m.
NHL STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic
Boston
Tampa Bay
Toronto
Florida
Buffalo
Montreal
Ottawa
Detroit
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
49 28 9 12 68 163 129
47 28 15 4 60 168 136
48 25 16 7 57 174 159
46 25 16 5 55 170 155
48 22 19 7 51 144 150
49 21 21 7 49 150 153
47 16 23 8 40 125 161
47 12 32 3 27 102 183
Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 48 32 11 5 69 171 140
Pittsburgh
47 29 13 5 63 162 129
N.Y. Islanders
Carolina
Columbus
Phila.
N.Y. Rangers
New Jersey
46 28 14
47 27 18
48 24 16
48 25 17
46 23 19
47 17 23
4
2
8
6
4
7
60 134 122
56 152 128
56 127 126
56 151 149
50 155 153
41 126 168
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
St. Louis
48 30 10 8 68 155 129
Colorado
47 26 15 6 58 168 137
Dallas
47 27 16 4 58 125 113
Winnipeg
47 25 18 4 54 145 140
Chicago
48 22 20 6 50 141 153
Nashville
46 21 18 7 49 154 153
Minnesota 47 21 20 6 48 141 159
Pacific
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Arizona
49 26 18 5 57 142 128
Calgary
49 26 18 5 57 133 142
Vegas
50 25 19 6 56 155 151
Edmonton 48 25 18 5 55 148 150
Vancouver 47 25 18 4 54 155 147
San Jose
49 21 24 4 46 129 163
Anaheim
47 18 24 5 41 120 149
Los Angeles 49 18 26 5 41 124 154
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point
for overtime loss. Top three teams in
each division and two wild cards per
conference advance to playoffs.
———
Thursday’s Games
Boston 4, Pittsburgh 1
Columbus 3, Carolina 2
Florida 4, Los Angeles 3
N.Y. Rangers 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Montreal 4, Phila. 1
Calgary 2, Toronto 1, SO
Washington 5, New Jersey 2
Vegas 4, Ottawa 2
Minnesota 3, Tampa Bay 2
Anaheim 4, Nashville 2
Buffalo 4, Dallas 1
Colorado 4, San Jose 0
Arizona at Vancouver, late
Friday’s Games
Anaheim at Carolina, 4:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Washington vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau
Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 10 a.m.
St. Louis at Colorado, noon
Arizona at Edmonton, noon
Calgary at Ottawa, 1 p.m.
New Jersey at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Florida at Detroit, 4 p.m.
Vegas at Montreal, 4 p.m.
Los Angeles at Phila., 4 p.m.
Chicago at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Buffalo at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Dallas at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
San Jose at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Boston at Pittsburgh, 9:30 a.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 2 p.m.
Winnipeg at Chicago, 4 p.m.
Columbus at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.