University of Oregon
Arizona State
Ducks Defeated By Sun Devils
03/06/03 | Men's Basketball
Luke Ridnour has 26 points, seven rebounds and six assists in 91-77 setback.
March 7, 2003
By MEL REISNER
AP Sports Writer
TEMPE, Ariz. - Curtis Millage tied his season high with 27 points and Tommy Smith tied his career high with 24 as Arizona State pulled even with Oregon in Pac-10 standings with a 91-77 win over the Ducks on Thursday night.
Ike Diogu had 17 points and 14 rebounds and Smith contributed 11 rebounds and five assists as the Sun Devils (18-10, 10-7) snapped a three-game losing streak.
Luke Ridnour had 26 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Ducks (20-8, 10-7), and Luke Jackson scored 20 points.
The Ducks and Sun Devils will meet in the first round of the conference tournament next week, but both hoped to solidify their NCAA tournament chances with a late regular-season victory.
Oregon played confidently in building a four-point halftime lead.
But the Ducks had three turnovers in the first 3:30 of the second half, and Arizona State went on a 14-2 run, opening a 55-47 lead when Diogu tipped in his own missed shot with 16:10 to go.
Shawn Redhage, who had 12 points in just his third start of the season, forced another turnover with his defense on Ridnour, who threw the ball into the backcourt. Smith grabbed it and dunked, sending the Sun Devils to a 58-48 lead with 15:06 remaining.
Oregon got within 58-56 after three-point plays by Andre Joseph and James Davis, and, after the Sun Devils responded, Ridnour cut the deficit to 69-66 with a 3-pointer with 7:16 to go.
But Joseph blew two layups and Ridnour picked up two offensive fouls down the stretch.
Smith drove the baseline for a dunk, got an offensive rebound and made a putback during a 13-4 spurt that opened an 80-67 lead with 2:00 left.
No more than four points separated the teams in the first half, and there were 12 lead changes - the last when Joseph made a layup with 1:18 to play.
Ridnour, who had 20 points at halftime, made his fourth 3-pointer of the half 28 seconds later and followed two free throw by Millage with two of his own with 6.7 seconds to go for a 45-41 halftime lead.
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Arizona St. 91, Oregon 77
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Oregon vs Arizona State
03-06-03 8:30 PM at Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, Ariz.
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VISITORS: Oregon 20-8, 10-7
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
03 Johnson, Robert..... f 2-5 0-0 0-0 3 2 5 3 4 0 1 1 0 24
33 Jackson, Luke....... f 6-12 0-2 8-8 0 5 5 4 20 2 3 1 0 21
40 Helquist, Brian..... c 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 2 4 1 3 0 2 0 3 21
01 Davis, James........ g 3-8 1-6 1-1 1 0 1 3 8 4 1 0 1 34
13 Ridnour, Luke....... g 8-16 5-9 5-6 1 6 7 5 26 6 7 1 2 39
05 Short, Matt......... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7
11 Crosswhite, Ian..... 4-9 0-1 1-2 2 3 5 2 9 0 1 1 1 17
14 Lincoln, Brandon.... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
35 Joseph, Andre....... 3-10 0-3 1-1 0 1 1 3 7 4 2 0 1 23
55 Anderson, Jay....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 10
TEAM................ 2 1 3
Totals.............. 27-65 6-21 17-20 13 21 34 25 77 17 17 4 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-33 51.5% 2nd Half: 10-32 31.3% Game: 41.5% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 28.6% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5% 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 85.0% 2
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HOME TEAM: Arizona State 18-10, 10-7
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
04 Smith, Tommy........ f 10-18 0-1 4-6 5 6 11 3 24 5 5 4 1 39
42 Redhage, Shawn...... f 5-8 1-1 1-2 2 4 6 3 12 4 0 3 0 29
05 Diogu, Ike.......... c 5-13 0-2 7-8 5 9 14 2 17 1 2 1 0 37
03 Dodd, Kyle.......... g 0-3 0-1 3-6 0 2 2 1 3 3 1 0 2 28
14 Millage, Curtis..... g 8-15 2-5 9-10 1 1 2 2 27 1 4 0 3 38
01 Braxton, Jason...... 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 4 1 2 0 0 13
12 Crandall, Kenny..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
21 Knight, Donnell..... 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 11
22 Hill, Jamal......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
24 Allen, Justin....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
33 Osborne, Chris...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
TEAM................ 1 1 2
Totals.............. 32-62 3-10 24-32 14 26 40 16 91 17 14 8 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-31 48.4% 2nd Half: 17-31 54.8% Game: 51.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 30.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0% 2nd Half: 15-22 68.2% Game: 75.0% 3
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Officials: Dick Cartmell, Don McAllister, Michael Eggers
Technical fouls: Oregon-None. Arizona State-None.
Attendance: 9441
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Oregon........................ 45 32 - 77
Arizona State................. 41 50 - 91
Points in the paint-ORE 26,ASU 38. Points off turnovers-ORE 7,ASU 25.
2nd chance points-ORE 17,ASU 15. Fast break points-ORE 0,ASU 0.
Bench points-ORE 16,ASU 8. Score tied-11 times. Lead changed-14 times.
Last FG-ORE 2nd-00:47, ASU 2nd-00:00.
