University of Oregon
Portland State
Porter's Record-Setting Night Leads Ducks Past Vikings, 116-68
11/12/06 | Men's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -Freshman Tajuan Porter scored 38 points and set a new school record with 10 3-pointers to lead Oregon to a 116-68 win against Portland State on Sunday in the Basketball Travelers Classic tournament.
Porter, who is averaging 31 points and seven 3-pointers after three games, was 12-for-14 from the field and 10-for-12 from the 3-point line before leaving the game with seven minutes to play. He also broke Ronnie Lee's freshman scoring record of 31 points set versus UCLA in 1973, and came within five points of the program's single-game record of 43.
Scott Morrison led Portland State (1-2) with 16 points and nine rebounds. Deonte Huff and Dupree Lucas added 15 points apiece.
Porter, a 5-foot-6 guard from Detroit, had 19 points and five 3-pointers in each half, and ended the first half with a 65-foot shot at the buzzer to give Oregon (3-0) a 48-31 lead at the break.
Oregon's point total tied a McArthur Court record, and its 68 second-half points also set an arena record.
Oregon shot 50 percent from the field and made a program-best 17 3-pointers on 32 attempts, with Chamberlain Oguchi making four and Aaron Brooks three. Bryce Taylor finished with 20 points for the Ducks, while Brooks scored 17, Oguchi had 14 and Maarty Leunen added 12.
The Vikings committed 20 turnovers and missed 23 of 25 3-point attempts.
GAME NOTES
Tajuan Porter broke Ron Lee's freshman scoring record when he hit for 38 Sunday versus Portland State. Lee's freshman mark, which stood for 24 seasons, was 31 points against UCLA, Feb. 23, 1973.
The Detroit, Mich., native's record setting performance came one night after scoring 28 points versus Cal State Northridge and two nights after lighting up Lehigh for 27 points.
In his first three games in an Oregon uniform, Porter recorded three of the top six freshman scoring performances in school history.
The top seven:
• 38 points, Tajuan Porter (vs. Cal State Northridge) 11/12/06
• 31 points, Ron Lee (vs. UCLA) 2/23/73
• 28 points, Johnnie Reece (at Washington State) 2/22/92
• 28 points, Tajuan Porter (vs. Cal State Northridge) 11/11/06
• 27 points, Orlando Williams (at California) 3/14/92
• 27 points, Tajuan Porter (vs. Lehigh) 11/10/06
• 26 points, Bryce Taylor (at Washington State) 1/15/05
Porter also broke school and McArthur Court records with his 10 three pointers Sunday. The previous school mark was eight by Orlando Williams (11/26/94 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay) and Jamal Lawrence (1/16/97 vs. Stanford). Brian Wright of Washington State (2/21/1988) also shared the previous Mac Court record.
Porter's 38 points was five shy of Greg Ballard's school record 43 (3/9/1977 vs. Oral Roberts). It was the most scored by an Oregon player since Luke Jackson's memorable 40-point NIT game versus Colorado, 3/17/2004.
Oregon set school and McArthur Court records with 17 three-pointers. The previous mark was 16 versus Washington State (2/21/2002).
The Ducks tied the McArthur Court scoring record with 116 points. Oregon originally set that mark Dec. 23, 1974, versus Villanova.
Oregon set a McArthur Court record for points in a half when the Ducks scored 68 in the second half against Portland State. The previous mark was 64 in that afore mentioned Villanova game.
BASKETBALL TRAVELERS CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Calvin Chitwood, Cal State Northridge
Maarty Leunen, Oregon
Scott Morrison, Portland State
Jose Olivero, Lehigh
Bryce Taylor, Oregon
MVP: Tajuan Porter, Oregon
