Oregon, Oakland to Battle Saturday Night at Mac Court

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EUGENE, Ore. -- The University of Oregon men's basketball team (5-4) will host Oakland (5-5, 1-0) this Saturday in one of three non-conference games remaining on UO's schedule. Tip-time for Saturday's contest is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. (PST) at McArthur Court in Eugene. The Ducks are coming off a 79-51 home win over Mississippi Valley State on Wednesday night. Oakland plays at Seattle U. this Thursday.

Oregon is 0-2 all-time against Oakland with those losses coming over the last two seasons, including last year's 82-79 overtime game at Mac Court.

OREGON - OAKLAND LIVE COVERAGE
• TV: Oregon Sports Network on CSNNW; Joe Giansante, play-by-play; Rob Closs, color commentary

• Radio: Oregon Sports Network; 590-AM, KUGN in Eugene/Springfield; Jerry Allen, play-by-play; Coverage begins at 7 p.m.

• Internet: Live streaming audio/video (O-Zone) and statistics at goducks.com. Follow UO men's basketball on twitter @duckbasketball for in-game updates and the latest news on the squad.

TICKET PROMOTION FOR OREGON-OAKLAND GAME
Bi-Mart Family Night: $50 for reserved seats for two adults & two children (ages 2-17); additional children's tickets may be purchased at the same time for an additional $5 per child; available online with the promotion code “BIMART” or show your Bi-Mart membership card at the ticket window on the night of the game.

There are also a limited number of general admission tickets in section 10 (student section) for $13 per ticket.

SEASON TICKETS, SINGLE-GAME TICKETS AND MINI-PLANS AVAILABLE
Season-tickets, mini-plans and single-game tickets are still available and can be purchased online by following the links from the goducks.com “tickets” drop-down menu. In-person sales are available at the Casanova Center Ticket Office and via phone at 541-346-4461 (toll free: 1-800-WEB-FOOT).

Reserved tickets are expected to be available for all games, with Pac-10 games having the most limited availability. Obstructed view tickets will not be available until the reserved tickets sell out for that game. Tickets Prices: Non-Conference, $21; Conference, $36; Conference Premium, $40.

PORTER BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD, PAC-10 RECORDS IN REACH
In the first half of Oregon's 95-64 home win over UC Davis Saturday, Nov. 14, Tajuan Porter set a new school record for career 3-pointers. He passed Orlando Williams (1991-95) who held the previous mark with 282 made 3-pointers in 112 games. Porter has made 293-of-754 attempts (.389) in 104 games played (complete list on page 6).

Porter needs 50 more 3-pointers to break the Pac-10 Conference record held by Arizona's Salim Stoudamire who made 342 career 3-pointers from 2002-05. Porter is also on pace to eclipse the Pac-10's 3-point field goals attempted record held by Arizona State's Stevin Smith who took 891 career threes from 1991-94.

PORTER NEARING TOP 10 IN CAREER SCORING
Tajuan Porter needs four points to move into the top 10 in career scoring at Oregon. Porter has scored 1,508 points in 104 career games (14.5 ppg). Aaron Brooks currently ranks 10th in scoring with 1,511 career points. Ron Lee (1972-76) is Oregon's all-time leading scorer, recording 2,085 points in 112 career games. Lee, UO's only 2,000-point scorer, averaged 18.6 points per game over his four-year career with the Ducks. If Porter continues to score at his 14.5 ppg career average, he will be on pace to move into fourth place in school history (behind Ron Lee, Luke Jackson and Anthony Taylor).

Last season Porter became the 29th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark. Porter, who has started 94 career contests, reached the milestone in the Ducks 84-77 road win over UC Irvine. He is the 10th player to reach the milestone under head coach Ernie Kent, and the fifth player in three seasons (Aaron Brooks, Malik Hairston, Bryce Taylor, Maarty Leunen) to eclipse the figure under Kent's direction.

LAST TIME OUT: OREGON 79, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 51
Sophomore guard Garrett Sim scored a season-high 19 points and added career-highs with eight rebounds and six assists in leading Oregon to a 79-51 win over Mississippi Valley State Wednesday evening at McArthur Court in Eugene. The Ducks improved to 5-4 overall with victory, while the Devils dropped to 1-9 on the year.

Sim, one of three Ducks to score in double figures, went 6-of-12 from the floor including 5-of-9 on shots behind the 3-point arc. Freshman forward Jamil Wilson recorded 12 points, four rebounds and three assists in playing a season-high 30 minutes. Sophomore forward Jeremy Jacob had a career-high 11 points and six rebounds.

Oregon shot 49.2 percent from the floor (30-of-61) while making 40.9 percent on 3-pointers (9-of-22). UO hit 10-of-16 free throw attempts for 62.5 percent. MSVU was limited to 36.4 percent shooting (16-of-44). The Devils made 6-of-19 (31.6 percent) from behind the 3-point arc and 13-of-21 (61.9 percent) on free throws.

LOOKING AHEAD AT THE SCHEDULE
The Ducks will have two non-conference games remaining following Saturday's contest with Oakland.

UO will host Idaho State on Tuesday, Dec. 22 before taking a short holiday break. The Ducks will close out the non-conference schedule Monday, Dec. 28 with a home game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Oregon opens Pac-10 Conference play the weekend of Dec. 31-Jan. 2 with road games against Washington State and Washington. Both of those contests will be televised by OSN on Comcast SportsNet Northwest.

OREGON REBOUNDING ADVANTAGE
Oregon has a 5-1 record this season when out-rebounding opponents (0-2 when out-rebounded, 0-1 with even number of rebounds). The only time the Ducks have out-rebounded their opponent and lost came in the road loss to Missouri, where UO held a 43-35 rebounding advantage. The Ducks have a 131-75 edge in offensive rebounds through nine games, with that leading to the UO's 139-78 advantage in second-chance points this season. In the five wins, UO is averaging 16.4 second-chance points per game. In the four losses, the Ducks are averaging 9.5 second-chance points.

DUCKS' BOUNCE-BACK HISTORY
Oregon has produced a winning record following four of the program's 20-loss seasons: 15-10 in 1922-23 (7-24 in 1921-22), 13-11 in 1957-58 (4-21 in 1956-57), 16-10 in 1972-73 (6-20 in 1971-72) and 15-14 in 1989-90 (8-21 in 1988-89). It didn't happen in 1992-93 (10-20 after going 6-21 in 1991-92) and 1993-94 (10-17 after going 10-20 in 1992-93).

Additionally, the only three Ernie Kent teams to finish without a winning record also bounced back. A record of 13-14 in 1997-98 turned into 19-13 and a trip to the NIT Final Four in 1998-99. A mark of 14-14 in 2000-01 turned into 26-9, a Pac-10 championship and the NCAA Elite Eight in 2001-02. The Ducks' 15-18 record in 2005-06 turned into 29-8, a Pac-10 Tournament championship and another NCAA Elite Eight appearance in 2006-07 (GW, 2009).

MATTHEW KNIGHT ARENA COMING SOON (VISIT MACTOMATT.NET)
Matthew Knight Arena construction is underway with its completion now just over a year away. UO will inhabit the 12,500 seat facility beginning with Pac-10 play of 2010-11.

MactoMatt.net (formerly godunks.net) is a website specific to the arena, including information, seat viewers and gifting opportunities. The customary 24-hour webcam, downloadable media and blogs by UO coaches and staff are also incorporated into the new website.

Highlights of the arena information section include video fly-throughs of the arena bowl, concourse level, club rooms and the facility's exterior. Fifteen different comparison features are also built-in, accenting the differences in restrooms, concourse width, seat size, parking, in addition to many of the other amenities for the new facility. Fans can track the arena's progress with an interactive timeline which details the past and future development.

MactoMatt.net's seat viewer section takes the fans into the arena for a virtual look from all four ticketing areas: terrace seating, loge seating, premier seating and student seating. A downloadable seating chart is also available in this section.