University of Oregon
Willamette
Ducks Tame Bearcats for Second Straight Victory
12/12/10 | Men's Basketball
EUGENE – E.J. Singler's career-night and a hot-shooting performance by the offense sparked the Oregon men's basketball team to a 100-67 win over Willamette University at McArthur Court on Saturday night.
Singler led Oregon (6-3) with 18 points and pulled in a career-high 17 rebounds while Oregon shot 51.3 percent from the floor.
The Bearcats scored the first three points of the evening and held the Ducks scoreless for the first 2:27 of play. UO's bench provided an early lift as Teondre Williams, Tyrone Nared and Johnathan Loyd tallied the Ducks' first seven points from off the pine.
Oregon grabbed its first lead of the night six and a half minutes in when Jay-R Strowbridge drained a three-pointer to make it 10-9. After Willamette regained the lead with a triple of its own, Strowbridge hit another trey to put the Ducks up 14-12.
A 26-4 UO run broke open a one-point game and gave the Ducks a 51-28 lead with 1:10 remaining in the opening stanza. Singler was the catalyst of the outburst, scoring all of his 15 first-half points in that surge to help Oregon take a 51-31 lead into the locker room at halftime. Singler also grabbed 12 rebounds in the first half for his second career double-double and his second this season.
The Ducks extended their lead to 30 points midway through the final frame and led by as many as 35 in the game, the largest lead they have held at any point this season.
Six players scored in double figures for the Ducks, led by Singler's 18. Garrett Sim scored 15 points, Joevan Catron poured in 13, Williams scored 13 off the bench while Strowbridge and Malcolm Armstead each tallied 10 to put every Oregon starter in double digit points. Loyd led all players with seven assists.
Oregon shot 51.3 percent for the night, including a 59.5 percent figure in the second half, while holding Willamette to 39 percent from the floor. UO drained 6-of-20 three-pointers while holding WU to 5-of-23 from beyond the arc and 0-of-6 in the second half. The Ducks dominated the glass, grabbing 49 rebounds to the Bearcats' 29. The Oregon offense dished out a season-high 23 assists and finished with 16 turnovers while the defense stymied Willamette to 12 assists and 24 turnovers.
The Ducks are back in action on Monday night when they host Jacksonville State at McArthur Court. Tipoff is at 7 p.m.
OREGON – WILLAMETTE POSTGAME NOTES
- For the first time this season the Ducks had six players score in double-figures (E.J. Singler, Garrett Sim, Teondre Williams, Joevan Catron, Malcolm Armstead and Jay-R Strowbridge).
- E.J. Singler had a double-double by halftime (15 pts, 12 rebs), with his first-half rebound total matching a career best. Singler finished the game with 18 points and a new career-high 17 rebounds, reaching double-figures in scoring for the eighth time in nine games.
- Garrett Sim scored a season-high 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field.
- Joevan Catron scored 13 points to reach double-figures for the eighth time in nine games this season.
- Jay-R Strowbridge tallied 10 points marking the third game in a row he's scored in double figures. It was also the third consecutive start for Strowbridge.
- Malcolm Armstead scored 10 points, the most since his 12-point outing against UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 14, 2010.
- Martin Seiferth scored a career-high four points off the bench in the second half. The freshman made a pair of field goals, the first two of his career.
- The Ducks' 100 points mark the first time they have scored 100 since Nov. 24, 2007 when they defeated San Francisco, 110-79, at McArthur Court.
