Thursday, February 25
Los Angeles, Calif.
7:30 PM
University of Oregon
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Ducks Sweep Trojans with 54-44 Road Victory
02/26/10 | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tajuan Porter scored 16 points to lead Oregon past Southern California 54-44 on Thursday night.
The Ducks (13-14, 5-10 Pac-10) were trailing 44-42 with a little more than six minutes to go but went on a 12-0 run to finish the game.
LeKendric Longmire added 13 points for the Ducks, who snapped a five-game losing streak.
Alex Stepheson scored 10 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Trojans (16-11, 8-7) and Marcus Johnson added 12 points.
Oregon outscored USC 16-4 to start the second half, erasing the Trojans' nine-point halftime lead. The Ducks then took their first lead of the game when Longmire made two free throws putting them ahead 37-36 with about 12 minutes remaining.
The Ducks shot just 36.7 percent from the floor (18-of-49), but held the Trojans to 19-of-58 on field goals for 32.8 percent.
Oregon hit 16-of-24 on free throws, while USC managed to go just 1-of-5.
The Ducks snapped a five-game losing streak with the victory, which moved them to 13-14 overall and 5-10 in conference play. USC dropped to 16-11 on the year and 8-7 in the Pac-10.
Oregon's next game is at UCLA on Saturday at 2 p.m. (PST). The game will be televised on Fox Sports Prime Ticket.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Oregon's last sweep of USC came in the 2004-05 season. UO recorded back-to-back sweeps, including the 2003-04 season, as part of a six-game winning streak against the Trojans which dated back to the 2002-03 season).
- Ducks took their first lead of the game with 12:01 remaining (37-36, following an 14-4 run to open the half).
Tajuan Porter career numbers
- Porter moved into fifth in school history with 1,686 points in 121 games, passing Orlando Williams who tallied 1,674 points from 1991-95 in the win at USC.
- Porter pushed his school-record career 3-point total to 327 in 121 games played (327-of-857, .382). He ranks second in Pac-10 Conference history and needs 16 more 3-pointers to break the league record held by Arizona's Salim Stoudamire (342, 2002-05). He is also just 34 shy of matching the Pac-10's 3-point field goals attempted record held by Arizona State's Stevin Smith (891, 1991-94).
- Porter remains 10th in school history with 545 career field goals made (545-of-1406, .388). Next up on the list: No. 9 Fred Jones (1998-02) who made 554 baskets in 125 games.
- With his four steals against the Trojans, Porter now has 99 steals in 121 career games which ranks ninth all-time at UO. In Thursday's win he passed A.D. Smith (1995-00) who had 97 steals in 117 games.
Michael Dunigan single-season and career numbers
- Dunigan's 34 blocks this season ties him for fifth on the single-season charts at Oregon with Brett Coffey who had 34 blocks in 29 games during the 1988-89 season.
- Dunigan ranks eighth in school history for career blocked shots with 62 in just 52 games. Next on the list: No. 7 Brett Coffey with 63 (in 59 games from 1987-89).
Malcolm Armstead single-season numbers
Armstead has 55 steals in 27 games, which has him tied for seventh for the best single-season total in school history (w/Luke Jackson who tallied 54 in 32 games during the 2002-03 season). No. 6 on the list: Kenya Wilkins who had 55 steals in 28 games during the 1996-97 season.
The Ducks (13-14, 5-10 Pac-10) were trailing 44-42 with a little more than six minutes to go but went on a 12-0 run to finish the game.
LeKendric Longmire added 13 points for the Ducks, who snapped a five-game losing streak.
Alex Stepheson scored 10 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Trojans (16-11, 8-7) and Marcus Johnson added 12 points.
Oregon outscored USC 16-4 to start the second half, erasing the Trojans' nine-point halftime lead. The Ducks then took their first lead of the game when Longmire made two free throws putting them ahead 37-36 with about 12 minutes remaining.
The Ducks shot just 36.7 percent from the floor (18-of-49), but held the Trojans to 19-of-58 on field goals for 32.8 percent.
Oregon hit 16-of-24 on free throws, while USC managed to go just 1-of-5.
The Ducks snapped a five-game losing streak with the victory, which moved them to 13-14 overall and 5-10 in conference play. USC dropped to 16-11 on the year and 8-7 in the Pac-10.
Oregon's next game is at UCLA on Saturday at 2 p.m. (PST). The game will be televised on Fox Sports Prime Ticket.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Oregon's last sweep of USC came in the 2004-05 season. UO recorded back-to-back sweeps, including the 2003-04 season, as part of a six-game winning streak against the Trojans which dated back to the 2002-03 season).
- Ducks took their first lead of the game with 12:01 remaining (37-36, following an 14-4 run to open the half).
Tajuan Porter career numbers
- Porter moved into fifth in school history with 1,686 points in 121 games, passing Orlando Williams who tallied 1,674 points from 1991-95 in the win at USC.
- Porter pushed his school-record career 3-point total to 327 in 121 games played (327-of-857, .382). He ranks second in Pac-10 Conference history and needs 16 more 3-pointers to break the league record held by Arizona's Salim Stoudamire (342, 2002-05). He is also just 34 shy of matching the Pac-10's 3-point field goals attempted record held by Arizona State's Stevin Smith (891, 1991-94).
- Porter remains 10th in school history with 545 career field goals made (545-of-1406, .388). Next up on the list: No. 9 Fred Jones (1998-02) who made 554 baskets in 125 games.
- With his four steals against the Trojans, Porter now has 99 steals in 121 career games which ranks ninth all-time at UO. In Thursday's win he passed A.D. Smith (1995-00) who had 97 steals in 117 games.
Michael Dunigan single-season and career numbers
- Dunigan's 34 blocks this season ties him for fifth on the single-season charts at Oregon with Brett Coffey who had 34 blocks in 29 games during the 1988-89 season.
- Dunigan ranks eighth in school history for career blocked shots with 62 in just 52 games. Next on the list: No. 7 Brett Coffey with 63 (in 59 games from 1987-89).
Malcolm Armstead single-season numbers
Armstead has 55 steals in 27 games, which has him tied for seventh for the best single-season total in school history (w/Luke Jackson who tallied 54 in 32 games during the 2002-03 season). No. 6 on the list: Kenya Wilkins who had 55 steals in 28 games during the 1996-97 season.
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