Ducks Welcome Montana to MKA

Old Pacific Coast Conference rivals Oregon and Montana meet for just the third time this century when the Grizzlies visit Matthew Knight Arena on Tuesday at 7 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks).

THE STARTING FIVE
1 - Oregon has held nine straight opponents under 70 points, and has held the opposition below 40 percent shooting from the field in seven-of-10 games so far in 2016-17. The Ducks rank 16th nationally in field goal percentage defense (.370). Army, with 77 in the season opener, is the only team to reach 70 points against the Ducks so far this season.
2 - SEC wins. For the first time in program history, the Ducks have defeated two teams from the Southeastern Conference - Tennessee and Alabama - in the same season.
3 - The Ducks lead the nation at 8.8 blocks per game, and also lead the nation in total blocks with 88. Individually, Chris Boucher is 12th nationally in blocks per game (3.0), with Jordan Bell 25th (2.6 bpg).
4 - The top two career blocked shots leaders in Oregon history are on the Ducks' 2016-17 roster. Junior Jordan Bell became UO's all-time leader in just his 50th career game and now shows 173. Nov. 21 against Georgetown, Chris Boucher passed Blair Rasmussen (116/1981-85) for second on the UO career list and now shows 140.
5 -Dating back to last season, Oregon has been ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 for 14 consecutive weeks. That is the third-longest streak in school history behind 21 weeks over the 2006-07 and 2007-08 season and 18 weeks in the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons.
+1 - With the UO women's team moving into this week's A.P Poll at No. 25, both Duck basketball teams are ranked for the first time since Jan. 30, 1995.

MONTANA NOTES
Oregon's last win against Montana came in the opening round of the 2002 NCAA Tournament (81-62), after which the Ducks would go on to the NCAA Elite Eight...former Duck Ahmaad Rorie is a sophomore for Montana and leading the Grizzlies at 13.7 points per game.

WIN STREAK AT MKA REACHES 31 GAMES
Oregon's winning streak at Matthew Knight Arena is currently at 31 games, which is the longest string of home wins in UO history. Oregon last dropped a home game Jan. 8, 2015 (Arizona, 80-62). Two of Oregon's four longest home winning streaks have come under Dana Altman.

Streak   First Win   Last Win   Ended By
31 games   1/10/2015 - Arizona State   12/11/2016 - Alabama
23 games   11/15/2001 - Alabama State   12/28/2002 - UC Riverside   Arizona (1/2/2003)
23 games   2/13/1937 - Idaho   1/6/1939 - Washington State   Washington State (1/7/1939)
20 games   2/9/2012 - Washington   1/26/2013 - Washington   Colorado (2/2/2013)

DUCKS' HOME WINNING STREAK THIRD NATIONALLY
Two long home winning streaks ended this month. UCLA halted Kentucky's 42-game streak Dec. 3, and Stephen F. Austin's 31-game streak came to an end Dec. 7. Oregon's 31-game home winning streak is now the third-longest in the nation (through Monday).

   Streak   Team
1.   46 games   Kansas
2.   33 games   South Dakota State
3.   31 games   Oregon

NON-CONFERENCE RECORD AT MKA
The Ducks are now 49-2 all-time in non-conference games at Matthew Knight Arena. Oregon's 79-73 loss to Mississippi in 2014-15 was just the second non-conference home defeat while playing at Matthew Knight Arena. The other time Oregon lost a non-conference game at MKA was on Dec. 18, 2011, when Virginia defeated the Ducks 67-54. UO won 28 non-conference games in a row at MKA between the two losses.

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Bell

Chris Boucher

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