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Undefeated USC Up Next
12/29/16 | Men's Basketball
Oregon welcomes another undefeated opponent to Matthew Knight Arena when No. 22 USC (14-0) visits for a 7 p.m. Friday tilt (FS1).
THE STARTING FIVE
1 - Friday's game between No. 21 Oregon and No. 22 USC will be just the third meeting of ranked teams at Matthew Knight Arena. The second such meeting happened Wednesday night when No. 21 Oregon upended No. 2 UCLA 89-87. The first meeting of ranked teams came just 13 months ago, when No. 25 Oregon beat No. 20 Baylor 74-67 (11-20-15). Overall, USC will be ninth ranked opponent to play at Matthew Knight Arena. Oregon is 7-1 all-time versus ranked foes in Matthew Knight Arena.
2 - Prior to Wednesday night's game with UCLA, Oregon had held 12 straight opponents under 70 points. UCLA's 87 points was the most allowed by the Ducks this season. Army, which scored 77 in the season opener, is the only other team to reach 70 points against the Ducks so far this season.
3 - Despite recording only one block Wednesday night, the Ducks lead the nation at 7.7 blocks per game, and also lead the nation in total blocks with 108. Individually, Chris Boucher is 11th nationally in blocks per game (2.9), with Jordan Bell 26th (2.4 bpg).
4 - A little defense goes a long way. Under Dana Altman, Oregon is 112-14 when holding opponents under 70 points, including an 80-6 mark the last five seasons.
5 - Dana Altman needs one more victory to reach 700 wins in his coaching career. His record currently includes 576 wins at the Division I level (Marshall, Kansas State, Creighton, Oregon) and another 123 wins at the junior college level (Southeast, Moberly).
USC STREAK
The Ducks' current streak of 12 straight wins over USC is Oregon's longest ever against the Trojans. UO's previous best in the series was nine straight from 1986-87 to 1990-91. The 12-game streak is also the Ducks' second-longest all-time against any Pac-12 opponent, trailing only a 13-game streak Oregon had against Washington State between 2002 and 2007. Among active streaks, the 12 games is second only to a current 15-game winning streak versus Gonzaga (1931-present).
WIN STREAK AT MKA REACHES 34 GAMES
Oregon's winning streak at Matthew Knight Arena is currently at 34 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
34 games 1/10/2015 - Arizona State 12/28/2016 - UCLA
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 NOW SECOND NATIONALLY
With three long home winning streaks ending this month, Oregon now owns the second-longest home winning streak in the nation behind only Kansas. During December, UCLA halted Kentucky's 42-game streak, and Stephen F. Austin's 31-game streak came to an end as did South Dakota State's 34-game streak. Through Dec. 29:
Streak Team
1. 46 games Kansas
2. 34 games Oregon
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
The Ducks are 102-13 (.887) all-time at Matthew Knight Arena since the building opened in 2011.
WELCOME BACK BROOKS
Dillon Brooks scored a season-high 23 points, including the game-winning three-pointer with 0.8 seconds remaining, Wednesday night against No. 2 UCLA. Brooks also grabbed a season-best nine rebounds to go along with four assists and two steals.
BROOKS CLIMBS SCORING LIST
Dillon Brooks is nearing Oregon's top 20 in career scoring. The first UO player to reach 1,000 career points as a sophomore, Brooks comes into the USC game with 1,198 career points (23rd). He passed Bob Hamilton (1,183/1943-46) and Dick Wilkins (1,186/1944-48) Wednesday versus UCLA. Next up is No. 22 A.D. Smith (1,234/1995-00).
BELL BACK-TO-BACK
Jordan Bell established career highs in back-to-back games. He scored 16 points (with 12 rebounds) Dec. 17 against UNLV and then upped his career best to 23 points Dec. 20 against Fresno State. He followed that with 13 points against No. 2 UCLA. Bell is shooting 74.2 percent from the field (23-of-31) in his last four games.
BOUCHER'S BIG NIGHT
Dec. 13 against Montana, Chris Boucher became just the fourth player in the NCAA this season to record 20 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots in a single game. He scored 23 points with a career-high 19 points (a Matthew Knight Arena record) and five blocks. He was just one rebound shy of becoming the first Duck with a 20-20 game since the late Greg Ballard scored 41 points with 20 rebounds in a five-overtime game at California, Feb. 10, 1977.
BIG BLOCKERS ON THE ROSTER
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 181. Nov. 21 against Georgetown, Chris Boucher passed Blair Rasmussen (116/1981-85) for second on the UO career list and now shows 145.
ENNIS BREAKS FOUR YEAR-OLD CAREER MARK, NEARS 1,000 POINTS
Also in the Dec. 13 Montana game, sixth-year senior Dylan Ennis scored a career-high 22 points, which was one better than the 21 points he scored against East Carolina when he was a sophomore at Villanova (2012-13). Ennis comes into Friday's game with 960 career points as a collegian.
SEC DOUBLE-UP
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.
IN THE POLLS
Dating back to last season, Oregon has been ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 for 16 consecutive weeks. That is the third-longest streak in school history behind 21 weeks over the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons and 18 weeks in the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons.
THE STARTING FIVE
1 - Friday's game between No. 21 Oregon and No. 22 USC will be just the third meeting of ranked teams at Matthew Knight Arena. The second such meeting happened Wednesday night when No. 21 Oregon upended No. 2 UCLA 89-87. The first meeting of ranked teams came just 13 months ago, when No. 25 Oregon beat No. 20 Baylor 74-67 (11-20-15). Overall, USC will be ninth ranked opponent to play at Matthew Knight Arena. Oregon is 7-1 all-time versus ranked foes in Matthew Knight Arena.
2 - Prior to Wednesday night's game with UCLA, Oregon had held 12 straight opponents under 70 points. UCLA's 87 points was the most allowed by the Ducks this season. Army, which scored 77 in the season opener, is the only other team to reach 70 points against the Ducks so far this season.
3 - Despite recording only one block Wednesday night, the Ducks lead the nation at 7.7 blocks per game, and also lead the nation in total blocks with 108. Individually, Chris Boucher is 11th nationally in blocks per game (2.9), with Jordan Bell 26th (2.4 bpg).
4 - A little defense goes a long way. Under Dana Altman, Oregon is 112-14 when holding opponents under 70 points, including an 80-6 mark the last five seasons.
5 - Dana Altman needs one more victory to reach 700 wins in his coaching career. His record currently includes 576 wins at the Division I level (Marshall, Kansas State, Creighton, Oregon) and another 123 wins at the junior college level (Southeast, Moberly).
USC STREAK
The Ducks' current streak of 12 straight wins over USC is Oregon's longest ever against the Trojans. UO's previous best in the series was nine straight from 1986-87 to 1990-91. The 12-game streak is also the Ducks' second-longest all-time against any Pac-12 opponent, trailing only a 13-game streak Oregon had against Washington State between 2002 and 2007. Among active streaks, the 12 games is second only to a current 15-game winning streak versus Gonzaga (1931-present).
WIN STREAK AT MKA REACHES 34 GAMES
Oregon's winning streak at Matthew Knight Arena is currently at 34 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
34 games 1/10/2015 - Arizona State 12/28/2016 - UCLA
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 NOW SECOND NATIONALLY
With three long home winning streaks ending this month, Oregon now owns the second-longest home winning streak in the nation behind only Kansas. During December, UCLA halted Kentucky's 42-game streak, and Stephen F. Austin's 31-game streak came to an end as did South Dakota State's 34-game streak. Through Dec. 29:
Streak Team
1. 46 games Kansas
2. 34 games Oregon
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
The Ducks are 102-13 (.887) all-time at Matthew Knight Arena since the building opened in 2011.
WELCOME BACK BROOKS
Dillon Brooks scored a season-high 23 points, including the game-winning three-pointer with 0.8 seconds remaining, Wednesday night against No. 2 UCLA. Brooks also grabbed a season-best nine rebounds to go along with four assists and two steals.
BROOKS CLIMBS SCORING LIST
Dillon Brooks is nearing Oregon's top 20 in career scoring. The first UO player to reach 1,000 career points as a sophomore, Brooks comes into the USC game with 1,198 career points (23rd). He passed Bob Hamilton (1,183/1943-46) and Dick Wilkins (1,186/1944-48) Wednesday versus UCLA. Next up is No. 22 A.D. Smith (1,234/1995-00).
BELL BACK-TO-BACK
Jordan Bell established career highs in back-to-back games. He scored 16 points (with 12 rebounds) Dec. 17 against UNLV and then upped his career best to 23 points Dec. 20 against Fresno State. He followed that with 13 points against No. 2 UCLA. Bell is shooting 74.2 percent from the field (23-of-31) in his last four games.
BOUCHER'S BIG NIGHT
Dec. 13 against Montana, Chris Boucher became just the fourth player in the NCAA this season to record 20 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots in a single game. He scored 23 points with a career-high 19 points (a Matthew Knight Arena record) and five blocks. He was just one rebound shy of becoming the first Duck with a 20-20 game since the late Greg Ballard scored 41 points with 20 rebounds in a five-overtime game at California, Feb. 10, 1977.
BIG BLOCKERS ON THE ROSTER
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 181. Nov. 21 against Georgetown, Chris Boucher passed Blair Rasmussen (116/1981-85) for second on the UO career list and now shows 145.
ENNIS BREAKS FOUR YEAR-OLD CAREER MARK, NEARS 1,000 POINTS
Also in the Dec. 13 Montana game, sixth-year senior Dylan Ennis scored a career-high 22 points, which was one better than the 21 points he scored against East Carolina when he was a sophomore at Villanova (2012-13). Ennis comes into Friday's game with 960 career points as a collegian.
SEC DOUBLE-UP
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.
IN THE POLLS
Dating back to last season, Oregon has been ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 for 16 consecutive weeks. That is the third-longest streak in school history behind 21 weeks over the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons and 18 weeks in the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons.
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