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Game Notes: First of Two with Boise State
12/13/18 | Men's Basketball
Oregon faces Boise State, the team that ended the Ducks' 46-game home court winning streak a year ago, Saturday at 6 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) in the first of a rare same season home-and-home with the Broncos.
THE STARTING 5
• 1 – Bolstered by a season-high 11 steals, Oregon used a strong defensive effort to rally from a nine-point deficit and defeat San Diego 65-55 on Wednesday. Ehab Amin led the Ducks with four steals, while Will Richardson added three; both were season highs. Bol Bol contributed four blocks to the defensive effort, while the Ducks out-rebounded the Toreros, 35-31.
• 2 – Oregon continues to lead the Pac-12 and rank fifth nationally in field goal percentage defense at 36.0 percent. Only three opponents, Omaha, Texas Southern and San Diego, have shot better than 40 percent against the Ducks this season.
• 3 – Bol Bol, the only player ranked among the Pac-12's top 5 in scoring, rebounds, blocks and 3FG percentage, has scored in double figures in each of his first nine games as a Duck, and has recorded a double-double in four of those games. Nov. 26 against Texas Southern, Bol scored 32 points with 11 rebounds. The 32 points were the most by an Oregon freshman since Tajuan Porter dropped in 33 against UNLV in a 2007 NCAA Sweet 16 game.
• 4 – Freshman Will Richardson recently set a season high in scoring in four straight games. He had seven points against Syracuse, 10 against Green Bay, 13 versus Texas Southern and 16 at Houston.
• 5 – Oregon's +23 rebound margin versus Omaha last Saturday was its largest since being +26 against Alabama State on Nov. 17, 2016. Bol Bol had 10 boards, while Abu Kigab (7) and Victor Bailey Jr. (6) both had career highs.
BOISE STATE SERIES NOTES
Each of the last five games between Oregon and Boise State have been decided by single digits, including last season's game that the Broncos won on a halfcourt three-pointer at the buzzer by Lexus Williams that broke Oregon's 46-game home winning streak, 73-70.
KING LOUIE DEBUT
Freshman Louis King made his Oregon debut last Saturday against Omaha and made efficient use of his minutes. He scored 11 points on four-of-six shooting from the field (three-of-four 3FG) in 16 minutes.
UNICORN STATUS
Freshman Bol Bol is currently the only player in the Pac-12 ranked in the league's top ive in scoring (21.0 ppg), three-point field goal percentage (.520), rebounds (9.6 rpg) and blocked shots (2.7 bpg). Nationally, Bol is 18th in blocked shots, 30th in rebounding and 35th in scoring.
DOUBOL-DOUBOL
Bol Bol has reached double figures in all nine games this season and had recorded a double-double in four of those games. He made a splash with a double-double (12-12) in his Oregon debut against Portland State, and then followed that with another double-double (23-12) versus Eastern Washington. Bol is the first UO freshman to open his career with back-to-back double-doubles. He was then named to the 2K Classic all-tournament team. He scored 14 points with seven rebounds against Iowa and then scored 26 points versus No. 15 Syracuse. He also had eight blocks for the tournament. Bol's third double-double of the season came against Texas Southern (32-11). He scored 23 points at Houston, and followed that with double-double No. 4 against Omaha (18-10) before netting 20 points with nine rebounds versus San Diego.
WOOOTEN BREAKS OUT OF SCORING SLUMP AS BLOCKS CONTINUE
Kenny Wooten snapped out of a mini scoring drought with a career-high 20 points Dec. 8 versus Nebraska-Omaha. He had reached double figures just once this season prior to the game with the Mavericks. With 103 career blocks, Wooten ranks fourth on the UO career chart. His 92 blocks as a freshman ranked third on the UO single-season list, and third on the Pac-12 freshman list.
PRITCHARD CLOSING IN ON JONES; EYES 1,000 CAREER POINTS
Payton Pritchard entered his junior year on pace to break Kenya Wilkins' UO career assists record of 614 and he's also increased his scoring to approach 1,000 career points. Pritchard moved past former NBA all-star Terrell Brandon (315/1989-91) for eighth against Eastern Washington and now shows 358 career assists. He needs nine more assists to catch Fred Jones (1998-02), who is seventh with 367 assists. He also has 925 career points coming into the Boise State game. He has five or more assists in six-of-nine games this year.
RICHARDSON RISES
Freshman Will Richardson recently set a season high in scoring in four consecutive games. He had seven points against Syracuse, 10 against Green Bay, 13 versus Texas Southern and 16 at Houston. On the year, he's shooting 55 percent from the field, 70 percent at the free throw line and also dishing out 2.3 assists per game.
THE STARTING 5
• 1 – Bolstered by a season-high 11 steals, Oregon used a strong defensive effort to rally from a nine-point deficit and defeat San Diego 65-55 on Wednesday. Ehab Amin led the Ducks with four steals, while Will Richardson added three; both were season highs. Bol Bol contributed four blocks to the defensive effort, while the Ducks out-rebounded the Toreros, 35-31.
• 2 – Oregon continues to lead the Pac-12 and rank fifth nationally in field goal percentage defense at 36.0 percent. Only three opponents, Omaha, Texas Southern and San Diego, have shot better than 40 percent against the Ducks this season.
• 3 – Bol Bol, the only player ranked among the Pac-12's top 5 in scoring, rebounds, blocks and 3FG percentage, has scored in double figures in each of his first nine games as a Duck, and has recorded a double-double in four of those games. Nov. 26 against Texas Southern, Bol scored 32 points with 11 rebounds. The 32 points were the most by an Oregon freshman since Tajuan Porter dropped in 33 against UNLV in a 2007 NCAA Sweet 16 game.
• 4 – Freshman Will Richardson recently set a season high in scoring in four straight games. He had seven points against Syracuse, 10 against Green Bay, 13 versus Texas Southern and 16 at Houston.
• 5 – Oregon's +23 rebound margin versus Omaha last Saturday was its largest since being +26 against Alabama State on Nov. 17, 2016. Bol Bol had 10 boards, while Abu Kigab (7) and Victor Bailey Jr. (6) both had career highs.
BOISE STATE SERIES NOTES
Each of the last five games between Oregon and Boise State have been decided by single digits, including last season's game that the Broncos won on a halfcourt three-pointer at the buzzer by Lexus Williams that broke Oregon's 46-game home winning streak, 73-70.
KING LOUIE DEBUT
Freshman Louis King made his Oregon debut last Saturday against Omaha and made efficient use of his minutes. He scored 11 points on four-of-six shooting from the field (three-of-four 3FG) in 16 minutes.
UNICORN STATUS
Freshman Bol Bol is currently the only player in the Pac-12 ranked in the league's top ive in scoring (21.0 ppg), three-point field goal percentage (.520), rebounds (9.6 rpg) and blocked shots (2.7 bpg). Nationally, Bol is 18th in blocked shots, 30th in rebounding and 35th in scoring.
DOUBOL-DOUBOL
Bol Bol has reached double figures in all nine games this season and had recorded a double-double in four of those games. He made a splash with a double-double (12-12) in his Oregon debut against Portland State, and then followed that with another double-double (23-12) versus Eastern Washington. Bol is the first UO freshman to open his career with back-to-back double-doubles. He was then named to the 2K Classic all-tournament team. He scored 14 points with seven rebounds against Iowa and then scored 26 points versus No. 15 Syracuse. He also had eight blocks for the tournament. Bol's third double-double of the season came against Texas Southern (32-11). He scored 23 points at Houston, and followed that with double-double No. 4 against Omaha (18-10) before netting 20 points with nine rebounds versus San Diego.
WOOOTEN BREAKS OUT OF SCORING SLUMP AS BLOCKS CONTINUE
Kenny Wooten snapped out of a mini scoring drought with a career-high 20 points Dec. 8 versus Nebraska-Omaha. He had reached double figures just once this season prior to the game with the Mavericks. With 103 career blocks, Wooten ranks fourth on the UO career chart. His 92 blocks as a freshman ranked third on the UO single-season list, and third on the Pac-12 freshman list.
PRITCHARD CLOSING IN ON JONES; EYES 1,000 CAREER POINTS
Payton Pritchard entered his junior year on pace to break Kenya Wilkins' UO career assists record of 614 and he's also increased his scoring to approach 1,000 career points. Pritchard moved past former NBA all-star Terrell Brandon (315/1989-91) for eighth against Eastern Washington and now shows 358 career assists. He needs nine more assists to catch Fred Jones (1998-02), who is seventh with 367 assists. He also has 925 career points coming into the Boise State game. He has five or more assists in six-of-nine games this year.
RICHARDSON RISES
Freshman Will Richardson recently set a season high in scoring in four consecutive games. He had seven points against Syracuse, 10 against Green Bay, 13 versus Texas Southern and 16 at Houston. On the year, he's shooting 55 percent from the field, 70 percent at the free throw line and also dishing out 2.3 assists per game.
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