Notes: Ducks Head to Arizona Within Reach of Second Straight Pac-12 Title

EUGENE, Ore. - For the second straight season, the Oregon women's basketball team will head to the desert looking to secure a Pac-12 regular season title. The Ducks tip at 7 PM PT on Friday at Arizona.

PAC-12 TITLE WITHIN REACH
- Just like last year, Oregon enters the final weekend of the regular season with a one-game lead in the Pac-12 standings.
- Oregon clinched a share of the Pac-12 title last year with a win at Arizona State and then sealed an outright title with a win at Arizona.
- This year the Ducks open the weekend in Tucson before heading to Tempe.
- Oregon can clinch a share of the Pac-12 title on Friday with a win at Arizona and can then claim an outright title with a win at No. 21 ranked ASU on Sunday.
- With a win on Friday, Oregon locks up the No. 1 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, regardless of Sunday's outcome.

KEY STORYLINES
- In league games, Oregon ranks first in the Pac-12 in rebounding margin (+6.1 rpg) while Arizona is last (-7.0 rpg).
- Seniors Oti Gildon and Maite Cazorla are the winningest class in UO history, with a four-year record of 105-33.
- In Pac-12 play, Erin Boley (54.5%) and Satou Sabally (46.7%) are No. 1 and No. 2 in the league in 3FG percentage.
- Maite Cazorla (3.46-to-1) & Sabrina Ionescu (3.19-to-1) rank No. 8 and No. 11 in the NCAA in assist-to-turnover ratio.
- Ionescu is the all-time NCAA (mens/womens) leader with 17 career triple-doubles (prev: 12, Kyle Collinsworth, BYU)
- UO features both the national point guard of the year (Ionescu) and the national power forward of the year (Hebard).

#6 OREGON DUCKS (25-3, 14-2 Pac-12)
PPG: 88.2 | FG%: 51.5 | 3FG%: 43.0 | FT%: 78.1
Notes: The Ducks have one of the most efficient offenses in the nation this season. UO's 88.2 points per game leads the NCAA. The Ducks also lead the nation with a 1.93 assist-to-turnover ratio. Oregon's 10.2 turnovers per game are the fewest in the NCAA while its 19.7 assists per game ranks sixth. The Ducks are third in the nation in field goal percentage (51.4%), first in three-point percentage (42.5%) and fourth in free throw percentage (77.9%).

ARIZONA WILDCATS (17-10, 7-9 Pac-12)
PPG: 69.7 | FG%: 44.2 | 3FG%: 33.2 | FT%: 69.2
Series: Oregon leads 39-28, with five straight wins
Last: Oregon won, 93-60, on 1/20/19 in Eugene
Notes: Guard Aari McDonald broke the UA single-season scoring record last weekend and now has 672 total points this year. She leads the nation with 505 field goal attempts, ranks second in the NCAA, averaging 24.9 points per game and ranks second with 165 made free throws. Freshman post Cate Reese averages 11.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.

THE DUCKS IN THE POLLS
The Ducks dropped to No. 6 in this week's AP poll.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV - Pac-12 National, Oregon & Arizona
Stream - Pac-12.com & Pac-12 Now app
Radio - Terry Jonz on the call at 590 AM (EUG), 1640 AM (PDX) & TuneIn. Search for "Oregon Sports Network" on TuneIn.

ARIZONA SERIES HISTORY
- Oregon holds a 39-34 edge in the series.
- Oregon has won five straight vs. Arizona, seven of the last eight and 10 of the last 13.
- UO's win in Tucson last season clinched Oregon's outright Pac-12 regular season title. The Ducks can clinch a share of the title with a win on Friday.
- Kelly Graves is 7-2 vs. Arizona while at Oregon, including 3-0 at Matthew Knight Arena.
- The Ducks were 0-3 against UA in the Pac-12 Tournament until 2017's 70-63 win in the first round.
- Oregon and Arizona first met Jan. 3, 1981, with the Ducks prevailing, 94-58, in Tucson.
- Oregon won the first seven times the Ducks and Wildcats met, running from 1981-1989. That seven wins is UO's longest streak in the series.
- The Ducks and Wildcats combined for the highest scoring game in Pac-12 history on Jan. 16, 2010 in Tucson. Arizona won, 119-112. The 231 combined points is the most in Pac-12 history. The Ducks' 112 points are the most scored by a losing team in Pac-12 history.

NATIONAL AWARD WATCH LISTS
- Both Sabrina Ionescu and Ruthy Hebard were named to the preseason WBCA Wade Trophy watch list on Nov. 20. Satou Sabally was one of six players added to the midseason watch list on Feb. 5, which is 41 players after 35 were named to the preseason list.
- Sabrina Ionescu and Ruthy Hebard were both named to the preseason Wooden Award watch list on Nov. 6. They both made the cut for the late season watch list on Feb. 4, which is 20 players.
- Of the 50 players named to the Naismith Trophy Watch List, three were Ducks. Sabrina Ionescu, Ruthy Hebard and Satou Sabally were all selected to the watch list for the Atlanta Tipoff Club's national player of the year honor. The trio made the cut for the midseason watch list of 30 players on Feb. 12.
- After winning the award a season ago as a sophomore, Sabrina Ionescu has been named to the Nancy Lieberman Award watch list for her junior season. The award is annually presented to the top point guard in the country. She made the cut to the final 10 on Feb. 11.
- The Phoenix Club of Philadelphia presents the Dawn Staley Award each season to the nation's best overall guard. Sabrina Ionescu was named to the award's preseason watch list and then made the cut for the 15-player midseason list on Feb. 11.
- A year after being named the Pac-12 freshman of the year, sophomore Satou Sabally has been named to the watch list for the Cheryl Miller Award, given annually to the nation's top small forward. She made the cut for the final 10 on Feb. 13.
- A year after winning the inaugural Katrina McClain Award for the nation's top power forward, Ruthy Hebard is on the watch list again this season. She made the cut to the final 10 on Feb. 14.

ATTENDANCE LEADERS
Oregon leads the Pac-12, averaging 7,217 fans per home game. The Ducks are averaging over 1,700 more fans per game than second-place Oregon State. Oregon is one of just eight teams in the NCAA averaging 7,000+ fans per game.