Ducks Blast Bears in Berkeley

Friday, February 8

Berkeley, CA

8:00 PM

University of Oregon

105

California

Oregon

105

California

The Oregon Ducks take on the Arizona Wildcats at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon on January 20, 2019 (Eric Evans Photography)

Photo by: @EricEvansPhoto

02/08/19 | Women's Basketball

Box Score Box: Oregon 105, Cal 82

By: Joe Waltasti

BERKELEY, Calif. – No. 3 Oregon used a big second half and 31 points from Satou Sabally to pull away and defeat Cal, 105-82, on Friday night at Haas Pavilion.

PAC-12 STANDINGS: With Oregon State's loss at Stanford on Friday night, Oregon (11-0) now has a two-game edge on the Beavers (9-2) and Stanford (9-2) in the Pac-12 standings. The Ducks and the No. 11 ranked Cardinal meet on Sunday at 1 PM on ESPN2.

SECOND HALF SHOOTING: The Ducks were red hot in the second half, going 22-of-30 from the floor. Oregon shot 60 percent from the field in the third and a blistering 86.7 percent in the fourth. Overall, the Ducks shot 60.3 percent on field goals, 60.9 percent on threes and 88.2 percent on free throws.

HOW IT HAPPENED: Oregon opened the game on a 12-0, keyed by a pair of Sabrina Ionescu layups and a corner three. The Ducks led by as much as 13 on two occasions in the first but took a nine-point lead, 26-17, into the second quarter. Ionescu had 13 points on a 5-of-5 shooting in the first.

The Ducks went cold to start the second quarter and Cal battled back, taking a 34-33 lead with 4:16 left in the second. But Oregon responded with an 11-0 run and led the Bears, 44-36, at halftime. Ionescu had 17 points at the break on 7-of-10 shooting while Sabally had 10 points and a team-high six rebounds.

The momentum UO had going into halftime carried over into the third. The Ducks led by 12 with 7:31 left in the third after Sabally buried back-to-back three-pointers. Oregon later used an 8-0 run to go up 14 points, 63-49, before leading by 17, 71-54, after a buzzer beating three from Ionescu.

Oregon shot an incredible 86.7 percent from the floor in the fourth quarter as the Ducks pulled away for the 105-82 win. Sabally scored 21 of her team-high 31 points in the second half. After tallying 17 points in the first half, Ionescu finished with 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting in front of a large group of friends and family.

BACK-TO-BACK 100: The Ducks broke the century mark in back-to-back league games for the first time since joining the Pac-12. Oregon last did it in 1981-82 when the Ducks topped Washington (105-74) and Portland State (101-55) in NorPac Conference play.

NOTES: The Ducks extended their NCAA-best winning streak to 15 games…Sabally has two 30+ point outings over the last five games…Sabally is shooting 50.7 percent (34-of-67) from three in Pac-12 play…Erin Boley is shooting an equal 50.7 percent (36-of-71) in Pac-12 play…Oregon defeated Cal in back-to-back games for the first time since 2006…Oregon has scored 100+ points six times this season…Maite Cazorla had nine assists, her highest total in a league game this season.

UP NEXT: Oregon battles No. 11 Stanford on Sunday afternoon. Tip is at 1 PM on ESPN2.