Friday, February 14
Los Angeles, CA
8:00 PM
University of Oregon
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Streaking Ducks Seek Separation in Los Angeles
02/11/20 | Women's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. - Riding a 10-game win streak that has included seven victories over top-25 teams, the No. 3 ranked Oregon women's basketball team will open the front end of back-to-back weekends in California with another ranked matchup on Friday night at No. 7 UCLA.
Oregon enters the weekend on top of the Pac-12 standings at 11-1 - one game ahead of both the Bruins and No. 8 Stanford - with six conference games remaining in the regular season.
Game Details
Matchup: #3 Oregon (22-2, 11-1) at #7 UCLA (21-2, 10-2)
Date: Friday, February 14, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Venue: Pauley Pavilion
Opening Tip: 8:06 p.m. PT
Broadcast Information
TV: Pac-12 Network
PxP: Anne Marie Anderson | Analyst: Tammy Blackburn
Radio: Oregon Sports Network
Eugene: KUGN 590 AM | Portland: KDZR 1640 AM
PxP: Terry Jonz
Numbers to Know
3 - Sabrina Ionescu is fifth in NCAA WBB history with 997 career assists, just 3 away from reaching 1,000 in her career.
85.9 - The Ducks have scored 100-plus points four times and lead the nation in scoring offense at 85.9 points per game.
24 - Sabrina Ionescu's 24 career triple-doubles are an NCAA all-time record for both men and women; NCAA-leading 6 this season.
1 - Oregon is No. 1 in the NCAA RPI rankings after defeating seven ranked opponents during its current 10-game win streak.
1.84 - The Ducks are No. 1 in the nation with a 1.84 assist-to-turnover ratio; Minyon Moore ranks No. 2 individually at 3.81.
Three Assists Away From 1,000
Sabrina Ionescu enters Friday's game only three assists away from joining Courtney Vandersloot - who also played under Kelly Graves at Gonzaga - as the only players in NCAA history to record 2,000-plus points and 1,000-plus assists. Ionescu's 997 career assists currently rank No. 5 on the NCAA all-time women's list after she moved up two spots last weekend, and she is the UO and Pac-12 all-time assists leader for both men and women. Ionescu leads the nation this season with 8.5 APG and 205 total dimes, already good for No. 5 in UO single-season history.
Ducks Avenge Lone Pac-12 Loss
An Arizona State team determined to turn Sunday's game at Oregon into a physical slog was instead drowned in a three-point barrage by the No. 3 Ducks, who made 13-of-25 three-pointers in a 79-48 victory before a sellout crowd of 12,364. The Ducks avenged their only Pac-12 loss of the season and pushed their win streak to 10, with five players scoring in double figures and Satou Sabally securing her third straight double-double (11 Pts, 10 Reb). Erin Boley and Jaz Shelley combined to go 8-of-10 from deep for 14 points apiece, Sabrina Ionescu led all scorers with 19 points and Ruthy Hebard added 11 points, including nine in UO's 30-point third quarter. Oregon continued its recent defensive surge with 18 forced turnovers, including six steals from the ever-disruptive Minyon Moore.
Series History Vs. UCLA
UCLA holds a 36-31 lead in the all-time series against the Ducks, but Oregon has won six of the last seven meetings with the Bruins entering Friday's contest. The Ducks beat UCLA 72-52 last season in Los Angeles before dropping a 74-69 decision in Eugene on 2/22/19 while playing without an injured Ruthy Hebard, but Oregon avenged that loss with an 88-83 overtime victory in the Pac-12 Tournament. Hebard made her presence known in that matchup in Vegas with a game-high 28 points on 13-of-18 shooting while notching a double-double with 12 rebounds, and Sabrina Ionescu also had a double-double with 18 points and 12 boards.
Ramping Up The Resume
The Ducks' surge since their last loss on Jan. 10 in Tempe, Ariz., has bolstered their resume in a big way as they aim to win the Pac-12 for a third straight year and secure a berth in the NCAA Tournament regional to be played in Portland. Oregon has beaten seven AP top-25 teams by an average margin of 20.3 points per game during its 10-game win streak, including wins over five top-15 foes and four teams ranked in the top 10. The Ducks were the No. 4 overall seed in the NCAA Committee's first top-16 reveal on Feb. 3, and they enter Friday at No. 1 in the NCAA RPI rankings.
The "Big Three"
The Ducks' power trio of Sabrina Ionescu, Ruthy Hebard and Satou Sabally is arguably the best "Big Three" in the nation. Ionescu leads the team this season with 17.3 points per game while averaging 8.8 rebounds and an NCAA-leading 8.5 assists per game, Hebard is averaging 16.5 points and a team-best 9.3 rebounds per game, and Sabally's stellar play during the 10-game win streak has her up to 16.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Oregon enters Friday's game as the only team in the nation with three regulars averaging at least 16.0 PPG, and the three Ducks rank fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively, in the Pac-12 in scoring.
Triple-Double Queen Doubles Up On History
Sabrina Ionescu enters Friday's game with 24 career triple-doubles, twice as many as any other man or woman in NCAA history. The all-time triple-double queen notched her NCAA-leading sixth of the season last week against No. 12 Arizona, finishing with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in Oregon's blowout victory. Ionescu owns three triple-doubles in Pac-12 this season - including two against the Wildcats - and 10 in her career during conference play. Six of Ionescu's 24 triple-doubles have come on the road, and she has done it four times against ranked opponents. Oregon is 24-0 all-time when Ionescu has a triple-double.
Sabally Becoming a Double-Double machine
Satou Sabally has taken her game to another level during Oregon's 10-game win streak. Sabally is averaging 18.5 points and 8.5 rebounds over the last 10 games, headlined by a season-high 31 points on 1/19/20 against California. The junior has double-doubles in three straight games entering this weekend's action in Los Angeles, and five of her career-high six double-doubles this season have come during the 10-game win streak. All six of Sabally's double-doubles this year have been against ranked teams, including four against top-10 opponents. Sabally has scored in double figures in all 10 games during the streak - including at least 16 points in nine of the 10 - and she has reached double digits in 17 of her 20 games played on the season. Sabally has been especially aggressive attacking the rim during the streak, going 54-of-62 (87.1%) from the free-throw line over the last 10 games.
Hebard the Hammer
Ruthy Hebard has once again been one of the most dominant post players in the country this season. The senior is No. 3 in the nation in field goal percentage at 67.0 entering Friday's game, and she ranks second in the Pac-12 in rebounding and fifth in scoring. Hebard had back-to-back 22-point games last week against No. 4 UConn and No. 12 Arizona while going 10-of-14 and 10-of-13 from the field, respectively. Hebard has double-doubles in three of her last six games entering the weekend and 11 on the season to give her 50 for her career, good for No. 5 in Oregon history. Hebard leads the Ducks in double-figure rebounding games this season with 11, and she is also the team's leading shot blocker by a wide margin with 30 this year.
Shooting The Lights Out
Oregon leads the nation in scoring offense with 85.9 points per game entering Friday's contest, and the Ducks are No. 2 in the NCAA with a 50.3 field-goal percentage as a team, just 0.2 percent behind Baylor. One of the biggest factor's in Oregon's efficiency has been its dominance in the paint, where the Ducks own a 416-point advantage and have outscored their opponents in all but one game so far. Ruthy Hebard has elevated Oregon's field goal percentage a great deal as the senior post ranks No. 3 in the nation individually with a 67.0 shooting percentage. The Ducks rank eighth in the nation in three-point shooting percentage at 37.8, including a 40.1 percent mark in Pac-12 play, and are also No. 8 in three-pointers per game (9.2).
Moore Leading Defensive Surge
The Ducks have been one of the nation's premiere offensive teams since Kelly Graves arrived in Eugene, but the addition of graduate transfer Minyon Moore has helped Oregon become a force to be reckoned with on the defensive end as well. UO is up more than 100 spots from last season in the NCAA rankings to No. 30 in scoring defense (56.4 PPG), and up from 227th to 88th in steals per game (9.2). The Ducks have held 16 of their last 17 opponents to less than 65 points entering Friday's game, and five times this season they have held a team to less than 50 points. Moore, a two-time Pac-12 all-defensive selection with USC, has been a huge part of that improvement with a team-leading 44 steals - including a pair of six-steal games - while applying constant pressure at the top of the defense.
Starting Fast
Whether it's to open the game or coming out of halftime, the Ducks have made a habit of starting fast this season. Oregon owns a 535-294 point advantage in the first quarter this season, and the Ducks surrendered just two points to No. 19 ASU in the first quarter on Sunday. The Ducks' 294 points surrendered are their fewest in a quarter this season, and their 535 points scored are second-most behind their 580-368 advantage in the third quarter. Oregon has scored more than 30 points in a quarter 14 times this year with 11 of them coming in either the first or third quarter, including a season-high 34 points in the opening quarter vs. Oklahoma State on 11/28/19.
Sixth Player of the Year?
The Ducks boast one of the most established starting lineups in the nation, but one of the most vital contributors on the roster this season has been sophomore Taylor Chavez. Chavez was huge in last week's win over No. 12 Arizona with 17 points and two steals in 26 minutes of action, and she has scored in double figures five times while providing excellent defense and strong three-point shooting off the bench. The Surprise, Ariz., native is No. 3 in the Pac-12 in three-point shooting percentage at 43.8 - including a 50.0 percent mark in Pac-12 play - and she lit up Utah State for a career-high 25 points on 11/13/19 in the lone start of her career. Chavez also ranks third on the team in steals (26) while coming off the bench.
Automatic at the Stripe
Oregon has been terrific at the free-throw line this season behind the duo of Sabrina Ionescu and Satou Sabally, shooting 77.3 percent from the stripe to rank third in the Pac-12 and 14th in the nation. Ionescu has been nearly flawless at the line, shooting 92.1 percent (58-of-63) on the season to lead the Pac-12 while going an astounding 37-of-38 (97.4%) in conference play. The senior made 34 straight free throws from 12/21/19 vs. Kansas State to 2/3/20 at No. 4 UConn, breaking the previous UO record for consecutive made free throws of 31 (Shaquala Williams, 2001-02). Sabally has been by far the most frequent visitor to the line for the Ducks, and the junior is shooting a solid 80.0 percent (85-of-106) on the year with a 54-of-62 (87.1%) mark during Oregon's 10-game win streak.
Simple Plays
Oregon has been one of the nation's most explosive and efficient offenses over the last few seasons, and the Ducks have done so while sharing and being smart with the basketball. UO led the nation in 2018-19 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.88), and the Ducks currently rank No. 1 again this season at 1.84 while ranking in the top five in both assists and turnovers per game. Minyon Moore is No. 2 in the NCAA individually with a 3.81 assist-to-turnover ratio with Sabrina Ionescu fifth at 3.01, and Ionescu leads the nation with 8.5 assists per game. The Ducks are a perfect 21-0 this season when finishing with more assists than their opponent, and 15-1 when committing fewer turnovers.
This is the Greatest Show
The Ducks are a perfect 13-0 at home this season, and one of the biggest reasons for UO's success in MKA is the team's popularity in and around Eugene. Oregon has played in front of sold-out crowds of 12,364 twice this season - 1/24/20 vs. Oregon State and last Sunday against Arizona State - marking the fourth and fifth sellouts in Oregon women's basketball history, with four coming in Matthew Knight Arena. Oregon leads the nation this season in total home attendance (138,053) and is No. 2 nationally in average attendance (10,619), trailing only South Carolina (11,942), and those figures don't even include the 11,530 fans who came to watch the Ducks take down the USA Women's National Team on 11/9/19. Oregon has drawn at least 10,000 fans in each of its last nine home games, breaking 11,000 five times and 12,000 three times.
Up Next
Minyon Moore will make her return to the Galen Center on Sunday when the No. 3 Ducks take on her former USC squad at 1 p.m. on Pac-12 Network.
Oregon enters the weekend on top of the Pac-12 standings at 11-1 - one game ahead of both the Bruins and No. 8 Stanford - with six conference games remaining in the regular season.
Game Details
Matchup: #3 Oregon (22-2, 11-1) at #7 UCLA (21-2, 10-2)
Date: Friday, February 14, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Venue: Pauley Pavilion
Opening Tip: 8:06 p.m. PT
Broadcast Information
TV: Pac-12 Network
PxP: Anne Marie Anderson | Analyst: Tammy Blackburn
Radio: Oregon Sports Network
Eugene: KUGN 590 AM | Portland: KDZR 1640 AM
PxP: Terry Jonz
Numbers to Know
3 - Sabrina Ionescu is fifth in NCAA WBB history with 997 career assists, just 3 away from reaching 1,000 in her career.
85.9 - The Ducks have scored 100-plus points four times and lead the nation in scoring offense at 85.9 points per game.
24 - Sabrina Ionescu's 24 career triple-doubles are an NCAA all-time record for both men and women; NCAA-leading 6 this season.
1 - Oregon is No. 1 in the NCAA RPI rankings after defeating seven ranked opponents during its current 10-game win streak.
1.84 - The Ducks are No. 1 in the nation with a 1.84 assist-to-turnover ratio; Minyon Moore ranks No. 2 individually at 3.81.
Three Assists Away From 1,000
Sabrina Ionescu enters Friday's game only three assists away from joining Courtney Vandersloot - who also played under Kelly Graves at Gonzaga - as the only players in NCAA history to record 2,000-plus points and 1,000-plus assists. Ionescu's 997 career assists currently rank No. 5 on the NCAA all-time women's list after she moved up two spots last weekend, and she is the UO and Pac-12 all-time assists leader for both men and women. Ionescu leads the nation this season with 8.5 APG and 205 total dimes, already good for No. 5 in UO single-season history.
Ducks Avenge Lone Pac-12 Loss
An Arizona State team determined to turn Sunday's game at Oregon into a physical slog was instead drowned in a three-point barrage by the No. 3 Ducks, who made 13-of-25 three-pointers in a 79-48 victory before a sellout crowd of 12,364. The Ducks avenged their only Pac-12 loss of the season and pushed their win streak to 10, with five players scoring in double figures and Satou Sabally securing her third straight double-double (11 Pts, 10 Reb). Erin Boley and Jaz Shelley combined to go 8-of-10 from deep for 14 points apiece, Sabrina Ionescu led all scorers with 19 points and Ruthy Hebard added 11 points, including nine in UO's 30-point third quarter. Oregon continued its recent defensive surge with 18 forced turnovers, including six steals from the ever-disruptive Minyon Moore.
Series History Vs. UCLA
UCLA holds a 36-31 lead in the all-time series against the Ducks, but Oregon has won six of the last seven meetings with the Bruins entering Friday's contest. The Ducks beat UCLA 72-52 last season in Los Angeles before dropping a 74-69 decision in Eugene on 2/22/19 while playing without an injured Ruthy Hebard, but Oregon avenged that loss with an 88-83 overtime victory in the Pac-12 Tournament. Hebard made her presence known in that matchup in Vegas with a game-high 28 points on 13-of-18 shooting while notching a double-double with 12 rebounds, and Sabrina Ionescu also had a double-double with 18 points and 12 boards.
Ramping Up The Resume
The Ducks' surge since their last loss on Jan. 10 in Tempe, Ariz., has bolstered their resume in a big way as they aim to win the Pac-12 for a third straight year and secure a berth in the NCAA Tournament regional to be played in Portland. Oregon has beaten seven AP top-25 teams by an average margin of 20.3 points per game during its 10-game win streak, including wins over five top-15 foes and four teams ranked in the top 10. The Ducks were the No. 4 overall seed in the NCAA Committee's first top-16 reveal on Feb. 3, and they enter Friday at No. 1 in the NCAA RPI rankings.
The "Big Three"
The Ducks' power trio of Sabrina Ionescu, Ruthy Hebard and Satou Sabally is arguably the best "Big Three" in the nation. Ionescu leads the team this season with 17.3 points per game while averaging 8.8 rebounds and an NCAA-leading 8.5 assists per game, Hebard is averaging 16.5 points and a team-best 9.3 rebounds per game, and Sabally's stellar play during the 10-game win streak has her up to 16.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Oregon enters Friday's game as the only team in the nation with three regulars averaging at least 16.0 PPG, and the three Ducks rank fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively, in the Pac-12 in scoring.
Triple-Double Queen Doubles Up On History
Sabrina Ionescu enters Friday's game with 24 career triple-doubles, twice as many as any other man or woman in NCAA history. The all-time triple-double queen notched her NCAA-leading sixth of the season last week against No. 12 Arizona, finishing with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in Oregon's blowout victory. Ionescu owns three triple-doubles in Pac-12 this season - including two against the Wildcats - and 10 in her career during conference play. Six of Ionescu's 24 triple-doubles have come on the road, and she has done it four times against ranked opponents. Oregon is 24-0 all-time when Ionescu has a triple-double.
Sabally Becoming a Double-Double machine
Satou Sabally has taken her game to another level during Oregon's 10-game win streak. Sabally is averaging 18.5 points and 8.5 rebounds over the last 10 games, headlined by a season-high 31 points on 1/19/20 against California. The junior has double-doubles in three straight games entering this weekend's action in Los Angeles, and five of her career-high six double-doubles this season have come during the 10-game win streak. All six of Sabally's double-doubles this year have been against ranked teams, including four against top-10 opponents. Sabally has scored in double figures in all 10 games during the streak - including at least 16 points in nine of the 10 - and she has reached double digits in 17 of her 20 games played on the season. Sabally has been especially aggressive attacking the rim during the streak, going 54-of-62 (87.1%) from the free-throw line over the last 10 games.
Hebard the Hammer
Ruthy Hebard has once again been one of the most dominant post players in the country this season. The senior is No. 3 in the nation in field goal percentage at 67.0 entering Friday's game, and she ranks second in the Pac-12 in rebounding and fifth in scoring. Hebard had back-to-back 22-point games last week against No. 4 UConn and No. 12 Arizona while going 10-of-14 and 10-of-13 from the field, respectively. Hebard has double-doubles in three of her last six games entering the weekend and 11 on the season to give her 50 for her career, good for No. 5 in Oregon history. Hebard leads the Ducks in double-figure rebounding games this season with 11, and she is also the team's leading shot blocker by a wide margin with 30 this year.
Shooting The Lights Out
Oregon leads the nation in scoring offense with 85.9 points per game entering Friday's contest, and the Ducks are No. 2 in the NCAA with a 50.3 field-goal percentage as a team, just 0.2 percent behind Baylor. One of the biggest factor's in Oregon's efficiency has been its dominance in the paint, where the Ducks own a 416-point advantage and have outscored their opponents in all but one game so far. Ruthy Hebard has elevated Oregon's field goal percentage a great deal as the senior post ranks No. 3 in the nation individually with a 67.0 shooting percentage. The Ducks rank eighth in the nation in three-point shooting percentage at 37.8, including a 40.1 percent mark in Pac-12 play, and are also No. 8 in three-pointers per game (9.2).
Moore Leading Defensive Surge
The Ducks have been one of the nation's premiere offensive teams since Kelly Graves arrived in Eugene, but the addition of graduate transfer Minyon Moore has helped Oregon become a force to be reckoned with on the defensive end as well. UO is up more than 100 spots from last season in the NCAA rankings to No. 30 in scoring defense (56.4 PPG), and up from 227th to 88th in steals per game (9.2). The Ducks have held 16 of their last 17 opponents to less than 65 points entering Friday's game, and five times this season they have held a team to less than 50 points. Moore, a two-time Pac-12 all-defensive selection with USC, has been a huge part of that improvement with a team-leading 44 steals - including a pair of six-steal games - while applying constant pressure at the top of the defense.
Starting Fast
Whether it's to open the game or coming out of halftime, the Ducks have made a habit of starting fast this season. Oregon owns a 535-294 point advantage in the first quarter this season, and the Ducks surrendered just two points to No. 19 ASU in the first quarter on Sunday. The Ducks' 294 points surrendered are their fewest in a quarter this season, and their 535 points scored are second-most behind their 580-368 advantage in the third quarter. Oregon has scored more than 30 points in a quarter 14 times this year with 11 of them coming in either the first or third quarter, including a season-high 34 points in the opening quarter vs. Oklahoma State on 11/28/19.
Sixth Player of the Year?
The Ducks boast one of the most established starting lineups in the nation, but one of the most vital contributors on the roster this season has been sophomore Taylor Chavez. Chavez was huge in last week's win over No. 12 Arizona with 17 points and two steals in 26 minutes of action, and she has scored in double figures five times while providing excellent defense and strong three-point shooting off the bench. The Surprise, Ariz., native is No. 3 in the Pac-12 in three-point shooting percentage at 43.8 - including a 50.0 percent mark in Pac-12 play - and she lit up Utah State for a career-high 25 points on 11/13/19 in the lone start of her career. Chavez also ranks third on the team in steals (26) while coming off the bench.
Automatic at the Stripe
Oregon has been terrific at the free-throw line this season behind the duo of Sabrina Ionescu and Satou Sabally, shooting 77.3 percent from the stripe to rank third in the Pac-12 and 14th in the nation. Ionescu has been nearly flawless at the line, shooting 92.1 percent (58-of-63) on the season to lead the Pac-12 while going an astounding 37-of-38 (97.4%) in conference play. The senior made 34 straight free throws from 12/21/19 vs. Kansas State to 2/3/20 at No. 4 UConn, breaking the previous UO record for consecutive made free throws of 31 (Shaquala Williams, 2001-02). Sabally has been by far the most frequent visitor to the line for the Ducks, and the junior is shooting a solid 80.0 percent (85-of-106) on the year with a 54-of-62 (87.1%) mark during Oregon's 10-game win streak.
Simple Plays
Oregon has been one of the nation's most explosive and efficient offenses over the last few seasons, and the Ducks have done so while sharing and being smart with the basketball. UO led the nation in 2018-19 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.88), and the Ducks currently rank No. 1 again this season at 1.84 while ranking in the top five in both assists and turnovers per game. Minyon Moore is No. 2 in the NCAA individually with a 3.81 assist-to-turnover ratio with Sabrina Ionescu fifth at 3.01, and Ionescu leads the nation with 8.5 assists per game. The Ducks are a perfect 21-0 this season when finishing with more assists than their opponent, and 15-1 when committing fewer turnovers.
This is the Greatest Show
The Ducks are a perfect 13-0 at home this season, and one of the biggest reasons for UO's success in MKA is the team's popularity in and around Eugene. Oregon has played in front of sold-out crowds of 12,364 twice this season - 1/24/20 vs. Oregon State and last Sunday against Arizona State - marking the fourth and fifth sellouts in Oregon women's basketball history, with four coming in Matthew Knight Arena. Oregon leads the nation this season in total home attendance (138,053) and is No. 2 nationally in average attendance (10,619), trailing only South Carolina (11,942), and those figures don't even include the 11,530 fans who came to watch the Ducks take down the USA Women's National Team on 11/9/19. Oregon has drawn at least 10,000 fans in each of its last nine home games, breaking 11,000 five times and 12,000 three times.
Up Next
Minyon Moore will make her return to the Galen Center on Sunday when the No. 3 Ducks take on her former USC squad at 1 p.m. on Pac-12 Network.
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