Ducks Wrap up Homestand Sunday

EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon wraps up a four-game homestand and plays its final nonconference home game on Sunday, as the Ducks host UTSA at 11 a.m. PT at Matthew Knight Arena. Fans are encouraged to join the Oregon coaching staff and wear their favorite holiday sweaters.

GAME #11
Oregon (7-3) vs. UTSA (5-4)
Sunday, Dec. 17 | 11 a.m. PT | Matthew Knight Arena (Eugene, Ore.)
TV/Online: Oregon Live Stream
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (Eugene: KUGN 98.1 | Portland: KPAM 860 AM)
Play-by-play: Chris Clayton | Analyst: Bev Smith
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AT A GLANCE
Oregon concludes a four-game homestand on Sunday, as UTSA pays a visit to Matthew Knight Arena for the Ducks' final nonconference home game at 11 a.m. PT.

UO looks to extend its winning streak to a season-long four games after winning three games in four days last weekend at Matthew Knight Arena. Head coach Kelly Graves seeks his 600^th Division I win Sunday.

Oregon won the only previous meeting with UTSA, a 77-63 win in Eugene on Nov. 20, 2016.

LAST TIME OUT
Playing its third game in four days, Oregon came away with a 67-37 win over Southern Monday night in the Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series.

UO's trio of Chance Gray, Phillipina Kyei and Grace VanSlooten each scored in double figures and combined for 46 points. Over the Ducks' three-game winning streak, the three have scored 156 of Oregon's 191 points, including 106 of 124 points in wins over Idaho and Portland State.

Kyei turned in her fourth straight double-double against the Jaguars, scoring 16 points while grabbing a career-high 21 rebounds. She is averaging 16.8 points and 17.0 rebounds over the last four games, with her eight double-doubles tying the national lead.

Gray and VanSlooten each added 15 points in the win over Southern, while Ula Chamberlin scored a season-high seven off the bench.

SCOUTING UTSA
UTSA (5-4) makes the trek to Eugene following a three-game homestand in which the Roadrunners went 1-3. UTSA dropped a 66-64 decision to Houston on Thursday after defeating UTEP, 90-66, on Dec. 3. Three of the Roadrunners' four losses have been by eight points or less, and eight of their last nine games have been decided by single digits.

Two players average double-figure points in Sidney Love (13.3) and Kyra White (11.9). Elyssa Coleman averages 9.8 points a game and is also the team's leading rebounder at 6.6 per game, helping the Roadrunners to a conference-leading plus-12.2 rebounding margin. UTSA also leads the American Athletic Conference and ranks seventh nationally with 6.2 blocks per game.

The Roadrunners were picked eighth out of 14 teams in the AAC preseason coaches poll. Jordyn Jenkins, the 2022-23 Conference-USA Player of the Year, was a second-team preseason all-conference pick, but has yet to appear in a game this season for UTSA.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Oregon and UTSA will meet for just the second time Sunday, and first since the Roadrunners visited Matthew Knight Arena on Nov. 20, 2016. In the series' first matchup, the Ducks defeated UTSA 77-63. UO is 6-5 all-time against current members of the American Athletic Conference, while head coach Kelly Graves is 2-1 in his tenure at Oregon.

THE DUCKS' NEW BIG THREE
Oregon's top returning trio of Chance Gray, Phillipina Kyei and Grace VanSlooten helped the Ducks snap a two-game losing skid with three straight home wins over a three-game span last week. Against Idaho on Dec. 8, the three accounted for 53 of UO's 59 points in an eight-point victory. The following afternoon, they again combined for 53 total points in a 65-54 win over Portland State. In that 24-hour span, they have scored 106 of Oregon's 124 total points - or 85.4 percent of the team's total offense. The three were the only Ducks to score in double figures in a 67-37 win over Southern on Monday, combining for 46 points.

» Over the last three games, Gray, Kyei and VanSlooten have combined to score 152 points (50.7 PPG) of Oregon's 191 total points - or 79.6 percent.
» Gray finished with a game-high 20 points against Idaho, her second 20-point outing of the season and fourth of her career.
» Kyei was a force in all three contests, scoring a career-high 20 points against Portland State and hauling in a career-high 21 rebounds against the Jaguars.
» Kyei extended her streak to four straight double-doubles, a career-long streak, while upping her season total to eight to lead the Pac-12.
» VanSlooten was consistent across the three wins, scoring at least 15 in all three games with 17 against Idaho, 18 against the Vikings and 15 in just three quarters against Southern.
» VanSlooten scored 16 of her 18 in the second half against PSU, hitting on 6-of-13 shots from the field.
» On the season, the three are responsible for 431 of the Ducks' 659 points (65%), or 43.1 points per game.

CLOSING TIME
Oregon has been at its best when it counts this season, averaging 19.0 points per game in the fourth quarter - the most of any quarter on the season. The Ducks have a plus-35 point differential in the fourth quarter, 15 points more than any quarter, and hold a plus-55 scoring margin in the second half compared to an even scoring differential in the first halves of games. As a team, UO has a higher field goal percentage (44.1%) , 3-point percentage (33.3%) and free throw percentage (82.3%) in the fourth quarter than overall for the season.

» Leading by just four headed into the fourth quarter against Idaho on Dec. 8, Chance Gray went a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line over the game's final 3:22 to help stave off Idaho.
» Gray knocked down all five of UO's 3-pointers against PSU, including four in the fourth quarter and three coming on consecutive trips down the floor to help seal the victory.
» In the last five minutes of games, the Ducks shoot 89.2 percent from the free throw line (33-for-37) while Gray is a percent 14-for-14 from the stripe.

PHEED PHILLI
Junior center PHILLIPINA KYEI, the tallest player in Oregon history, has turned in a double-double in eight of Oregon's first 10 games this season to lead the Pac-12 and tie for the national lead. Kyei has produced a double-double in four straight games, the longest such streak of her career, after a career-high 21 rebounds to go with 16 points against Southern. She upped her career total to 16 double-doubles, moving her into 14th in program history. She is just the 23rd player in UO history with at least 10 career double-doubles.

» Kyei leads the Pac-12 and ranks second in the country at 12.6 rebounds per game, while her 8.4 defensive rebounds per game ranks fourth and her 4.2 offensive boards a game is 16th.
» Kyei has 16 double-doubles in just 72 career games, the fewest number of any Duck with at least 13 double-doubles.
» Kyei is one of five players in the Pac-12 averaging at least 10 points and 10 rebounds, while her eight double-doubles lead the conference.
» Oregon is 14-2 when Kyei records a double-double and 16-3 when she scores at least 10 points.
» 32 career games with 10 or more rebounds, with 27 coming since the start of last season.
» Scored a career-high 20 points against Portland State, and six of her seven career games with at least 15 points have come this season.
» Kyei has led Oregon is scoring four times in her career, with three coming this season (Baylor, Portland State, Southern).
» Double-digit rebounds in 10 of her last 13 games, dating back to last season.
» Surpassed the 500-rebound mark at GCU and her 590 career rebounds ranks seventh among active players in the Pac-12.
» Since the start of last season, Kyei is averaging 11.2 rebounds and 8.4 points per game.