Senior Day on Tap Saturday vs. ASU

EUGENE, Ore. — Fresh off its upset of No. 14 Arizona, Oregon welcomes in Arizona State to Matthew Knight Arena on Saturday for Senior Day, as the regular-season finale will tip off at 12 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Oregon.

The Ducks ended their season-long seven-game skid and picked up their second ranked win with a 73-59 win over the Wildcats. The 14-point margin of victory was the largest by an unranked UO team since defeating No. 4 Maryland, 77-63, on March 25, 2017.

Oregon cruised to a 82-62 win over the Sun Devils in the season's first matchup in Tempe and looks to win its eight game over the last 10 in the series. With a win, the Ducks will even the all-time series, 37-37.

Following Saturday's finale, the program will recognize four seniors in a postgame ceremony in Ahlise Hurst, Taya Hanson, Taylor Hosendove and Endyia Rogers.

GAME #29
Oregon (15-13, 6-11) vs. Arizona State (8-18, 6-11)
Saturday, Feb. 25 | 12 p.m. PT | Matthew Knight Arena (Eugene, Ore.)
TV: Pac-12 Oregon
Play-by-play: Ann Schatz | Analyst: Jennifer Mountain
Radio: Oregon Sports Network (KUGN 98.1 FM)
Play-by-play: Terry Jonz | Analyst: Bev Smith
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AT A GLANCE
Oregon is set for its regular-season finale Saturday at Matthew Knight Arena, as the Ducks host Arizona State on Senior Day. After the game, UO will recognize seniors Ahlise Hurst, Taya Hanson, Taylor Hosendove and Endyia Rogers.

Oregon snapped a season-long seven-game losing streak Thursday with a 73-59 win over 14th-ranked Arizona, earning a series split and securing the ninth seed in next week's Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas.

The Ducks look to sweep the regular-season series with Arizona State after UO beat the Sun Devils 82-62 in the first matchup on Jan. 6. With win, Oregon will even the all-time series, 37-37.

LAST TIME OUT
Oregon ended its seven-game skid Thursday while picking up its second ranked win of the season in a 73-59 victory over No. 14 Arizona. It marked the largest margin of victory by an unranked Duck team against a top-25 team since March 25, 2017 when UO upset No. 4 Maryland, 77-63.

Te-Hina Paopao logged her second straight 20-point game Thursday, dropping a game-high 21 points behind 5-of-8 shooting from downtown. Endyia Rogers added 18 points and Chance Gray chipped in a dozen. Paopao (5) and Gray (4) combined for nine of UO's 10 3-pointers.

Phillipina Kyei flirted with a double-double, carding 14 rebounds and nine points.

SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE
Arizona State (8-18, 1-16) snapped a 14-game losing streak and picked up its first Pac-12 win of the season Thursday at Oregon State, defeating the Beavers 75-73. The win was the Sun Devils' first since beating Prairie View, 82-67, on Dec. 17. Thursday's win was ASU's third true road win, as it is 4-12 in all games away from home this season.

The Sun Devils are paced by Tyi Skinner's 19.2 points per game, which ranks second in the Pac-12. Jaddan Simmons is second at 12.6 points a game and Treasure Hunt rounds out the double-digit scorers with 11.4 a game. Hunt is also ASU's leader with 6.0 rebounds a game.

Arizona State is 10th in the Pac-12 in scoring at 65.8 per game but ranks last in offensive efficiency at 90.0 (points per 100 possessions). ASU's shooting percentage is 12th (36.1) while it ranks 11th in 3-point shooting (29.0 percent). The Sun Devils have a league-low minus-6.4 rebounding margin and are one of two teams in the conference to post a negative margin.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Friday's game will mark the 74th meeting all-time between Oregon and Arizona State, with the Sun Devils holding a slim 37-36 lead after the Ducks claimed the season's first meeting 82-62 in Tempe on Jan. 6. Oregon has won seven of the last nine matchups and four straight in Eugene. UO is 22-13 at home against ASU and 5-4 at Matthew Knight Arena.

In the first season's first game, four Ducks scored in double figures, led by a game-high 19 from Endyia Rogers. Grace VanSlooten added 16 and Taya Hanson, an ASU transfer, scored 13 off the bench against her former team. UO held a 29-5 lead in fast break points and a 23-9 edge in bench points. Phillipina Kyei hauled in 18 rebounds to go with 10 points for one of her team-high six double-doubles.

OREGON vs. RANKED TEAMS
Oregon's 73-59 win over No. 14 Arizona Thursday not only snapped a seven-game skid but marked the second top-25 win of the season (2-7), and first at home. The win was the 45th ranked victory under ninth-year head coach Kelly Graves and first home win over a top-25 squad since defeating No. 9 UConn, 72-59, last season. The Ducks' other ranked win this season was an 85-78 win over then-No. 17 Arkansas at the San Diego Invitational on Dec. 20.

The 14-point scoring margin was the largest by an unranked UO team against a ranked team since beating No. 4 Maryland 77-63 on March 25, 2017. It tied the second-largest ranked win by an unranked Duck team in the Graves era, trailing only an 88-55 win over 24th-ranked Michigan State on Nov. 22, 2016.

Three players average double-figure points against ranked teams, led by 18.4 from freshman Grace VanSlooten. VanSlooten is shooting 49.5 percent from the field against top-25 teams and has logged two 20-point efforts, including a career-high 29 against then-No. 3 Ohio State. Senior Endyia Rogers averages 16.9 points a game and Te-Hina Paopao adds 12.8 points per outing. Paopao dropped a game-high 21 against Arizona on Thursday.

PAOPAO BREAKOUT
Oregon junior Te-Hina Paopao has put together consecutive 20-point games, first scoring a season-high 22 at Washington before 21 points to help the Ducks upset No. 14 Arizona at home Thursday. It was Paopao's first consecutive 20-point efforts since scoring 20 or more in three straight a season ago (Jan. 9-17).

Her 22-point game last Sunday snapped a stretch of six straight games without cracking double-digit points, including going scoreless on Feb. 17 at Washington State. It marked her first outing this season without getting in the scoring column. The only other time Paopao was held without a point was the season opener last year, in which she left with an injury after playing three minutes.

Against the Huskies, Paopao connected on a career-best six 3-pointers (6-for-9). She followed that up with five more against the Wildcats (5-for-8) Thursday. With 11 made 3-pointers in her last two contests, Paopao equaled her total over her previous 11 outings, going 11-for-44 in that stretch.

Paopao averaged just 4.3 points a game while shooting 9-for-55 from the field (16.4 percent) and 2-for-19 from three (10.5 percent) in the six games prior to the Washington game.