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No. 8 Oregon Hosts Arizona Friday
01/10/18 | Women's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. - The No. 8 ranked Oregon women's basketball team plays host to Arizona on Friday at 8 PM in a Pac-12 Networks televised game.
#8 OREGON DUCKS (15-2, 4-0 Pac-12)
PPG: 86.9 | FG%: 50.1 | 3FG%: 39.8 | FT%: 77.3
Notable: Oregon has matched its best ever start to Pac-12 play, with four straight wins to open the league slate. The Ducks own one of the nation's top offenses, ranking No. 7 in scoring (86.9 ppg), No. 4 in field goal percentage (50.1%) and No. 9 in three-point field goal percentage (39.8%). Setting up all that offense is Oregon's guard duo of Sabrina Ionescu and Maite Cazorla, who rank No. 6 and No. 24 in the NCAA in total assists, with 127 and 90, respectively.
ARIZONA WILDCATS (4-11, 0-4 Pac-12)
PPG: 64.3 | FG%: 38.2 | 3FG%: 29.0 | FT%: 74.2
Series Record: UO leads, 36-28 (21-8 in Eugene)
Last Game: UO won, 70-63 (3/2/17, P12 Tourney)
Notable: After defeating Southern Utah, 76-74, in double overtime to close out non-conference play, Arizona has lost four straight league games. JaLea Bennett is averaging a team-best 15.9 points while Sam Thomas is nearly averaging a double-double with 10.2 points and 8.2 rebounds. Lucia Alonso is the team's best deep threat, shooting 42.6% from three (23-of-54).
DUCKS IN THE POLLS
Oregon's No. 8 ranking in the AP poll is the highest in program history. UO's No. 9 ranking earlier this season matched the previous best. UO was ranked No. 9 in four different weeks during the 1981-82 season.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV - Pac-12 Oregon and Pac-12 Arizona
Stream - Pac-12.com with a cable login
Radio - Terry Jonz on the call at KUGN 590 (Eugene), KUIK 1360 (Portland) & TuneIn. Search for "Oregon IMG" in the TuneIn app or online at TuneIn.com.
Live Stats - oregon.statbroadcast.com
TV GAMES
Starting with Oregon's Dec. 31 date against Washington, each of the Ducks' final 17 games of the regular season was or will be broadcast on either Pac-12 Networks or the ESPN family of networks.
LAST TIME OUT
Oregon won a tough game at No. 14 UCLA, 70-61. Lexi Bando hit a three-pointer with 58 seconds left to put the Ducks up, 63-59, and UO knocked down seven free throws in the final minute to put the game away.
A WIN WOULD...
- Give Oregon it's first ever 5-0 start to Pac-12/10 play.
- Give Oregon three straight wins vs. Arizona.
- Give Oregon an 11-0 record at home this season.
- Keep the Ducks in first place going into Sunday's showdown against No. 18 Arizona State, which is also 4-0 in conference play prior to its Friday game at OSU.
LAST YEAR VS. ARIZONA
- Oregon defeated Arizona twice last season, once in the regular season and again in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament.
- Ruthy Hebard averaged a team-high 21.5 points and 13.0 rebounds in two games against Arizona last season. She shot a whopping 70.8 percent (17-of-24) from the field. Sabrina Ionescu averaged 14.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists vs. the Wildcats.
- Oregon entered last season's Pac-12 Tournament needing a win in the first round versus Arizona to bolster its NCAA Tournament resume. UO responded with a 70-63 win, led by Sabrina Ionescu's 22 points, five assists and four steals. UO shot just 3-of-11 from three-point range, with Ionescu making all three. Ruthy Hebard went 8-of-14 from the field for 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. She also turned the ball over eight times as the Ducks tallied 18 total turnovers. LaBrittney Jones had 23 points for Arizona.
- The Ducks defeated Arizona, 79-65, in the teams' lone regular season meeting last year. Ruthy Hebard scored 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds. Lexi Bando added 16 points and went 6-for-6 at the free throw line. Dejza James had a team-high 18 points off the bench for Arizona.
ARIZONA SERIES HISTORY
- Oregon leads the all-time series with Arizona, 36-28.
- UO has won two straight against Arizona and four of the last five meetings.
- The Ducks were 0-3 against Arizona in the Pac-12 Tournament until last year'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 to 1989. That seven wins is Oregon's longest winning-streak in the series.
- Arizona's longest winning-streak in the series is six games, running from 2002-2005.
- 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 and Arizona's 119 points are the most scored in a league game in conference history.
FIRST LA ROAD SWEEP
With a 70-66 win at USC on Jan. 5 and a 70-61 win at No. 14 UCLA on Jan. 7, Oregon completed a road sweep of the LA schools for the first time in program history. Including this year's wins, UO is just 8-27 all-time at USC and 11-22 all-time at UCLA.
THE SCOREBOARD, IT'S LIT
- Oregon ranks seventh in the NCAA, averaging 86.9 points per game.
- UO is outscoring its opponents by 24.9 points per game, the fifth biggest scoring margin in the NCAA.
SHARE THE ROCK
- Oregon ranks third in the NCAA with 350 assists.
- The Ducks are averaging 20.6 assists per game this year, good for seventh in the NCAA.
- Individually, Sabrina Ionescu ranks sixth in the NCAA in total assists (127) and seventh in assists per game (7.5). Maite Cazorla is 24th in the NCAA with 90 total assists. She's 33rd in the country, averaging 5.6 assists per game.
SHARP SHOOTERS
- Oregon ranks fourth in the NCAA, shooting 50.1 percent from the floor.
- The Ducks are ninth in the country, shooting 39.8 percent from three-point range.
- Individually, Ruthy Hebard ranks third in the NCAA, shooting 66.5 percent on field goals.
- Lexi Bando ranks No. 14 in the NCAA, shooting 46.2 percent from three while Sabrina Ionescu is No. 21, shooting 45.2 percent from long range.
BANDO ON RECORD PACE
Senior guard Lexi Bando is close to setting multiple three-point percentage records. The guard is a career 45.8 percent three-point shooter (246-for-537), the best among active players in the NCAA.
- The NCAA career record is 47.6 percent (262-of-550), set by Notre Dame's Alicia Ratay from 2000-03.
- The Pac-12 career record is 45.2 percent (191-of-423), set by Stanford's Jennifer Azzi from 1988-90.
- The Oregon career record is 44.6 percent (66-of-148), set by Jennifer Bourn from 1987-91.
- Bando's 246 made three-pointers are the second most in UO career history. Taylor Lilley has the record with 270 made from 2007-2010.
#8 OREGON DUCKS (15-2, 4-0 Pac-12)
PPG: 86.9 | FG%: 50.1 | 3FG%: 39.8 | FT%: 77.3
Notable: Oregon has matched its best ever start to Pac-12 play, with four straight wins to open the league slate. The Ducks own one of the nation's top offenses, ranking No. 7 in scoring (86.9 ppg), No. 4 in field goal percentage (50.1%) and No. 9 in three-point field goal percentage (39.8%). Setting up all that offense is Oregon's guard duo of Sabrina Ionescu and Maite Cazorla, who rank No. 6 and No. 24 in the NCAA in total assists, with 127 and 90, respectively.
ARIZONA WILDCATS (4-11, 0-4 Pac-12)
PPG: 64.3 | FG%: 38.2 | 3FG%: 29.0 | FT%: 74.2
Series Record: UO leads, 36-28 (21-8 in Eugene)
Last Game: UO won, 70-63 (3/2/17, P12 Tourney)
Notable: After defeating Southern Utah, 76-74, in double overtime to close out non-conference play, Arizona has lost four straight league games. JaLea Bennett is averaging a team-best 15.9 points while Sam Thomas is nearly averaging a double-double with 10.2 points and 8.2 rebounds. Lucia Alonso is the team's best deep threat, shooting 42.6% from three (23-of-54).
DUCKS IN THE POLLS
Oregon's No. 8 ranking in the AP poll is the highest in program history. UO's No. 9 ranking earlier this season matched the previous best. UO was ranked No. 9 in four different weeks during the 1981-82 season.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV - Pac-12 Oregon and Pac-12 Arizona
Stream - Pac-12.com with a cable login
Radio - Terry Jonz on the call at KUGN 590 (Eugene), KUIK 1360 (Portland) & TuneIn. Search for "Oregon IMG" in the TuneIn app or online at TuneIn.com.
Live Stats - oregon.statbroadcast.com
TV GAMES
Starting with Oregon's Dec. 31 date against Washington, each of the Ducks' final 17 games of the regular season was or will be broadcast on either Pac-12 Networks or the ESPN family of networks.
LAST TIME OUT
Oregon won a tough game at No. 14 UCLA, 70-61. Lexi Bando hit a three-pointer with 58 seconds left to put the Ducks up, 63-59, and UO knocked down seven free throws in the final minute to put the game away.
A WIN WOULD...
- Give Oregon it's first ever 5-0 start to Pac-12/10 play.
- Give Oregon three straight wins vs. Arizona.
- Give Oregon an 11-0 record at home this season.
- Keep the Ducks in first place going into Sunday's showdown against No. 18 Arizona State, which is also 4-0 in conference play prior to its Friday game at OSU.
LAST YEAR VS. ARIZONA
- Oregon defeated Arizona twice last season, once in the regular season and again in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament.
- Ruthy Hebard averaged a team-high 21.5 points and 13.0 rebounds in two games against Arizona last season. She shot a whopping 70.8 percent (17-of-24) from the field. Sabrina Ionescu averaged 14.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists vs. the Wildcats.
- Oregon entered last season's Pac-12 Tournament needing a win in the first round versus Arizona to bolster its NCAA Tournament resume. UO responded with a 70-63 win, led by Sabrina Ionescu's 22 points, five assists and four steals. UO shot just 3-of-11 from three-point range, with Ionescu making all three. Ruthy Hebard went 8-of-14 from the field for 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. She also turned the ball over eight times as the Ducks tallied 18 total turnovers. LaBrittney Jones had 23 points for Arizona.
- The Ducks defeated Arizona, 79-65, in the teams' lone regular season meeting last year. Ruthy Hebard scored 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds. Lexi Bando added 16 points and went 6-for-6 at the free throw line. Dejza James had a team-high 18 points off the bench for Arizona.
ARIZONA SERIES HISTORY
- Oregon leads the all-time series with Arizona, 36-28.
- UO has won two straight against Arizona and four of the last five meetings.
- The Ducks were 0-3 against Arizona in the Pac-12 Tournament until last year'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 to 1989. That seven wins is Oregon's longest winning-streak in the series.
- Arizona's longest winning-streak in the series is six games, running from 2002-2005.
- 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 and Arizona's 119 points are the most scored in a league game in conference history.
FIRST LA ROAD SWEEP
With a 70-66 win at USC on Jan. 5 and a 70-61 win at No. 14 UCLA on Jan. 7, Oregon completed a road sweep of the LA schools for the first time in program history. Including this year's wins, UO is just 8-27 all-time at USC and 11-22 all-time at UCLA.
THE SCOREBOARD, IT'S LIT
- Oregon ranks seventh in the NCAA, averaging 86.9 points per game.
- UO is outscoring its opponents by 24.9 points per game, the fifth biggest scoring margin in the NCAA.
SHARE THE ROCK
- Oregon ranks third in the NCAA with 350 assists.
- The Ducks are averaging 20.6 assists per game this year, good for seventh in the NCAA.
- Individually, Sabrina Ionescu ranks sixth in the NCAA in total assists (127) and seventh in assists per game (7.5). Maite Cazorla is 24th in the NCAA with 90 total assists. She's 33rd in the country, averaging 5.6 assists per game.
SHARP SHOOTERS
- Oregon ranks fourth in the NCAA, shooting 50.1 percent from the floor.
- The Ducks are ninth in the country, shooting 39.8 percent from three-point range.
- Individually, Ruthy Hebard ranks third in the NCAA, shooting 66.5 percent on field goals.
- Lexi Bando ranks No. 14 in the NCAA, shooting 46.2 percent from three while Sabrina Ionescu is No. 21, shooting 45.2 percent from long range.
BANDO ON RECORD PACE
Senior guard Lexi Bando is close to setting multiple three-point percentage records. The guard is a career 45.8 percent three-point shooter (246-for-537), the best among active players in the NCAA.
- The NCAA career record is 47.6 percent (262-of-550), set by Notre Dame's Alicia Ratay from 2000-03.
- The Pac-12 career record is 45.2 percent (191-of-423), set by Stanford's Jennifer Azzi from 1988-90.
- The Oregon career record is 44.6 percent (66-of-148), set by Jennifer Bourn from 1987-91.
- Bando's 246 made three-pointers are the second most in UO career history. Taylor Lilley has the record with 270 made from 2007-2010.
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