National Basketball Association
Oregon 69, Utah Valley 54
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Where: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Officials:
# Tony Padilla, # Michael Reed, # Bob Steffan
Attendance:
5717
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No. 17 Oregon 69, Utah Valley 54: Joseph Young scored 20 points as the host Ducks pulled away from the Wolverines.
Johnathan Loyd chipped in 12 points for Oregon (3-0), which scored 107 points in its previous game Wednesday. Mike Moser had eight points and a game-high nine rebounds.
Mitch Bruneel and Hayes Garrity had 15 points apiece while combining to shoot 13-for-22 from the floor for Utah Valley (2-2). Their teammates combined to shoot 9-for-36.
Oregon took a 20-4 lead on Moser's basket midway through the first half before Utah Valley began to chip away. The Wolverines pulled within 29-25 at the break and were within three points on Garrity's layup with 16:43 remaining.
Young answered with a three-point play to ignite a decisive 19-2 burst, capped by Waverly Austin's layup on a feed from Young midway through the half to make it 53-33. Utah Valley, which was just 5-for-8 from the line, never got closer than the final margin.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Young, a transfer from Houston, has reached 20 points in each of his first three games with the Ducks. ... Utah Valley fell to 2-4 against Pac-12 teams. ... Oregon F Richard Amardi chipped in nine points and five rebounds off the bench.
Top Game Performances
Utah Valley |
|
Oregon |
Mitch Bruneel 15 |
Scoring |
Joseph Young 20 |
Holton Hunsaker 6 |
Assists |
Johnathan Loyd 5 |
Brenden Evans 8 |
Rebounds |
Mike Moser 9 |
Zach Nelson 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Richard Amardi 3 |
Ben Aird 2 |
Steals |
Joseph Young 3 |
Brenden Evans 1 |
Blocks |
Waverly Austin 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Utah Valley
|
54 |
37.9 |
5-20 |
5-8 |
13 |
24 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
Oregon
|
69 |
41.3 |
6-21 |
11-15 |
12 |
38 |
8 |
8 |
12 |