Oregon men’s basketball takes down undefeated USC 84-61 to earn Dana Altman’s 700th win

Source: uwire.com --- Friday, December 30, 2016
Oregon forward Dillon Brooks made the game-winning shot against an undefeated team to stun the Matthew Knight Arena crowd on Wednesday. On Friday, he led the Ducks in a dominating fashion, despite the lack of an ESPN Top 10 play. Brooks paced Oregon (13-2, 2-0 Pac-12) in scoring with 28 points, going 4-of-4 from 3-point range. He only one missed shot in Oregon’s 84-61 win over USC (14-1, 1-1) on Friday night. Friday’s win, Oregon’s second defeat of an unbeaten team in a timespan of three days, extends Oregon’s home winning streak to 35 games and marks head coach Dana Altman’s 700th career win. “We knew it was going to be a tough stretch playing two undefeated teams,” senior forward Chris Boucher said. “We stayed focused, we passed the ball — you know, we had 26 assists, so I feel like when we play together, we can be a good team.” The Ducks were able to use the momentum gained from that last-second defeat of No. 2-ranked UCLA on Wednesday to come out strong against the No. 22-ranked Trojans. And once the they started, they never let up. For the most part, at least. Oregon began the game leading the Trojans by nine points after four minutes of play. Other than a brief dry spell following that, the Ducks had no trouble taming the Trojans. “The numbers that really stick out: 24 assists, six turnovers,” Altman said. “I really like seeing that. The only time that we didn’t move the ball was in that five-minute stretch there when they ...

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