National Basketball Association
Oregon 79, CSU Northridge 56
When: 11:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Where: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Officials:
# David Hall, # Kelly Self, # Tom Spitznagel
Attendance:
4914
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Oregon 79, Cal State Northridge 56: Joseph Young had 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists as the Ducks opened their seven-game homestand with a convincing win over the Matadors.
Michael Chandler scored 13 points in his season debut and Dillon Brooks collected 12 points and six rebounds for Oregon (7-3), which led by as many as 18 midway through the second half. Ahmaad Rorie chipped in nine points and Jalil Abdul-Bassit added eight to help the Ducks build on Saturday’s 77-70 victory over Illinois.
Stephan Hicks led Northridge (3-8) with 19 points and seven rebounds while Stephen Maxwell had 12 points and 11 boards. Hicks was 6-of-13 shooting and passed Brian Heinle as the Matadors’ all-time scoring leader with 1,644 points.
Young scored 14 points in the first half and Oregon overcame a slow start to lead 39-30 at the break. The Ducks held Northridge to seven points in the first eight minutes of the second half and extended their lead to 61-44 on Rorie’s basket with just under 10 minutes left.
Chandler, a 6-10 center who missed the Ducks’ first nine games while recovering from knee surgery, scored nine straight points to push the lead to 71-46 with 7:15 left. Young made seven of his 14 shots, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range, and the Ducks recorded 21 assists on 28 field goals.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Northridge F Tre Hale-Edmerson, an Oregon native, scored four points before fouling out with just under eight minutes remaining. … Elgin Cook had five rebounds and six assists for Oregon, which improved to 64-12 all-time at Matthew Knight Arena. … The Matadors, who were picked to finish seventh in the Big West Conference preseason media poll, shot 33.9 percent and were 1-of-7 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
| CSU Northridge |
|
Oregon |
|
Stephan Hicks 19 |
Scoring |
Joseph Young 18 |
|
Landon Drew 4 |
Assists |
Elgin Cook 6 |
|
Stephen Maxwell 11 |
Rebounds |
Dwayne Benjamin 10 |
|
Stephan Hicks 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Chandler 5 |
|
Taelin Webb 2 |
Steals |
Dwayne Benjamin 2 |
|
Devonte Elliott 1 |
Blocks |
Jordan Bell 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| CSU Northridge
|
56 |
33.9 |
1-7 |
17-24 |
10 |
31 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
| Oregon
|
79 |
43.8 |
9-22 |
14-19 |
21 |
39 |
5 |
8 |
11 |
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