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No. 6 Arizona Basketball faces Oregon in Pac-12 Semifinal's
LAS VEGAS, NV – After getting its revenge against USC, No. 6 Arizona Basketball (25-7, 15-5) takes on Oregon (21-11, 12-8) in the Pac-12 Conference Semifinals.
Win and advance! That is the mantra come March, and for No. 6 Arizona Basketball, that is certainly the case as the Wildcats quickly disbanded the Trojans in a rematch game on Thursday afternoon to advance in the last-ever Pac-12 Conference Tournament.
Returning to action inside the Arizona-friendly T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the Wildcats return to action for the Semifinal round of the Pac-12 Conference Tournament.
Coming in, they will face a talented Oregon team once again, and while the Wildcats had seemingly no problems in running the Ducks out of the gym a couple of weeks ago, this is a bit of a must-win game against Arizona if they hope to make the NCAA Tournament. It is also a great opportunity for Oregon to improve its postseason resume.
The Ducks have the talent and coaching to win, and if Arizona is to get a win here and advance, it is going to take another focused and concerted effort. Hopefully, we will see our Wildcats come out ready to go in this one!
Team: Oregon Ducks
Conference: Pac-12 Conference
Current Record: 21–11 (12–8)
Head Coach: Dana Altman. Now in his 35th season as a head coach (14th with Oregon), Coach Altman has put together a fantastic career and is currently 342–151 (167–91) with the Ducks with seven NCAA Tournament appearances, three Sweet 16 Finishes, two Elite Eight appearances, and a Final Four run in 2016-17.
Before arriving in Eugene, Dana was head coach at Marshall (1989-90), Kansas State (1990-94), and Creighton (1994-2010). Overall, he is 752–394 as a head coach with several postseason tournament bids.
2022-23 Record: Finishing the 2022-23 season with a 21–15 (12–8) record, the Ducks ended their year finishing in 4th in the Pac-12 and just narrowly missed the NCAA Tournament. Oregon would go to the NIT where they were eliminated by Wisconsin in the quarterfinals.
Arizona Basketball vs Oregon Information and Details:
Date: Friday, March 15, 2024
Time: 5:00 P.M.
Television: Pac-12 Network
Location: T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas, NV (18,000)
Spread: -11.0 Arizona. (Don’t forget to sign up with Caesars Sportsbook or DraftKings to enhance your overall betting experience)
Overall Series Record: 55-36 Arizona. Overall, this is a series that the Wildcats lead in; however, Oregon has done well as of late as the Ducks have won 11 of the last 17 matchups.
Last Meeting: Meeting in Tucson just a couple of weeks ago, then No. 6 Arizona came away with the dominant win, beating the visiting Ducks by a 103-83 final on Senior Day!
Arizona looked sharp on Thursday afternoon, and despite a bit of a sluggish start in the first half, the Wildcats used a stifling defensive effort en route to the 21-point win over the Trojans!
However, that is all in the past and the focus is now on Oregon and the Semifinal round of the NCAA Tournament!
Coming in, the Wildcats will need another sharp defensive effort as the Ducks are a talented offensive group, averaging 75.8 points per game and shooting a respectable 45.9 percent from the field, including 34.7 percent from three.
Largely led by senior guard Jermaine Couisnard, the Indiana native is averaging 15.5 points per game, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.8 assists. Couisnard scored a season-high 39 points against the Wildcats the last time these two teams met.
Additionally, Oregon big man N’Faly Dante has posed to be quite a problem for the Cats this year, averaging 15.4 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.
Beyond them, highly-touted freshman Jackson Shelstad has been impressive, averaging 12.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game, meanwhile, Nathan Bittle and former Arizona recruiting target, Kwame Evans Jr. have been solid, complimentary pieces as well.
Overall, this team has a lot of talent and athleticism, and defensively Arizona will need another strong defensive showing if they hope to slow this Oregon offense down.
Hopefully, the Wildcats will be ready to go in this one, as we should be in store for a competitive game! Tip-off for Friday’s game against the Ducks is set for 5:00 P.M. Tucson time, and the game will be broadcast on Pac-12 Network.
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On the warmest day thus far of 2024, Oregon baseball was able to bounce back from Friday’s pitching meltdown and hold on to their lead in besting the Washington Huskies, 13-6.
Grayson Grinsell started for the Ducks, and Calvin Kirchoff took the hill for the Huskies. To say the least, neither pitched particularly well, with bats on both sides hitting early and often.
The Ducks wasted no time in scoring right from the outset of the game, as leadoff hitter Drew Smith started the game with a single, which was followed by Mason Neville hitting a two-run homer off the second pitch thrown at him.
Washington struck back in the bottom of the inning, when Grinsell gave up a home run to the leadoff batter for the Huskies.
Over the next couple of innings, both sides handed out runs like Halloween candy. In the top of the fourth inning, it appeared that Oregon was beginning to distance the Huskies 7-4, but any semblance of control from Grinsell failed him, and Brock Moore took the mound with one out and runners on second and third.
The Huskies immediately hit a two-run double to pull within one run, 7-6, and the game was starting to feel like a repeat of Friday’s debacle.
Much to his credit, Moore shook off two runs that were not earned and pitched his longest outing of this season, completely silencing the Washington bats.
With both sides going scoreless in the fifth inning, the Ducks scored two more in the sixth to pushed their lead to 9-6.
In the midst of Oregon’s scoring push, Moore pitched 1-2-3 innings in the 6th, 7th, and 8th.
In the seventh inning, the succession of a pair of Washington relief pitchers gave up a single to Jeffrey Heard, and the walked Justin Cassella and Maddox Maloney to load the bases. Chase Meggers cleared the bases with a double that coincidentally doubled Oregon’s lead over the Huskies.
Carter Garate added an insurance run in the ninth inning, and his overly aggressive running led to the end of the inning for the Ducks.
Brock Moore finally began to fatigue after throwing 80 pitches, and Logan Mercado notched the final out of the game, with an ending score of 13-6.
It was not Grayson Grinsell’s finest day, and that happens in college ball. Grinsell ended up pitching 4.1 innings with six runs on four hits, along with 4 walks and 5 Ks.
Brock Moore brought game in relief that preserved Oregon’s lead from the fifth inning on. Moore pitched five innings, allowing three hits with no runs, and only one walk to go with 8 Ks.
The Duck bats hit early and often, led by Chase Meggers going 2-4 with 5 RBIs. Here is your final line score:
Moore (5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K)@meggers_chase (2-for-4, HR, 2B, 5 RBI)
Carter Garate (4-for-5, HR, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R)@maddox_molony (1-for-3, HR, 2 BB, 2 RBI, 3 R)@drewsmith1742 (2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R)@masonneville_ (1-for-5, HR, 2 RBI)#GoDucks pic.twitter.com/Zq76GinxQ9— Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) May 12, 2024
Coach Waz had these brief comments after the game.
Washington and Oregon battle today for the series win. The game is early this afternoon and 12:05 pm, and will be shown on the Pac-12 Network.
Oregon
The Northern Lights in Oregon may end Sunday night with sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s to continue – KTVZ
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has observed extreme geomagnetic conditions Saturday morning, and expect severe conditions to continue through the remainder of the weekend.
A geomagnetic storm of this strength can cause multiple and widespread issues with various power and communication systems including GPS, cell phones, power and more.
The stunning aurora you may have witnessed on the High Desert is set to end by Sunday night.
Expect a gorgeous Mother’s Day Sunday with warming temperatures in the upper 70’s to low 80’s.
Evening temperatures will drop down to the 40’s.
The next few days will bring us sunshine with temperatures in the 70’s.
Windy conditions in the Warm Springs area will continue to persist through Monday night, gusting upwards of 30 mph.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — People stayed up late Friday night to catch a glimpse of a natural phenomenon — the Northern lights. If you went outside your door last night, you probably saw the dazzling Northern lights. Layers of pink, green, blue or orange painting the night sky.
For Central Oregon, it’s a treat to see the Northern lights. But for people as far south as Puerto Rico and Florida, this may be a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
The director of the Cascade Astronomy and Rocketry Academy, Bob Grossfeld, explained how this celestial event was possible.
Grossfeld said, “This event took place because of a solar eruption that took place a few days ago. And that material from the sun took about 36 to 48 hours to get to the earth. So we knew it was coming. And we know there are some that are going to follow that. So there have been large eruptions from the sun during what we call solar maximum. And so every 11 years we have a maximum of solar activity. This just happens to be the peak. So on 24-25, we expect to see this type of solar activity.”
Electronic devices like GPS that require satellite communication may be interfered with by an electrical storm like this.
Grossfeld said the lights will be most visible Saturday and Sunday nights. He predicts that your best chance to spot the lights will likely be between 11:30 p.m. and 12:30.
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