Oregon MBB recap: Ducks pick up narrow win over UC-Riverside

16 turnovers and a tricky capturing evening from past the arc almost sunk the Oregon Geese on Wednesday night, however they had been in a position to maintain on and safe a victory over UC-Riverside at Matthew Knight Area.

A 17-point lead dwindled to 3 because the Highlanders caught fireplace late within the second half, however a 19-point effort from guard Brennan Rigsby helped lead the Geese to a win.

Dana Altman’s squad strikes to 6-5 on the yr with the victory. They’ve received 4 of their final 5, a pleasant response after a tough three-game shedding streak within the Phil Knight Invitational.

Rigsby’s efficiency helped masks a tough evening from Oregon’s different beginning guards – Rivaldo Soares and Will Richardson – who shot a mixed 1-7 from past the arc. N’Faly Dante stuffed the stat sheet as effectively, posting 14 factors with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, two steals, and two blocks.

Oregon will get the Portland Pilots subsequent, as they proceed to gel collectively and get more healthy heading into the meat of Pac-12 convention play.

Last Rating: Oregon 71, UC-Riverside 65

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Keys to the Recreation

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• UC-Riverside opened the second half of this recreation a depressing 2-22 from the sphere, however managed to whittle down a 57-40 deficit partly due to 16 turnovers by the Oregon Geese.

• Oregon solely acquired seven factors from their bench, which was simply Lok Wur and Kel’el Ware. Wur had 5 factors on 2-3 capturing and Ware had two on 1-1, so no less than they had been efficient.

• UC-Riverside took 20 extra discipline aim makes an attempt than the Geese, however solely knocked two extra down. Contrastly, Oregon made 19 free throws in comparison with seven for UC-Irvine. Each Oregon starter took no less than 4 makes an attempt from the road, led by a 6-8 effort from Will Richardson.

Stat Sheet

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• Brennan Rigsby: 19 factors, 2 assists, 7-9 capturing

• N’Faly Dante: 14 factors, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks

• Will Richardson: 13 factors, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals

• Zyon Pullin (UCR): 21 factors, 5 rebounds, 3 assists

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What’s Subsequent

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Oregon hosts the Portland Pilots from proper up the I5 hall on Saturday afternoon, with tip scheduled for five:00 PM at Matthew Knight Area.

The Pilots are 8-5 on the season and defeated Villanova and narrowly misplaced to North Carolina and Michigan State throughout an amazing run within the Phil Knight Invitational.

Story initially appeared on Geese Wire