Oregon WBB recap: Ducks survive defensive battle with the Huskies

It’s not usually the Oregon Geese girls’s basketball group turns in a subpar efficiency at dwelling, however they nonetheless managed to drag out the victory.

Oregon and Washington each performed its coronary heart out on the defensive finish of the ground and the Geese have been capable of hit only a few extra photographs and got here out with a 65-58 win over the rival Huskies.

With the win, the Geese transfer to 13-4 general and 4-2 in convention play. Washington drops to 9-6 general and to simply 1-4 in Pac-12 motion.

The Huskies wish to play the halfcourt sport and the Geese performed into their palms for a lot of the sport. Turnovers and poor taking pictures saved hampering the Geese offensive sport, however Taya Hanson’s three triples within the second half saved Oregon forward in essential elements of the sport to stifle Husky runs.

Now the Geese should repair some issues and hit some photographs they often make on Sunday as they tackle a superb Cougar group.

Remaining Rating: Oregon 65, Washington 58

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Keys to the sport

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• Neither group might “throw the ball within the ocean,” as Oregon coach Kelly Graves instructed the tv crew heading into the halftime break and he wasn’t fallacious. The Huskies shot 30 p.c and the Geese have been 37 p.c from the sphere.

• The taking pictures woes could possibly be attributed to robust protection, however the offensive execution was severely missing. Oregon handed up a number of open photographs in favor of contested ones. The Geese additionally put up 5 airballs, which was very uncharacteristic for them.

• Oregon took a 29-21 halftime lead and a big a part of that was as a result of the Geese dominated the Dawgs on the glass to the tune of 23-14.

• Washington started the third quarter on a 10-2 run to tie the sport at 31-31. Each groups traded baskets, however Taya Hanson hit a few three-pointers towards the tip of the quarter and the Geese held a 45-39 lead with one quarter to go.

• Oregon was capable of preserve its lead all through the fourth quarter, however the Huskies by no means went away. Hanson’s three-pointer with simply over a minute left doubled the lead and broke Washington’s again.

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It is on the stat sheet

• Te-Hina Paopao: 16 factors, 5 assists, 4 rebounds

• Taya Hanson: 15 factors, 4-4 3-pt FG

• Grace VanSlooten: 13 factors, 7 rebounds

• Oregon: 23-56 FG (41 p.c), 12-19 FT

• Washington: 25-61 FG (41 p.c), 2-15 3-pt FG

• The Geese outrebounded Washington 40-31 and held the lead for over 33 minutes of taking part in time.

What’s subsequent?

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Oregon appears to make it a weekend sweep over the Washington faculties because the Geese host WSU Sunday, Jan. 15 at midday. The Cougars are coming off a win over the Beavers in Corvallis.

The sport is scheduled to be televised on Pac-12 Oregon.

Story initially appeared on Geese Wire