National Basketball Association
Oregon 73, Valparaiso 67
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 22, 2015
Where: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Officials:
# Rick Batsell, # Dick Cartmell, # Gregory Nixon
Attendance:
5752
By The Sports Xchange
Sophomore forward Dillon Brooks had 26 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 25 Oregon to a 73-67 win over Valparaiso Sunday at Matthew Knight Arena.
Freshman guard Tyler Dorsey added 21 points while senior forward Elgin Cook had 13 points for the Ducks (4-0).
Brooks opened the second half with baskets on consecutive possessions to give Oregon a 37-35 lead and he scored the Ducks' first eight points of the half to take a 41-40 lead. Alec Peters followed with a 3-pointer while being fouled by Brooks and made the free throw to put Valparaiso ahead 44-41.
Peters hit another 3-pointer to stretch the lead to 47-43, but Dorsey answered with a 3-pointer for Oregon. After Shane Hammink scored for Valpo, Casey Benson made a three-pointer to tie the game 49-49 with 12:14 left to play.
Brooks had a tip-in to tie the game 51-51 and then got a rebound basket to tie it 53-53 with 9:44 left to play. Brooks added another hoop and then got a steal and a dunk to put the Ducks ahead 57-53. Dorsey got a steal and drove for a layup that put Oregon up 59-53 with 8:04 to play.
Dorsey drove for a basket that pushed Oregon's lead to 61-53 and then guard Casey Benson made a jumper to push the lead to 63-53.
Valparaiso got within 69-64 on a 3-pointer by Keith Carter with 2:05 left to play and trailed 69-67 on a three-pointer by Darien Walker with 28 seconds left, but Cook made two free throws for the Ducks.
Tevonn Walker scored 14 points to pace Valparaiso, which fell to 5-1.
Top Game Performances
Valparaiso |
|
Oregon |
Tevonn Walker 14 |
Scoring |
Dillon Brooks 26 |
Shane Hammink 4 |
Assists |
Casey Benson 4 |
Keith Carter 7 |
Rebounds |
Dillon Brooks 13 |
Alec Peters 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Elgin Cook 7 |
Darien Walker 3 |
Steals |
Dwayne Benjamin 2 |
Vashil Fernandez 4 |
Blocks |
Chris Boucher 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Valparaiso
|
67 |
43.3 |
10-32 |
5-6 |
12 |
29 |
5 |
6 |
16 |
Oregon
|
73 |
44.8 |
4-15 |
17-24 |
9 |
34 |
3 |
9 |
13 |