National Basketball Association
Oregon 59, Arizona St. 56
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 10, 2015
Where: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Officials:
# Michael Greenstein, # Frank Harvey, # Kipp Kissinger
Attendance:
5637
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Oregon 59, Arizona State 56: Joseph Young led the way with 16 points as the Ducks held off the visiting Sun Devils.
Freshman forward Jordan Bell blocked a season-high eight shots to go along with eight points for Oregon (12-1, 2-1 Pac-12), which has won seven of eight. Elgin Cook added 14 points and Dillon Brooks scored nine for the Ducks.
Shaquielle McKissic scored a game-high 18 points but was off the mark on a 3-pointer at the buzzer and missed a pair of key free throws down the stretch for Arizona State (8-8, 0-3), which struggled to 15-of-26 from the foul line. Eric Jacobsen went 6-of-6 from the field en route to 13 points for the Sun Devils.
Savon Goodman converted a three-point play to put Arizona State on top and Jonathan Gilling buried a 3-pointer to make it a 51-47 cushion with under 4 1/2 minutes left. Bell scored on consecutive possessions to give Oregon a 57-55 lead and McKissic missed two free throws with a chance to tie it before Cook hit two free throws to seal it for the Ducks.
The Sun Devils held a 20-14 lead with under five minutes left in the first half to mark the biggest advantage of the game for either side. Oregon recovered to take a 25-23 lead into the break and was up 47-45 after Young knocked down a pair of free throws with just under six minutes to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Bell has 59 blocks through 16 games, breaking the previous school single-season record of 51. … The Sun Devils dropped to 0-5 on the road and are averaging 50.7 points in conference play. … Arizona State went 3-of-17 from 3-point range while the Ducks struggled to 3-of-12 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
Arizona St. |
|
Oregon |
Shaquielle McKissic 18 |
Scoring |
Joseph Young 16 |
Tra Holder 4 |
Assists |
Ahmaad Rorie 3 |
Gerry Blakes 6 |
Rebounds |
Jordan Bell 6 |
Shaquielle McKissic 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Elgin Cook 4 |
Eric Jacobsen 3 |
Steals |
Dwayne Benjamin 1 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Jordan Bell 8 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Arizona St.
|
56 |
40.4 |
3-17 |
15-26 |
9 |
28 |
0 |
8 |
15 |
Oregon
|
59 |
50.0 |
3-12 |
10-14 |
10 |
25 |
8 |
3 |
15 |