R2: #3 Utah vs #6 Oregon (Thursday 8:30 PM Pac-12 Net)

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#3 Utah vs. #6 Oregon 8:30 Thursday (Pac-12 Net)

Oregon 1-0 vs Utah this season
W 78-72 @ Utah

[Tray Dub]

Here's what the Associated Press has to say about this game:

Utah has been fueled by senior leadership this year while Oregon has relied on freshmen. Seniors Sedrick Barefield, Timmy Allen, Jayce Johnson and Parker Van Dyke have collectively accounted for 57 percent of Utah’s scoring this season. On the other side, freshmen Payton Pritchard, Louis King and Bol Bol have scored 39 percent of the team’s points this year and 53 percent of all Ducks points over their last five.

Sure hope we can rely on Bol Bol and freshman Payton tonight.

[UOducksTK1]

Here's what the Associated Press has to say about this game:

Utah has been fueled by senior leadership this year while Oregon has relied on freshmen. Seniors Sedrick Barefield, Timmy Allen, Jayce Johnson and Parker Van Dyke have collectively accounted for 57 percent of Utah’s scoring this season. On the other side, freshmen Payton Pritchard, Louis King and Bol Bol have scored 39 percent of the team’s points this year and 53 percent of all Ducks points over their last five.

Sure hope we can rely on Bol Bol and freshman Payton tonight.

Haha, oh boy...

[nogerO]

Here's what the Associated Press has to say about this game:

Utah has been fueled by senior leadership this year while Oregon has relied on freshmen. Seniors Sedrick Barefield, Timmy Allen, Jayce Johnson and Parker Van Dyke have collectively accounted for 57 percent of Utah’s scoring this season. On the other side, freshmen Payton Pritchard, Louis King and Bol Bol have scored 39 percent of the team’s points this year and 53 percent of all Ducks points over their last five.

Sure hope we can rely on Bol Bol and freshman Payton tonight.

If only I could be as diligent and thorough as this guy on my job.

[bigsugarduck]

Looking at the results since 2010, Oregon/Dana Altman is 14 -2 against UTAH/Krystkowiak....My recollection was that Dana had Utah's #, but this is even more one sided than I thought....

What are the chances Oregon does NOT win the game tonight?!?

[GrantDuck]

I like Oregon's chances, but Utah is a team that can simply have a hot shooting night and beat us, because we won't be able to keep up with them scoring if they do that.

KenPom has us at 68% win and I think that's probably pretty accurate, maybe 70% given our recent improvements on defense.

[maxduck]

Anybody have a stream for the game? I've been using OKliveTV (http://oklivetv.com/pac-12-network-live/) but for the last couple days I get a message the source is offline.

[Merganzer]

I like Oregon's chances, but Utah is a team that can simply have a hot shooting night and beat us, because we won't be able to keep up with them scoring if they do that.

KenPom has us at 68% win and I think that's probably pretty accurate, maybe 70% given our recent improvements on defense.

ESPN gives the Ducks a 76% chance. In the last 5 games, Utah is 3-2, have averaged 78.4, given up, 75.0. Oregon is 5-0, have averaged, 72.6, given up, 51.4

[Greenblood]

Generally speaking, I feel that at the quarterfinal stage, the team who played the day before has a bit of an advantage over the team who didn't, all things being equal. Just seems like the team with a game under its belt has any first game jitters out of the way and is now in the rhythm of playing, while the other team still has to deal with that. And two games in two nights shouldn't be that big of a deal for a bunch of 20-year-olds in any case, even if Altman hadn't so masterfully kept everyone's minutes so low last night.

[Tray Dub]

Not a good start. We're getting smothered offensively, and they've had too many open three-point looks.

[rockthief]

1 of 11 how is that possible?

[Tray Dub]

Our defense jumped a level, we're killing them with our energy right now. Offense is still weak but we're looking much better.

[rockthief]

Utah has seven pts on free throws and the Ducks have yet to shoot one

[rockthief]

I will say it - Ducks O is absolutely s*** tonight.

[UofDuck]

This offensive performance is pathetic. Come on guys!