Sunday, February 24
Eugene, OR
11:00 AM
University of Oregon
vs
USC
Photo by: Eric Evans Photography/ University of Oregon
Notes: UO Looks to Bounce Back vs. USC
02/23/19 | Women's Basketball
EUGENE, Ore. - The No. 2 ranked Oregon women's basketball team will look to bounce back from a pair of losses at 11 AM on Sunday against USC.
SENIOR DAY
Stick around for the postgame senior day celebration as the Ducks honor the careers of Maite Cazorla and Oti Gildon, the winningest class in program history (104-33 over the last four seasons).
#2 OREGON DUCKS (24-3, 13-2 Pac-12)
PPG: 87.9 | FG%: 51.4 | 3FG%: 42.5 | FT%: 77.9
Notes: The Ducks have one of the most efficient offenses in the nation this season. UO's 87.9 points per game leads the NCAA. The Ducks also lead the nation with a 1.94 assist-to-turnover ratio. Oregon's 10.1 turnovers per game are the fewest in the NCAA while its 19.6 assists per game ranks sixth. The Ducks are third in the nation in field goal percentage (51.4%), first in three-point percentage (42.5%) and fourth in free throw percentage (77.9%).
USC TROJANS (15-11, 5-10 Pac-12)
PPG: 69.4 | FG%: 42.0 | 3FG%: 30.0 | FT%: 68.3
Series: Oregon trails USC, 24-45 (15-18 in Eugene)
Last: Oregon won, 93-53, on 1/11/19 in LA
Notes: USC dropped a close game at OSU on Friday night, 68-61. The Trojans had a 59-58 lead with 1:47 left in the fourth but the Beavers closed on a 10-2 run to win. USC is 4-3 in the month of February with wins over Washington, Washington State, No. 17 Utah and California. Aliyah Mazyck is averaging a team-high 15.3 ppg overall and 16.6 ppg in Pac-12 play.
KEY STORYLINES
- Oregon has won six straight games against USC and Kelly Graves is 7-2 against the Trojans as UO's head coach.
- The Ducks are 59-11 at home during the four-year careers of Oti Gildon and Maite Cazorla. Senior day is Sunday.
- UO has lost back-to-back games for the first time since '16-17, when UO lost three straight to end the regular season.
- In Pac-12 play, Erin Boley (52.3%) and Satou Sabally (48.3%) are No. 1 and No. 2 in the league in 3FG percentage.
- Maite Cazorla (3.41-to-1) & Sabrina Ionescu (3.24-to-1) rank No. 8 and No. 10 in the NCAA in assist-to-turnover ratio.
- Ionescu is the all-time NCAA (mens/womens) leader with 16 career triple-doubles (prev: 12, Kyle Collinsworth, BYU)
- UO features both the national point guard of the year (Ionescu) and the national power forward of the year (Hebard).
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV - Pac-12 National, Oregon & LA
Stream - Pac-12.com & Pac-12 Now app
Radio - Terry Jonz on the call at 590 AM (EUG), 1640 AM (PDX) & TuneIn. Search for "Oregon Sports Network" on TuneIn.
USC SERIES HISTORY
- Oregon trails the all-time series with USC, 45-24.
- However, UO has won six straight vs. USC, its longest winning streak ever vs. the Trojans.
- Kelly Graves is 7-2 against USC while at Oregon.
- Oregon snapped a nine-game losing streak to USC with a 63-57 win in Eugene on Feb. 2, 2015.
- Oregon has just four wins at the Galen Center, and is 4-12 at the facility since it opened for the 2006-07 season. The Ducks are 4-9 against USC (3-8 regular season, 0-1 Pac-12 Tournament) plus 0-3 against other foes at the former home of the Pac-12 Tournament.
- USC won 19 of the first 22 meetings in the series, which started on March 21, 1981 in Los Angeles. USC won that game, 67-64.
SENIOR DAY
Stick around for the postgame senior day celebration as the Ducks honor the careers of Maite Cazorla and Oti Gildon, the winningest class in program history (104-33 over the last four seasons).
#2 OREGON DUCKS (24-3, 13-2 Pac-12)
PPG: 87.9 | FG%: 51.4 | 3FG%: 42.5 | FT%: 77.9
Notes: The Ducks have one of the most efficient offenses in the nation this season. UO's 87.9 points per game leads the NCAA. The Ducks also lead the nation with a 1.94 assist-to-turnover ratio. Oregon's 10.1 turnovers per game are the fewest in the NCAA while its 19.6 assists per game ranks sixth. The Ducks are third in the nation in field goal percentage (51.4%), first in three-point percentage (42.5%) and fourth in free throw percentage (77.9%).
USC TROJANS (15-11, 5-10 Pac-12)
PPG: 69.4 | FG%: 42.0 | 3FG%: 30.0 | FT%: 68.3
Series: Oregon trails USC, 24-45 (15-18 in Eugene)
Last: Oregon won, 93-53, on 1/11/19 in LA
Notes: USC dropped a close game at OSU on Friday night, 68-61. The Trojans had a 59-58 lead with 1:47 left in the fourth but the Beavers closed on a 10-2 run to win. USC is 4-3 in the month of February with wins over Washington, Washington State, No. 17 Utah and California. Aliyah Mazyck is averaging a team-high 15.3 ppg overall and 16.6 ppg in Pac-12 play.
KEY STORYLINES
- Oregon has won six straight games against USC and Kelly Graves is 7-2 against the Trojans as UO's head coach.
- The Ducks are 59-11 at home during the four-year careers of Oti Gildon and Maite Cazorla. Senior day is Sunday.
- UO has lost back-to-back games for the first time since '16-17, when UO lost three straight to end the regular season.
- In Pac-12 play, Erin Boley (52.3%) and Satou Sabally (48.3%) are No. 1 and No. 2 in the league in 3FG percentage.
- Maite Cazorla (3.41-to-1) & Sabrina Ionescu (3.24-to-1) rank No. 8 and No. 10 in the NCAA in assist-to-turnover ratio.
- Ionescu is the all-time NCAA (mens/womens) leader with 16 career triple-doubles (prev: 12, Kyle Collinsworth, BYU)
- UO features both the national point guard of the year (Ionescu) and the national power forward of the year (Hebard).
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV - Pac-12 National, Oregon & LA
Stream - Pac-12.com & Pac-12 Now app
Radio - Terry Jonz on the call at 590 AM (EUG), 1640 AM (PDX) & TuneIn. Search for "Oregon Sports Network" on TuneIn.
USC SERIES HISTORY
- Oregon trails the all-time series with USC, 45-24.
- However, UO has won six straight vs. USC, its longest winning streak ever vs. the Trojans.
- Kelly Graves is 7-2 against USC while at Oregon.
- Oregon snapped a nine-game losing streak to USC with a 63-57 win in Eugene on Feb. 2, 2015.
- Oregon has just four wins at the Galen Center, and is 4-12 at the facility since it opened for the 2006-07 season. The Ducks are 4-9 against USC (3-8 regular season, 0-1 Pac-12 Tournament) plus 0-3 against other foes at the former home of the Pac-12 Tournament.
- USC won 19 of the first 22 meetings in the series, which started on March 21, 1981 in Los Angeles. USC won that game, 67-64.
