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Jalil Abdul-Bassit scored 11 points and Dillon Brooks had
nine for Oregon (17-7, 7-4 Pac-12), which has won three in a row
and five of its last six. Young and Benjamin were a combined
20-of-27 shooting as the Ducks shot 54.7 percent and avenged a
108-99 overtime loss to the Cougars on Jan. 15.
Dexter Kernich-Drew scored a season-high 18 points and Josh
Hawkinson collected 14 points and 11 rebounds for Washington
State (10-13, 4-7). DaVonte Lacy added 13 points and Que Johnson
had 10 for the Cougars, who were held to 37.3 percent shooting
and lost for the sixth time in their last seven games.
Oregon outscored the Huskies 28-4 in the game’s first 10 minutes
and led 52-28 at the break on 55.3 percent shooting. Young
scored 19 points in the opening period for Oregon, which made
its first five 3-point attempts in the second half as the lead
ballooned to 76-47 with just under 12 minutes remaining.
Freshman Roman Sorkin scored a career-high eight points for the
Ducks, who committed a season-low-tying six turnovers and
secured their fifth consecutive winning season. Lacy, who came
in averaging a team-high 17.1 points, was 4-of-14 shooting –
including 3-of-11 from 3-point range.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oregon played without freshman F Jordan Bell, who
was suspended for one game after interfering with a campus
police officer earlier in the week. … Washington State coach
Ernie Kent coached Oregon for 13 seasons before being fired in
2010 and stands as the winningest coach in Ducks history. … Lacy
moved into third on the Cougars’ all-time list with 233 made
3-pointers.
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