Washington seeks revenge on Oregon
February 5, 2021 GMT
Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Oregon goes for the season sweep over Washington after winning the previous matchup in Seattle. The teams last met on Dec. 12, when Washington made only 10 foul shots on 10 attempts while the Ducks hit 20 of 27 en route to a three-point victory.
SAVVY SENIORS: Oregon has relied heavily on its seniors this year. Eugene Omoruyi, Chris Duarte, LJ Figueroa and Amauri Hardy have collectively accounted for 64 percent of the team’s scoring this year and 68 percent of all Ducks points over the last five games.
UW (3-13, 2-9 P12) at Oregon (9-4, 4-3 P12)
Washington continues its road swing in Oregon taking on the Ducks at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6 at Matthew Knight Arena. The game will be televised by CBS with Andrew Catalon and Steve Lappas on the call. Additionally, fans can tune into KJR 950AM to hear Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on the official Husky Radio Broadcast. The two teams have faced off 309 times with Washington owning a 190-119 mark in the all-time series. The last time the Huskies made the trip to Eugene resulted in a UW 61-56 victory on Jan. 24, 2019.
Green, Washington visit Oregon State
Washington (3-12, 2-9) vs. Oregon State (8-7, 5-5)
Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Two senior guards will be on display as Quade Green and Washington will go up against Ethan Thompson and Oregon State. Green has scored 23 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 16.2 over his last five games. Thompson is averaging 17 points over the last five games.
TEAM LEADERSHIP: Oregon State’s Thompson has averaged 16.3 points and four assists while Warith Alatishe has put up 8.7 points and 8.2 rebounds. For the Huskies, Green has averaged 15.7 points while Jamal Bey has put up 9.4 points.
No. 21 UCLA and USC renew rivalry this week
Feb. 03, 2021 at 8:45 am
By The Associated Press
Things to watch this week in Pac-12 Conference basketball:
GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 21 UCLA at Southern California, Saturday. The first of two meetings between Southern California rivals could tighten up the Pac-12 regular-season race. The Bruins lead the conference at 9-1 after beating Oregon State last week. The Trojans are a game back at 8-2 after beating Stanford 72-66 Tuesday night. Containing Evan Mobley will be a huge key for UCLA. The freshman big man is seventh in the conference with 16.3 points per game and leads with 8.8 rebounds. USC’s biggest task will be slowing the penetration of Tyger Campbell, the Pac-12 leader with 6.0 assists per game.
UW (3-12, 2-8 P12) at Oregon St. (8-7, 4-5 P12)
Washington hits the road and heads down to face the Oregon schools this week, first facing off at Oregon State in Corvallis on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. The game will be televised by Pac-12 Networks with Rich Burke and Eldridge Recasner on the call. Additionally, fans can tune into KJR 950AM to hear Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on the official Husky Radio Broadcast. The two teams have faced off 305 times with Washington owns a 163-142 mark in the all-time series. Coach Hopkins is 4-2 when facing off against the Beavers with all six meetings being decided by 10 points or less, including three overtime contests.