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Ducks and Wildcats Battle in Tucson

Ducks and Wildcats Battle in Tucson


TUCSON, Ariz. – Oregon men’s basketball heads to Tucscon to face Arizona on Thursday.

GAME INFO

When: Thursday, February 2, 2023

Time: 7:30 p.m. PT

TV: ESPN

Radio: Eugene: KUJZ 95.3 FM | Portland: KFXX 1080 AM

 

HEAD TO HEAD

Oregon is 37-52 all-time against Arizona.

» The Ducks are 14-9 against Arizona under Coach Altman.

» UO has won 8 of the last 9 contests.

» UO defeated then-#9 UA 87-68 on Jan. 14 in Eugene, improving to 4-1 against top-10 UA teams under Altman.

» the 19-point win was the largest margin of defeat for Arizona since losing to Oregon by 26 on 3/2/19 and the largest margin of defeat in under Tommy Lloyd.

 

150 PAC-12 WINS, 1,100 DI GAMES

Coach Altman won his 150th Pac-12 game on 1/28 vs. Utah, in his 1,100th DI game coached.

» He’s the 11th Pac-12 coach to reach the milestone and 6th-fastest coach to reach the mark, (229th game).

» It was his 1,100th DI game at the helm, one of 7 active coaches and the 24th all-time to reach the mark. He sits 6 games behind friend and mentor Lon Kruger (1,106).

 

UTES SWEEP

The Ducks swept the season series vs. Utah for the fifth consecutive season with a 68-56 win on 1/28.

» Oregon has won 11 meetings in a row and is 23-2 vs. Utah under Coach Altman.

» Held Utah to 28.1 FG%, lowest opponent FG% in a Pac-12 game since holding Stanford to 27.3% on 2/10/2019.

» Jermaine Couisnard scored a team-high 18 points with 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Lok Wur was a team-high +17 in 12 minutes of play, blocked two shots with 4 rebounds.

 

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