Top-ranked Oregon beats Oklahoma State 89-72 at Paradise Jam

It cuts into with 30 seconds however Oregon’s scoring was restricted off by Moore 2 minutes left using a three-point play. Along with Hebard’s 18 rebounds (which tied her career high), her eight offensive boards equaled exactly what the Cowgirls handled as a group. Natasha Mack had 26 points and 13 rebounds.

Oregon: The following multi-faceted victory for the Ducks, who have won their first five games with an average of 33.8 points per match. However, Thursday’s match was their nearest this year. Ahead their lead improved on the 3-pointer with 6:28 left in the next quarter of Ionescu.

“We never actually concerned about not winning the match, but I really wish we’d played with it all cleaner,” Oregon coach Kelly Graves stated. “We are simply not shooting the ball well; we had a whole great deal of great looks, but for whatever reason this season, we are simply not shooting well. Additionally we sort of intensity.

Oklahoma State: The reduction was that the Cowgirls’ third against an AP competition. Their last win against a ranked team arrived Feb. 3, 2018, once they overcome then-No. Sabrina Ionescu included 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists, Minyon Moore had six assists and 14 points, and Erin Boley ended with 12 points.

Ruthy Hebard had 30 points and 18 rebounds and No. 1 Oregon endured a second-half struggle from Oklahoma State within an 89-72 victory Thursday at the Paradise Jam. A element in Thursday’s triumph was the 3-point shooting of Oregon. The Ducks — that led the country last year in 3-pointer percent at 41.5percent — created 11 of 35, starting things up indoors for Hebard. Oklahoma State managed only 4 of 18.

“There is a reason they are No. 1 in the nation — they are definitely the most effective offensive teams I have ever noticed,” Cowgirls trainer Jim Littell explained. “We had been fairly shell-shocked at the first quarter, however that I was really proud of our children as we hung . We won every quarter. The children hung , although it could’ve ugly. This is huge for us down the street.” “At the end, I told the children,’We have got to get better with that ‘ It was a 17-point win from a fairly good basketball team.”