The Oregon Ducks play the Arizona Wildcats in the third round of the Pac-12 tournament at MGM Grand. Action begins at 9:00 pm ET on Friday, Mar. 11 and can be seen on PAC.
The Ducks come into this game hoping to repeat their last performance, topping Washington 83-77 in the 2. Chris Boucher played a pivotal role, recording his eighth double-double of the season with 19 points and 11 rebounds. The Wildcats, meanwhile, are coming off an 82-78 win against Colorado in the 2. Ryan Anderson claimed his 17th double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Over the last five games, Elgin Cook has taken his game to another level for the Ducks, averaging 20.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.2 steals, and 0.8 blocks.
Baskets could be hard to come by as Oregon ranks 20th in the nation, allowing just 99.3 points per 100 possessions, while Arizona is 10th (96.6). Also, the sharp-shooting offense of the Wildcats ranks 31st in eFG% at 54.0%, while the Ducks are 25th-best in the nation at forcing opponents’ misses (48.6%).
This is the second game of the year between these two teams, with the Ducks winning the first matchup 83-77. Boucher finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Notes
Ranked 10th, the Arizona Wildcats have one of the top defenses in the country, giving up just 96.6 points per 100 possessions. The Oregon Ducks rank 44th in offense, scoring 112.9 points in the same number of possessions.
Arizona beats Oregon in both possessions per game and points per possession. The Wildcats average 70.6 possessions and 1.147 points per possession, while the Ducks average 69.1 possessions with 1.129 points per possession.
Arizona has an average effective field goal percentage of 54.0%. Oregon is an even 3-3 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
The Oregon Ducks average 19.0 three point attempts per game, and the Arizona Wildcats attempt 16.0 per game. When going for at least 20 three pointers in a game this season, both teams have winning records; Oregon is 13-5 and Arizona is 9-1.
Oregon, the fifth-ranked team in blocked shots, registers an average of 5.8 per game. Arizona ranks 39th with 4.8.
Oregon ranks 118th in offensive rebounds, while Arizona ranks 15th in defensive rebounds.
Though Oregon is one of the best in the country in forcing turnovers with opponents averaging a TO% of 20.5% (ranked ninth), Arizona has a winning 6-3 record SU when its TO% is 20.5% or greater.
