Oregon Basketball: 2019-20 takeaways from home win over Arizona State

Oregon Basketball defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils.  What are the takeaways from the Ducks’ Pac-12 victory?

Oregon Basketball (14-3, 3-1), currently ranked #9 in the AP Poll, defeated Arizona State (10-6, 1-2) 78-69 at the Matthew Knight Arena Saturday night.  The Ducks were ranked #15 in the NET rankings, while the Sun Devils were #61.

The marquee matchup before this game was between the team’s point guards, Oregon’s senior Payton Pritchard against the Sun Devils’ junior Remy Martin.  The two finished with these identical numbers:  29 points, six assists, three rebounds, and only two turnovers.

Oregon came into the game after winning in overtime at home to Arizona (#12 NET), 74-73, on Thursday.  The Ducks started the game firing on all cylinders offensively.  Oregon hit 9 for 18 from beyond the arc to take a 40-31 halftime lead.

Arizona State was coming off a big 82-76 win in Corvallis on Thursday.  Although the Sun Devils have never completed a road sweep since joining the then Pac-10 in 1978, coach Bobby Hurley’s club hung in there with the Ducks pulling within five at 72-67 with less than two minutes remaining in the ballgame.

Senior Rob Edwards was the only other Sun Devil scoring in double figures.  He finished with 11 points.  The Ducks had junior Chris Duarte and senior Shakur Juiston score 20 and 11 points, respectively.

With this win, Oregon is trying to keep pace with Stanford in Pac-12 play.  The Cardinal (#14 NET) is sitting on a 3-0 Pac-12 record, 14-2 overall.  Coach Dana Altman’s team may still be the favorite to win the Pac-12, with the following takeaways noted.