Dillon Brooks recorded 19 points, six rebounds and six assists and Chris Boucher added his second consecutive double-double as Oregon (7-1) raced away from Navy in the second half for a 67-47 win at the historic Blood Arena at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii.
Despite playing without starting point guard Tyler Dorsey, who suffered a knee injury in the Ducks’ loss at UNLV Friday, Oregon had four players score in double figures and led by at least 10 for much of regulation.
But, it is clear from the final result that the Ducks’ biggest improvement after their first loss of the season came on the defensive side of the ball. After giving up a season-high 80 points at UNLV, Oregon recorded 12 steals and limited the Midshipmen to 31.6 percent shooting for the game.
And on the offensive side of the ball, the Ducks starters accounted for all 67 of their points. To add to Brooks’ team-high 19, Dwayne Benjamin scored 16, Boucher had 14, Casey Benson had 10 and Elgin Cook finished with eight.
In all, the Ducks shot 47.1 percent from the field and capped the game with consecutive statement dunks. In the game’s closing minutes, the Ducks executed an alley-oop finished by Boucher, a breakaway dunk by Benjamin and another breakaway slam from Brooks to punctuate a victory.
The win capped a weekend of ceremonies to honor the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Oregon’s next contest will be at Boise State on Saturday, before coming home to face UC Irvine Dec. 15.
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