The Oregon men’s basketball team will be back on the road this weekend when they play a neutral-site game against BYU Saturday afternoon at the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.@@http://www.goducks.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=500&SPID=235&SPSID=4294@@ @@http://www.energysolutionsarena.com/@@
Oregon brings its 4-1 overall record into the game fresh off a narrow victory over UTEP on Tuesday night. Sophomore guard Johnathan Loyd was lights out in that contest, leading the Ducks with a career-high 24 points on 6-of-7 three-pointers.@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=204965535@@ @@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=205335431@@
Senior transfer Olu Ashaolu was the only other player to score in double figures with 13 points and five boards, and junior E.J. Singler added nine points and a career-best five assists of his own.@@same@@
For the season, Singler leads the Ducks in scoring with 12 points per contest, followed by senior Garrett Sim (11.6) and Loyd (10) as the only players to average in double figures.@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=205335431@@
BYU brings a 5-2 record into Saturday’s contest, with its only losses coming against Utah State (69-62) and Wisconsin (73-56). Without first-round draft pick Jimmer Fredette to lean on offensively, Noah Hartsock (16 points per game), Charles Abouo (12.7) and Brand Davies (12.3) have stepped up on that end of the court.@@http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/252/brigham-young-cougars@@ @@http://byucougars.com/schedule/m-basketball/season/2011-2012@@ @@http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6434/jimmer-fredette@@ @@http://byucougars.com/stats/m-basketball/2011-2012@@
Oregon holds the all-time series lead over BYU, 12-7, and the Ducks won the last meeting between the two programs by 29 points in a home game back on Dec. 5 1998.@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=205341041@@
Tip-time for the Ducks-Cougars game is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Oregon men’s basketball heads to Utah for matchup with BYU
Daily Emerald
November 30, 2011
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