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University of Louisville
OREGON
Oregon Upends Men's Basketball 88-65
December 30, 2000 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 30, 2000
By STEVE BAILEY
AP Sports Writer
LOUISVILLE, Ky.- Bryan Bracey scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half to lead five players in double figures as Oregon beat Louisville 88-65 Saturday night.
Luke Ridnour had a career-high 15 points, Frederick Jones 14, Anthony Norwood 12 and Ben Lindquist 10 for the Ducks (9-1), who are off to their best start since going 10-0 to open the 1996-1997 season.
Reece Gaines scored 17 points, Marques Maybin 15, Luke Whitehead 11 and Erik Brown 10 for the Cardinals (4-8), who shot only 39 percent and got outrebounded 41-36.
Oregon led by 10 at halftime and Bracey scored nine points during a 15-6 run to open the second half and put the Ducks up 57-40 with 16:08 to play.
Following a Whitehead jumper and two Gaines free throws, Oregon hit three unanswered 3-pointers to go up 66-44 and force a Louisville timeout with 11:48 remaining. From that point, the Cardinals got as close as 15 but no closer.
Oregon shot 58 percent (30-of-52) from the field, including 12-of-19 3-pointers, but made only 16-of-30 free throws. Flo Hartenstein scored eight points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Chris Christofferson added five points and seven rebounds for the Ducks.
Tied at 7, Oregon hit three consecutive 3-pointers to take a 16-7 lead with 13:45 to play in the first half.
A Gaines 3-pointer and back-to-back inside baskets by Whitehead pulled Louisville with 16-14, but the Cardinals would trail the rest of the half.
Oregon led 36-33 with 2:41 to play and closed out the half with an 8-1 run to take a 44-34 halftime lead.
The Ducks made 7-of-10 3-pointers and outrebounded Louisville 25-18 in the first half. The Cardinals shot only 37 percent from the field and made only 10-of-19 free throws as the teams combined to commit 27 first-half fouls.
