Oregon Ducks Outpaced by Stanford Cardinal at Maples Pavilion

The Oregon Ducks faced a challenging contest against the Stanford Cardinal, culminating in a 63-88 defeat. The Ducks now stand with an unranked status, while the Cardinal boasts a rank of 8. The game unfolded at the Maples Pavilion, where the home team capitalized on their opportunities to secure a decisive victory.

From tip-off, the Oregon Ducks showed determination with an initial quarter score of 15 points. However, they found themselves trailing as Stanford put up 25 points in response. The second quarter saw Oregon add another 11 points to their tally but still lagged behind Stanford's additional 18 points. After halftime, the Ducks managed to increase their pace slightly with 17 third-quarter points but were outdone by another strong showing from Stanford who scored 20 points. In the final quarter, despite scoring their highest at 20 points for any period during this match-up, it was not enough to close down on Stanford's lead which was further extended by adding another commanding set of 25 points.

The statistics reveal areas where Oregon struggled and shined; they converted only two steals and had seven personal fouls throughout the game. Their assist-to-turnover ratio stood at a modest 1.09 compared to Stanford's impressive ratio of over four times that amount at approximately four assists per turnover made.

On offense, Oregon took more shots inside than beyond the arc with forty-six two-point attempts but only connected on thirty-seven percent of those shots—a stark contrast to their three-point shooting accuracy which was nearly fifty percent successful from thirteen attempts. They also made seventy-three percent of free throws from fifteen attempts and scored eighteen second-chance points.

Defensively speaking, both teams matched each other with five blocks apiece; however, it was in rebounds where differences became apparent—the Ducks gathered thirty-three total rebounds (twenty-five defensive and five offensive), while Stanford collected thirty-eight (twenty-eight defensive and nine offensive).

Looking ahead for fans of the Oregon Ducks: your team will be visiting Haas Pavilion in Berkeley for an encounter against California Golden Bears scheduled on January twenty-first at twelve o'clock noon Pacific Time Zone (PT). This upcoming conference game can be followed live as it happens for those eager to support their team through every play.