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COLLEGE BASKETBALL Oregon too much for Portland State Comment By From staff, wire reports MailTribune.com By From staff, wire reports Posted Nov. 30, 2014 at 8:41 PM By From staff, wire reports Posted Nov. 30, 2014 at 8:41 PM » Social News EUGENE — Jalil Abdul-Bassit scored all 19 of his points in the first half as Oregon roared away early to an 81-59 victory over Portland State on Sunday night. Joseph Young also had 19 points for the Ducks (4-2), who had five players in double figures and snapped a two-game losing streak. Dillon Brooks had 16 points, 12 in the second half, and Casey Benson finished with 13 and Jordan Bell 10. “It was a step in the right direction,” said Oregon head coach Dana Altman. “Especially bouncing back from two losses, but we have to have a great week here and just have to keep getting better. December has got to be all about getting better, everyday in practice and every game.” DaShaun Wiggins led the Vikings (4-1) with 15 points off the bench, and Bryce White and Braxton Tucker added 10 each. White also had a team-high eight rebounds. Starting three freshmen and no one taller than 6-foot-6, Oregon blocked 12 shots and held Portland State to season-low 25.8 percent shooting (17 of 66). The 12 blocks — six by Bell — eclipsed a 30-year-old school record of 11 that was set on Dec. 27, 1984 against Davidson. “Jordan (Bell) did a nice job,” said Altman. “They just kind of put their heads down and drove it as hard as they could at the basket, which allowed us to come over from the weak side a number of times.” Brooks’ season-high 14 rebounds led the Ducks, whose largest lead was 73-46. Bell’s 10 rebounds also gave him a double-double. The Vikings started their season with a 76-68 victory at USC, the first in nine tries for coach Tyler Geving against a Pac-12 opponent, but they were no match for the Ducks after the first three minutes and 40 seconds. Portland State opened a brief 8-2 lead before Oregon took control on both ends of the floor. After missing their first four three-point attempts, the Ducks made five of their next seven — including four straight by Abdul-Bassit — to fuel a 27-1 run. During the seven-minute blitz, the Vikings misfired on all 14 of their shots from the field and had five blocked to fall behind 29-9. “It was a combination (of good defense and not making shots),” said Geving. “I thought their pressure was really good, I thought they forced us to run everything we tried to do basically from out at about 25-30 feet. They did a good job of pushing us away from the basket.” “We had some good looks, but we just didn’t hit them,” he added. “But a lot of it was their pressure was better than we anticipated, we didn’t do a very good job of handling it.” Abdul-Bassit finished the half shooting 6-for-7 and had five 3s — the last of the circus variety that he banked home from the right of the key. After starting 0 of 5, Oregon went 17 of 28 and closed out the half on Casey Benson’s pullup 3 at the buzzer for the Ducks’ second 20-point lead at 50-30. Meanwhile, Portland State was just 8 of 34, thanks in part to the Ducks’ seven blocks, three by their tallest player, the 6-foot-9 Bell, off the bench. Young, who missed his first three shots and finished 6 of 17 from the field, heated up for 11 points by the half. Sunday’s victory started a stretch of 10 of 11 games at home for the Ducks, including their first three of the Pac-12 Conference season. The lone exception is a game in Chicago on Dec. 13 against Illinois. By From staff, wire reports MailTribune.com By From staff, wire reports Posted Nov. 30, 2014 at 8:41 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... 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