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Oregon wins 25th straight, beating Washington 73-49
By CHRIS TALBOTTDecember 20, 2020 GMT
SEATTLE (AP) Basketball coaches sometimes have skewed perspectives. Oregon coach Kelly Graves illustrated this Saturday after his No. 7 Ducks showed a little toughness in a 73-49 win over rival Washington.
Oregon extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 25 games and improved to 6-0 for the third straight season. But while their defense was sterling, the offense was a bit of a mess, leaving the Ducks in a bit of a mood as they left Seattle following what was effectively an easy victory.
“You know that you’ve got a pretty good team when you just beat somebody by 24 on the road and you’re disappointed by the performance,” Graves joked.
SEATTLE - The Huskies (4-2, 1-2 Pac-12) are flying high after a record shooting performance against Portland on Sunday and now welcome in the No. 7 ranked Oregon Ducks (5-0, 3-0 Pac-12) for the third of four-straight games at Alaska Airlines Arena. Washington shot an arena record 64.8% against the Pilots, but the Ducks should provide a much stiffer test.
The Ducks fly into Seattle averaging 89.4 points per game, have won their five games by and average of 37.8 points and are on a program record 24-game win streak. They are shooting a sizzling 50.9% for the year and have six players on their roster that stand 6-foot-4 or taller.