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FOR STARTERS
• 1 – Oregon seniors Chris Duarte, LJ Figueroa and Eugene Omoruyi combined for 58 points with 20 rebounds in Saturday s win at Cal. Including the Ducks fourth senior, Amauri Hardy, that class is averaging just under 50 points per game (49.9).
• 2 – Nine of the last 11 games between the Ducks and Wildcats have been decided by seven points or less and four of those games have gone to overtime. Oregon holds a 9-2 series edge in the last 11 meetings.
• 3 – Under coach Dana Altman, Oregon has the best record in the conference during the second half of Pac-12 play. Over the last 11 seasons, the Ducks have won more than 70 percent of their games (68-28) on the back half of the schedule.
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THE STARTING 5
• 1 – Saturday against Utah, Oregon secured its 11th consecutive winning season, a program first. The win will also assured Dana Altman of his 24th consecutive winning season as a head coach; an active streak shared by only by Altman and four Hall of Famers: Jim Boeheim, Mike Krzyzewski, Bill Self and Tom Izzo.
• 3 – Chris Duarte is one of just three players in the nation averaging at least 17.0 points and 2.0 steals per game while shooting 50 percent from the field, and is the only major conference player putting up those numbers.
• 4 – Eugene Omoruyi has scored in double figures in 17-of-18 games this season. He is fifth in the Pac-12 in scoring at 17.2 points per game.