MBB: Arizona State @ Oregon (Jan. 25, Thu 6 PM Pac-12 Net)

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JAN. 25 (THU) 6 PM
ARIZONA STATE
EUGENE, OR
TV: PAC-12 NETWORK

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Good news/bad news with injuries again.

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Oregon has been on a heater in the 2nd half in turning a 5 point halftime deficit into a 20+ lead. They just turned the screws to ASU on defense and then proceeded to hit 13 straight shots. Nice to see them getting contributions from nearly everyone tonight. Saturday's game against Arizona could be a good one if they can repeat this kind of effort and energy.

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Such a big win after the weekend they had last week. It was good to see Bittle back and getting his feet wet after being out for so long.

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[Everythingsducky]

Dante is such a huge must have. Board sweeper, swatter of most around the hoop. Complete game changer. When Bittle gets his wind back, look out. Border tourney team at the moment, but if they beat UA Saturday, they would almost certainly make it. Whatever adjustments Dana provided at half, bottle that. Biggest 2nd half domination I’ve seen in years.

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Somehow OSU managed to beat Arizona on a buzzer beater by Jordan Pope. Oregon is now the sole lead in the Pac-12 and could be up 2 games on Arizona if they beat them on Saturday.

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[GrantDuck]

Great 2nd half. Barthelemy played well at both ends.

Couisnard and Dante continue to be good at both ends.

Played good defense at times, but still a way to go there with our guards/wings.

Arizona will be focused after losing to OSEWE, so we'll have to play our best.

[StevensTechU]

This is a fringe tourney team in my mind, but if they have to win the conference tournament, I don't see it. I don't think they have the consistency to win enough games in a row without letting another team get hot on the offensive end. We'll see, but I hope it doesn't come to it!

[pudgejeff]

This is a fringe tourney team in my mind, but if they have to win the conference tournament, I don't see it. I don't think they have the consistency to win enough games in a row without letting another team get hot on the offensive end. We'll see, but I hope it doesn't come to it!

Agreed, I’m a little worried about the Keyshawn injury. It seems like Jackson is hitting a little of a freshman wall and now he’ll likely be called upon to play more minutes. Either that or we see couisinard at the point, and that doesn’t sound great. I’m glad I’m not the one having to try and figure out how to handle that rotation.

[UOducksTK1]

I don't see us winning many road games here on out.

[droop10]

I don't see us winning many road games here on out.

Eh, outside of Arizona, I don't see any daunting road games. I'm sure they'll lose a couple, but I think they could easily go 4-2 on the road the rest of the way. The 4 game stretch they just played was easily the toughest stretch of the season, given that UCLA and USC are down. That said, I'm concerned about the lack of quality wins hurting them if they end up on the bubble. I could definitely see them going 23-9 or something along those lines and getting left out due to the lack of Quad 1 wins.

[UOducksTK1]

I don't see us winning many road games here on out.

Eh, outside of Arizona, I don't see any daunting road games. I'm sure they'll lose a couple, but I think they could easily go 4-2 on the road the rest of the way. The 4 game stretch they just played was easily the toughest stretch of the season, given that UCLA and USC are down. That said, I'm concerned about the lack of quality wins hurting them if they end up on the bubble. I could definitely see them going 23-9 or something along those lines and getting left out due to the lack of Quad 1 wins.

I like the optimism!