Morgan State University Athletics

Box Score

EUGENE, Ore. -- Joseph Young scored 24 points and No. 12 Oregon continued its best start in eight seasons with a 97-76 victory against Morgan State on Sunday.
 
Richard Amardi had a season-high 16 points in his first start of the season, and Damyean Dotson scored 15 points for the Ducks (12-0), who are off to their best start since going 13-0 in 2006-07.
 
Justin Black scored 22 points for the Bears (3-9), and Anthony Hubbard added 15. Ian Chiles added 13 points and recorded five blocked shots.
 
It had been eight days since Oregon defeated BYU in overtime and the Ducks looked more rested than rusty after the long layoff.
 
Oregon, the national scoring leader coming in, increased its average to 90.8 points per game and were a 3-pointer from a school-record fifth 100-point game this season.
 
The Ducks got there with a balanced and efficient scoring attack. Six players scored seven or more points and Oregon shot 54 percent from the field overall, 7 for 15 from 3-point range and 22 for 26 from the free throw line.
 
Young, who had three 3-pointers, was 9 for 13 from the field and Amardi made all but one of his nine shots.
 
They Ducks led 54-30 at halftime behind 17 points from Young and 12 from Amardi.
 
Oregon used a 16-1 run to lead 16-5 4 minutes into the game.
 
The Ducks put the game out of reach with one last surge in the first half, outscoring the Bears 20-6 over the final 5:30 to turn a 10-point lead into the 24-point halftime advantage.
 
Morgan State made the first two baskets of the game but went just 6 for 22 the rest of the half. The Bears made just one field goal after a jumper by Black made it 34-24 with 6:40 to play.
 
The second half opened with layups by Johnathan Loyd and Dotson as the Ducks extended their lead to 58-30. They led by as many as 30 points.

The Bears will conclude its west coast swing when they tipoff the New Year against California-Irvine on Jan. 2nd.

Bear Notes

+ Donte Pretlow led the Bears on the glass by matching a career-high with five rebounds

+ Oregon outscored the Bears in fastbreak points by a 19-4 margin in the first half

+ The Bears were outrebounded 42-26