University of San Francisco Athletics

Box Score

EUGENE, Ore. – Cold-shooting plagued USF in a 100-82 loss to 17^th-ranked Oregon on Sunday at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore..
 
The Dons, who came into the game shooting 50.8 percent from the field through its first five games of the season, managed to shoot just 36.8 percent from the floor, including 28.8 percent from three-point range (8-for-28) in suffering its third loss in four games.
 
The loss evens the Dons record at 3-3 overall while the Ducks remain undefeated at 4-0.

Junior Kruize Pinkins, who had a career-high 22 points recorded his first career double-double, scoring a team-high 20 points to go along with 11 rebounds. Matt Glover (14) and Mark Tollefsen (14) also reached double-figures for the Dons. Cole Dickerson ad Tim Derksen finished with nine each.
 
Elgin Cook led all Duck scorers with 18 points while Damyean Dotson added 17.
 
Oregon shot 55 percent from the field and nailed 11-of-19 three-pointers in notching their fourth consecutive victory to start the season.
 
USF trailed by just five at halftime at 40-35 but were outscored in the second frame by a count of 60-47.
 
Despite its poor shooting, USF trailed by just six points at 61-55 midway through the second half after Tim Derksen made 1-of-2 free throws with 10:55 minutes remaining.
 
The Dons trailed by just nine at 70-61 with 8:08 left when the Ducks seized control of the game by going on a 9-1 run to increase their lead to nine at 79-62 with 6:06 left.
 
Oregon led by as many as 19 points down the stretch, the last at 96-77 with 1:26 left.
 
The Ducks finished with 43 fast break points compared four for USF.
 
USF returns home on Wednesday to face Sonoma State in the Golden Gate Challenge beginning at 6:00 p.m. The Illinois State-Vermont game will get underway at 8:15 p.m.

Rex Walters' Post-Game Comments

"I thought we played hard but they're a very good team so you have to tip your hat to them."

"I was disappointed in our paint protection and transition defense. We didn't shoot the ball well obviously but I don't think we committed to our post and paint touches and that's going to lead to some long shots and long rebounds."

"Kruize is all we thought he would be. He's on the right track but you have to keep going forward so you don't get run over."