Utes Set to Face #7 Oregon in Eugene on Thursday

Thursday, February 16

Eugene, Ore.

7:00 PM

University of Utah

Oregon

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Utes Set to Face #7 Oregon in Eugene on Thursday

2/14/2017 8:40 AM | Men's Basketball

Complete Game Notes - at Oregon

Utah offense shooting league-best .521 from the field in Pac-12 play

Game 26 \| Utah (17-8, 8-5) at #7/8 Oregon (22-4, 11-2)
DATE	Thursday, Feb. 16 \| 6 p.m. PST
LOCATION	Matthew Knight Arena \| Eugene, Ore.
TELEVISION	ESPN \| WatchESPN
RADIO	ESPN 700
LIVE STATS	Live Stats
SERIES/STREAK	Oregon leads 18-9 \| Oregon, Won 8
LAST GAME	Utah 67, Oregon 73 \| Jan. 26, 2017

FAST BREAKS
• Utah pushed its Pac-12 record to 8-5 with its sweep over both Washington schools last week. The Utes are currently tied for fifth-place with USC in league play.
• Kyle Kuzma ranks eighth in scoring with 16.6 point per game in Pac-12 only games, but is playing less minutes (32.2) than six of those seven players. Only Oregon's Dillon Brooks is scoring more points (16.7 ppg) in less minutes (25.6).
• David Collette notched double-digit scoring efforts in both games last week, including a season-high 22 points against WSU. He has scored in double figures in all 15 games he has played with the Utes this season.
• Utah has scored 80 points or more in seven of its 13 Pac-12 Conference games and in 15 of 25 games overall. The Utes are averaging 80.5 points per game overall and is on pace to score 80+ in a season for the first time since 1976-77 (81.7 ppg).

THE GAME
The Utah Runnin' Utes (17-8, 8-5) begin a three-game road swing with a pair of contests against both Oregon schools this week. The Utes open play this week against the Oregon Ducks (22-4, 11-2) on Thursday, Feb. 16, at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. Tip-off between the Utes and Ducks is set for 6 p.m. PST.

Utah will close out play this week facing the Oregon State Beavers (4-22, 0-13) on Sunday, Feb. 19, at Gill Coliseum. Tip-off between the Utes and Beavers is set for 5:30 p.m. PST in Corvallis, Ore.

COVERING THE RUNNIN' UTES
Thursday's contest will be televised live on ESPN. Dave Pasch will call the action, while Fran Fraschilla provides color commentary for the game.

Fans can also follow the action on-line by logging onto watchespn.com or watching via smart phones and tablets using the ESPN or WatchESPN Apps, which can be downloaded at the Apple Store, Google Play Store or Amazon Apps Store.

Additionally, the game can be found on the Utah Sports Radio Network (ESPN 700). Bill Riley will provide play-by-play, with the assistance of in-game analyst Jimmy Soto.

Live stats will be provided for the game with links to the contest found at www.UtahUtes.com or www.StatBroadcast.com.

LAST TIME OUT
The Utes erased an early eight-point first half deficit en route to an 85-61 win over Washington at the Huntsman Center this past Saturday.
• Utah swept the season series from UW, registering wins by 22 and 24 points. It is the second straight year that Utah has swept the season series from the Huskies.
• Sophomore Parker Van Dyke and freshman Devon Daniels led the way with 16 points each, while all five starters registered double-digit scoring efforts.
• It was the first time all five starters scored in double figures this season and the first time to do so since Nov. 16, 2015 (vs. San Diego State).
• Van Dyke's 16-point effort was a career-high, surpassing the 15 points he scored earlier in the season.
• Van Dyke knocked down a career-high four three-pointers and the Utes finished with 11 three-pointers as a team.
• Utah totaled eight steals as a team and were led by junior Tyler Rawson's career-high three steals on the day.
• Junior Kyle Kuzma posted his 15th double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
• The Utes, who finished with 21 assists against UW, totaled 20+ assists for the first time since Jan. 7, and for the sixth time overall on the season.

SCOUTING OREGON
• The Ducks are coming off an 81-70 win over USC on Saturday, following its 82-79 defeat to UCLA earlier in the week.
• After opening Pac-12 play with eight straight wins, the Ducks have won three of its past five games and are currently in sole-possession of second place in the league standings.
• The Ducks continue to lead the league and the nation with 6.9 blocked shots per game. Both Chirs Boucher and Jordan Bell rank among the league's top-five in total blocks and blocks per game.
• Dillon Brooks leads Oregon with 14.9 points per game overall, but is averaging 16.7 points per game in conference only games.

SERIES HISTORY WITH THE DUCKS
Oregon, who defeated the Utes earlier in the season - 73-67 in Salt Lake City - leads the all-time series 18-9. The Ducks have won eight straight and 11 of the last 12 games. Utah's last win over the Ducks was a 72-62 victory over Oregon back on March 9, 2013, in Salt Lake City.

The Utes are just 2-7 all-time when playing the Ducks in Eugene. Utah's last win over an Oregon team on the road was back on Dec. 8, 1951. Since then, Utah has dropped six straight games to the Ducks in Eugene.