Quincy Pondexter's 34 points led the Washington Huskies to an 86-72 win over the Oregon Ducks Thursday evening at McArthur Court.
The Ducks were paced by guard Tajuan Porter's 18 points and center Michael Dunigan's 16 points but Oregon had no answer for the Husky forward who hit 14 of 18 from the floor, many of which were rim-rattling slam dunks.
The honorary captains - current Portland TrailBlazer Brandon Roy representing Washington and legendary coach Dick Harter of Kamikaze Kids fame - had barely settled into their seats after the pre-game accolades before the Huskies bolted to a quick six point lead.
Although Oregon would narrow the margin to one point following a Jeremy Jacobs tip-in, the Huskies extended their lead to seven points on two occasions before Porter's trey tied the game at 19.
For the last ten minutes of the opening half, the Ducks were able to maintain a narrow margin thanks to the inside play of Dunigan and the outside shooting of Porter.
But every time it seemed that Oregon was poised to expand their lead, the Huskies found Pondexter behind the defense for an easy slam or an open jumper and at the break, Washington was within a point of the Ducks, 40-39
Washington took control of the contest early in the second half, building a 10 point lead on a Pondexter jumper four minutes in.
Oregon hit for an even 50% in the first 20 minutes, but in the second stanza they were able to only manage to connect on 11-40 for a 27.5% shooting percentage.
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