National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oregon 59, Arizona St. 56
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 10, 2015
Where: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Officials: # Michael Greenstein, # Frank Harvey, # Kipp Kissinger
Attendance: 5637

Oregon 59, Arizona State 56:
Joseph Young led the way with 16 points as the Ducks held off the visiting Sun Devils.

Freshman forward Jordan Bell blocked a season-high eight shots to go along with eight points for Oregon (12-1, 2-1 Pac-12), which has won seven of eight. Elgin Cook added 14 points and Dillon Brooks scored nine for the Ducks.

Shaquielle McKissic scored a game-high 18 points but was off the mark on a 3-pointer at the buzzer and missed a pair of key free throws down the stretch for Arizona State (8-8, 0-3), which struggled to 15-of-26 from the foul line. Eric Jacobsen went 6-of-6 from the field en route to 13 points for the Sun Devils.

Savon Goodman converted a three-point play to put Arizona State on top and Jonathan Gilling buried a 3-pointer to make it a 51-47 cushion with under 4 1/2 minutes left. Bell scored on consecutive possessions to give Oregon a 57-55 lead and McKissic missed two free throws with a chance to tie it before Cook hit two free throws to seal it for the Ducks.

The Sun Devils held a 20-14 lead with under five minutes left in the first half to mark the biggest advantage of the game for either side. Oregon recovered to take a 25-23 lead into the break and was up 47-45 after Young knocked down a pair of free throws with just under six minutes to play.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Bell has 59 blocks through 16 games, breaking the previous school single-season record of 51. … The Sun Devils dropped to 0-5 on the road and are averaging 50.7 points in conference play. … Arizona State went 3-of-17 from 3-point range while the Ducks struggled to 3-of-12 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
 
Arizona St.   Oregon
Shaquielle McKissic 18 Scoring Joseph Young 16
Tra Holder 4 Assists Ahmaad Rorie 3
Gerry Blakes 6 Rebounds Jordan Bell 6
Shaquielle McKissic 9 Free Throws Made Elgin Cook 4
Eric Jacobsen 3 Steals Dwayne Benjamin 1
N/A Blocks Jordan Bell 8
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Arizona St. 56 40.4 3-17 15-26 9 28 0 8 15
Oregon 59 50.0 3-12 10-14 10 25 8 3 15