Dylan Brooks, Chris Boucher Lead Oregon Ducks vs Northwest Christian
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The Oregon Ducks Men’s Basketball team unoffically started the 2015 season with a 92-44 win over Northwest Christian in front of close to 5500 fans on Tuesday night at Matthew Knight Arena. Head Coach Dana Altman admitted last week that the team would be without two veterans…for a while. Shot blocker Jordan Bell had offseason foot surgery and transfer Dylan Ennis was also had a foot injury. The timetable for their respective return to the court is not known, but Altman always finds a way to find something special with the players he had on the court and it was on display on Tuesday night.
Dylan Brooks got off to a hot start with a double double. He started the first half with 20 points and finished the game with 26 point and 11 rebounds. Oregon did not shoot well from beyond the arc going 1 for 17 from three point range, but when you hold the opposition to .232 shooting it doesn’t matter. The Defense for Oregon was lethal at times. Without Bell on the floor, transfer Chris Boucher stepped up with seven blocked shots in the game. When Boucher and Bell are on the floor together the rim could be their domain for the entire season for the Oregon Ducks.
Altman said on Tuesday that Ennis would be out for November, and also likely December according to GoDucks.com, but he did find a way to contribute against Northwest Christian by shouting out to the Oregon Defense from the bench leading by example, even though he is not on the floor.
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The exhibition season wraps up on Sunday when Oregon hosts Southern Oregon at 6pm Pacific Time. The 2015 Regular season begins against Jackson State in the Global Sports Shootout on Friday, November 13th at 7pm on Pac-12 Network.