Oregon Ducks Basketball: Previewing the UC Irvine Anteaters

Oregon has lost two of their last three games after a hot start. UC Irvine has lost two of their last four. The Ducks and Anteaters meet on Tuesday night at Matthew Knight Arena.

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Following a road trip where the Oregon Ducks won 1 of 3 games, Dana Altman will see his team return home to face two teams from the Big West Conference this week starting with UC Irvine on Tuesday night. The Oregon Ducks again have injuries beginning to pile up for the 2015 season, which is nothing new. Dylan Ennis has yet to play a game and Jordan Bell came back after missing the first eight games of the season recovering from off season foot surgery.

In his return in Boise in a two point loss to the Boise State Broncos, Bell played 17 minutes and had 3 points, 7 rebounds and was effective on the Defensive end with 2 blocks and 2 steals. Dylan Brooks led the Offense with 26 points, Elgin Cook added 22. It was Brooks who had the last shot that did not fall as the Ducks fell to 7-2 on the season.

Oregon will look to rebound this week with the Big West visiting Matthew Knight Arena. First Up, UC Irvine.

Snapshot of the UC Irvine Anteaters:

• UC Irvine is 7-3 and the fourth NCAA Tournament Team from 2014 that will face Oregon
• The Anteaters are averaging 71 points and 37 rebounds per game this season.
• Started the season with 4 straight wins, but since have won 2 of 4

UC Irvine Visiting Santa at Valley River Center in Eugene

Mamadou Ndiaye is leading the Anteaters on Offense with 16 points per game and a shooting percentage above 65 percent this season and will be one to watch. He is also averaging over 7 rebounds and close to 3 blocks per game. Speaking of Blocks, the Oregon Ducks could have a Block Party of their own with Jordan Bell back and Chris Boucher leading the charge at the rim.

Oregon could also see the return of Lead Scorer Tyler Dorsey who has missed the last two games with a knee sprain. He is averaging 14 points per game this season. Two players who may not be on the floor for the Oregon Ducks, Dwayne Benjamin and Casey Benson, both went out with injuries in the second half against Boise State and did not return for the rest of the game.

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UC Irvine and Oregon tipoff at 8pm Pacific Time Tuesday on Pac-12 Networks.