Stanford made some high degree of difficulty shots to build a nine-point lead early in the second half of Oregon's exhibition game in Palo Alto, step-back, fall-away jumpers, a 3-point heave at the shot clock.
Wei Lin opened the second half with a drive and another nice feed to Nate Bittle under the basket. At the 15:00-minute mark Sean Stewart threw down a pair of dunks, the first off a pass by Bittle, the second a fast break opportunity assisted by Dezdrick Lindsay.
When Kwame Evans drove for a dunk and Oleksandr Kobzystyi buried a three on the next possession the Ducks closed within 48-45 with just over ten minutes to play.
An unlikely three by Aidan Cammann with the shot clock winding down took the lead back to six. He made just five all last year. Two free throws by Lin got the Ducks within four at 51-47.
The turnover count reached 18 when Bittle forced a pass into traffic. He made a nice block at the other end, however. Takai Simpkins kept the Ducks in the game with a driving layup. then he threaded a pass to Kwame Evans for a layup and a free throw.
Lin slipped a pass to Stewart for a dunk at 4:27 as Stanford led 63-55. Oregon had shot 4-17 from three and 13-19 from the line with 18 turnovers.
At 1-1 in the exhibition portion with their first counting game Tuesday against Hawaii, a team builds on the moments. Stewart rebounded a missed three in the paint, made a tough jump hook and sunk a free throw to lead UO with 15 points.
Kwame Evans showed his readiness for a larger role in his junior year, contributing 13 points, five assists and 9 rebounds. Simpkins cracked double figures with 12, hitting a three at the top of the arc that got the Ducks within five at 75-70. Bittle chipped in 14 points and eight rebounds on 6-10 shooting.
A bad pass in the last ten seconds made it 19 turnovers. Final score, Stanford 78, Oregon 70.