EUGENE, Ore. – Seattle University men’s basketball used a 19-2 second half run to earn a 71-65 exhibition win at Oregon Thursday night at Matthew Knight Arena.
Mason Williams led the second-half charge, finishing with a game-high 19 points, including a trio of threes. Freshman Amare Larane added 11 points, Tyler Boston scored 10 and Halvine Dzellat finished with eight points on 4-of-4 FGs.
After shooting just 32.5 percent in the first half, including 1-of-17 from three, the Redhawks found their rhythm in the second half, hitting nearly 41 percent from the field and going 5-of-10 from beyond the arc.
While Seattle U’s offense found its flow, its defense and rebounding was also key. The Redhawks collected 12 steals and forced the Ducks into 25 total turnovers on the night. They also edged Oregon in rebounding, 41-40, including 16 offensive boards that converted to 11 second-chance points.
Halvine Dzellat and Will Heimbrodt led the way with nine rebounds apiece, also combining for 10 offensive boards.
Oregon was paced by Pharaoh Compton’s 15 points. Andrew Meadow added 12 points and Wei Lin had nine.
Seattle U’s regular-season opener is set for Monday, Nov. 2 at Hawaii. Tip off from Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center is 7:00 p.m. Hawaii Time, 9:00 p.m. Pacific.
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