Losers of five in a row after a 4-0 start, Oregon played with more defensive intensity and awareness in putting away the University of California Davis 104-62 in Matthew Knight Arena Saturday night.
After they’d opened Big Ten play with decisive losses to USC and UCLA, it was a much-needed win to even their season record at 5-5. They continue this week with games in Eugene versus Portland Wednesday and No. 8 Gonzaga on Sunday the 21st, hoping to get on a run before facing Omaha on the 28th.
They produced their best rhythm of the season against Davis, starting the game with a surge that reached 16-0 when Elon transfer Takai Simpkins buried a three-pointer, Kwame Evans threw down a dunk assisted by Jackson Shelstad and Wei Lin nailed a three-pointer off a pass by Evans…