No. 13 Oregon runs away from Hawaii to win 89-64 in nonconference basketball game
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Oregon’s Will Richardson, left, and Addison Patterson, right, work against Hawaii’s Drew Buggs, center, for the ball during the first half.
A tie game at halftime turned into a blowout victory for No. 13 Oregon, which ran away from Hawaii 89-64 in a nonconference basketball game on Saturday in Eugene, Ore.
Eddie Stansberry had a game-high 24 points for Hawaii (6-3), which dropped to 1-32 all-time against ranked teams on the road.
Stansberry came out hot hitting four of his first five attempts from 3 and had 14 points at halftime as Hawaii stayed even with the Ducks at 34-all at intermission.
Oregon (7-2) started the second half with a 20-1 run and outscored the ‘Bows 55-30 after the break to end a two-game losing streak.
The Ducks finished the game shooting 63 percent (32-for-51) from the field.
Stansberry hit seven 3’s before leaving the game for the first time with three minutes remaining.
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Freshman Justin Webster led the bench with 12 points and Dawson Carper added 11 points and five rebounds.
Drew Buggs had a team-high eight assists but was 0-for-8 from the field and did not score.
Up next for the ‘Bows is a home game against Samford next Sunday followed by the start of the Diamond Head Classic on Dec. 22.
