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Porter scores 28 to lift No. 12 Oregon
By Associated Press
Nov 11, 2007 - 11:26:00 PM

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EUGENE, Ore. - Tajuan Porter scored 28 points and Malik Hairston added 20 points to help No. 12 Oregon defeat Pacific 80-64 in the World Vision Invitational tournament on Sunday.

Oregon's Tajuan Porter (12) works by the defense of Pacific's Steffan Johnson (5) during the first half of college basketball action in Eugene, Ore., Sunday Nov. 11, 2007. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens)


Maarty Leunen had 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Bryce Taylor also scored 10 points for the Ducks (2-0).

Porter went 10-for-15 from the field with five 3-pointers, while Oregon shot 48 percent from the field overall and made 10-for-21 3-pointers.

Porter, who set a school record with 110 3-pointers as a freshman last season, made his fifth 3 of the game with 6:50 remaining, sparking a 9-1 run that put the Ducks up 69-51 with 5:22 to play and Oregon cruised from there.

Steffan Johnson led the Tigers with 22 points, while Chad Troyer scored 14 and Michael Nunnally had 10 points.

Pacific (1-1) shot 43 percent from the field but only 31 percent from the 3-point line (8-for-26) and turned the ball over 17 times to the Ducks' eight.

The game was tight throughout much of the first half and was tied 20-20 following a layup by Johnson with 6:59 left in the half.

But Hairston hit a 3-pointer and then Porter hit a pair of 3s and a long jumper to put the Ducks up 31-22 with 2:27 remaining and Oregon went into the break up 34-27.


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