EUGENE, Ore. — Dillon Brooks scored 21 points, Chris Boucher had his fourth double-double in five games and Oregon pulled away to a 94-73 victory over Long Beach State on Friday night.
Boucher had 14 points and 10 rebounds as the Ducks (9-2) had six scorers in double figures and hit a season high for points. Freshman Tyler Dorsey added 17 points in his first start since spraining his knee in a loss at UNLV two weeks ago.
Travis Hammonds led the 49ers (6-7) with a career-high 27 points and seven rebounds. Roschon Prince added 15 points and Maryland transfer Nick Faust had 14.
The Ducks finally gained some separation after Hammonds went to the bench for his fourth foul with 12:30 to play and Long Beach State leading 52-51.
Oregon went on a 30-13 run over the next nine minutes, fueled by 10 points from Boucher, to lead 81-65. The final 21-point margin was the largest of the game.
The Ducks were 32 of 62 (51.6 percent) from the floor and a season-best 22 of 24 (91.7 percent) from the foul line. Boucher and Jordan Bell, who added eight rebounds, helped give Oregon a 42-25 advantage on the glass.
Oregon led the entire first half, going up by six at the 12:19 mark before settling for a 40-39 edge at the break. Chris Boucher kept the Ducks ahead by swatting Hammonds’ driving layup attempt out of bounds at the buzzer.
It was one of the few times Oregon slowed down Hammonds, who had a career-high 21 points in the first half when he dropped in his sixth 3-pointer with 24 seconds left. It was twice as many 3s as Hammonds had made in any of 56 previous games.
Hammonds finished 8 of 10 beyond the arc, and the 49ers were 11 of 27 overall.
TIP-INS
Long Beach State: The 49ers have the toughest nonconference strength of schedule of any Oregon opponent so far this season, and it doesn’t get any easier with road games at No. 13 Arizona and No. 7 Duke before Long Beach State starts Big West Conference play.
Oregon: The Ducks improved to 8-0 at home and when leading at halftime. … Former Oregon coach Don Monson, the father of Long Beach State coach Dan Monson, sat in the front row in 49ers gear directly across from the Oregon bench Friday night. Don Monson’s record was 116-145 during nine seasons (1983-92) in Eugene.
UP NEXT
Oregon plays Alabama in Birmingham on Monday.
