If there’s been a saving grace for Oregon Men’s basketball this season, it has been the safety of Matthew Knight Arena.
On Thursday the depleted Ducks, down to just seven scholarship players, held off a rally by visiting Kent State to secure an 84-70 win that put them at 8-3 heading into Pac-12 play and kept them undefeated in the Emerald Valley.
Down Jesse Zarzuela (out for the season), Keeshawn Barthelemy and Nate Bittle (out indefinitely), and Mookie Cook and N’Faly Dante (expected back in January), the Ducks leaned on the experience of Jermaine Couisnard and they’re young players to carry the load.