In the third place game of the Battle 4 Atlantis, Oregon faced No. 6 North Carolina, dropping its second game of the tournament, 78-74. 

Pat Benetar said it best when she sang “You’re a heartbreaker.”

The No. 11 Oregon Ducks escaped the first round in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, beating No. 13 Seton Hall 71-69. The Ducks overcame poor shooting and a 32-point performance from Seton Hall’s Myles Powell. 

The Oregon men’s basketball team secured a promising early-season victory Friday evening at Matthew Knight Arena, defeating the Houston Cougars 78-66. 

It was a defensive battle for much of the first half, with both teams shooting under 40 percent from the field for an extended stretch. Oregon uncharacteristically turned the ball over six times in the first 10 minutes and Houston couldn’t buy a bucket from beyond the arc, shooting sub-10 pe…

The Oregon Ducks haven’t had the best history against Texas teams in the past year. In fact, last season, Oregon lost to three of them: Texas Southern, Houston and Baylor in non-conference before starting Pac-12 play. 

Oregon men’s basketball defeated UT Arlington in a sparsely crowded Matthew Knight Arena, 67-47, on Sunday night. Oregon’s defense was far from perfect but they held the Mavericks to 23% shooting from the field. However, Oregon will need to clean up its turnovers if they want to defeat a tal…