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Message: [QUOTE="jonson, post: 3414757, member: 6034"] From 40 miles south, I'd agree that 3 point shooting has been an issue for Oregon State, as it has been for Oregon, but not so much on Sunday (almost 37% vs. Oregon's 26%). In fact, I'd argue that issues handling the ball on the part of the guards other than Slocum may be equally, if not more, important. As good as the OSU defense (always) is, it was the Oregon defense that won the game by holding Oregon State to only 20 points total in the second half (and only 8 in the third period when Oregon finally took the lead); some of that was probably a function of makeable shots not being made, but a lot it had to do with the OSU guards (including Slocum) driving into places they shouldn't have and then trying to pass out of trouble. To me, that (and offensive rebounding) was why Oregon was able to win despite shooting a lower percentage than Oregon State (same thing happened in Eugene). For Oregon, doing so (Friday or Sunday) may not be a first, but it's close. [/QUOTE]