--It would have been easy for the Ducks to give up on themselves, even in their final home game of the season, even on senior night.

Trailing rival Oregon State by 10 points at halftime and down 43-29 less than two minutes into the second half, Oregon seemed well on its way to a another defeat.

And suddenly, the Ducks came alive.

They outscored the Beavers 27-5 over the next seven minutes and went on to a 79-69 victory that produced something they haven't enjoyed since late December -- a two-game winning streak.

Clearly, despite all the angst surrounding this program in recent weeks, the Ducks have not given up on themselves, nor have they given up on their coach, Ernie Kent.

Junior guard Tajuan Porter, who struggled along with his teammates as the Ducks dropped their first 14 conference games, was at the center of the comeback. He scored 24 points, hitting three of five shots from 3-point range and going 11-for-14 from the free-throw line.

After nearly two months of futility characterized by late-game collapses and youthful mistakes, the Ducks were nearly flawless in the second half. They shot 52 percent and didn't commit a turnover until just 1:11 remained in the game.

The Ducks outscored OSU 51-31 in the second half.

--The Ducks avoided being swept by rival OSU for the first time since 1993.

--Oregon shot 26-for-34 from the free-throw line, outscoring the Beavers by 16 points at the line.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"It went by kind of fast. I didn't expect it to be that fast." -- Senior forward Frantz Dorsainvil on his two-year career at Oregon, cut short this season by a wrist injury that limited him to five games.

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