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No. 21 Oregon wins opener against Florida A&M, 80-45

AP
Nov 08, 2022

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) N'Faly Dante had 16 points and 10 rebounds as No. 21 Oregon opened with an 80-45 victory Monday night over Florida A&M.

Keeshawn Barthelemy added 13 points for the Ducks, ranked to begin the season for the ninth straight year.

Dante, guard Will Richardson and forward Quincy Guerrier are all returning starters for the Ducks, who finished last season 20-15 overall.

''I feel great. Since I've been at Oregon, I haven't had a summer to work out with the team and practice with the team,'' said Dante, hampered by injuries in 2020-21 and at the start of last season. ''I was glad to have that, and glad to have a team that trusts me and picks me up every single day when I'm down. It feels great.''

It was Dante's fifth career double-double. He also made four steals.

Richardson led Oregon with 14.1 points and 3.6 assists last season. He flirted with going pro but withdrew his name from the NBA draft in early June to instead use an extra year of eligibility with the Ducks this season. He had 11 points in the opener.

Jordan Tillmon and Jordan Chatman scored eight points apiece for the Rattlers, who lost seven top players from last season when they went 13-17 overall. Florida A&M has 11 new players, including junior college transfers Tillmon, Byron Smith and Jaylen Bates.

Oregon began to pull away midway through the first half. Dante hit a pair of layups and junior college transfer Tyrone Williams added another to put the Ducks up 27-13.

Hantz Louis-Jeune got the Rattlers within 33-26 on a 3-pointer with 1:42 left in the half, but the Ducks led 36-26 at the break.

Dante's dunk put Oregon up 43-31 with just over 16 minutes left. Barthelemy's 3-pointer extended the lead to 54-35, and Oregon rolled to the win.

Barthelemy transferred from Colorado.

''We didn't have as many communication mistakes as we've had in our two scrimmages before tonight,'' Oregon coach Dana Altman said. ''So I was pleased with the rebounds. Pleased with the defense, especially in the second half, but Cal-Irvine on Friday will be really good, Montana State is an NCAA Tournament team. Obviously, Houston in 10-11 days will be really tough. We've got a lot of work to do to be ready for those folks.''

LEGACY SERIES

The game was part of the Pac-12's basketball partnership with the Southwestern Athletic Conference that debuts this season. The Legacy Series between the two conferences seeks to foster competition and education around issues of anti-racism and social justice. Oregon's game against Florida A&M, among the HBCUs in the SWAC, was the first of 12 men's and women's Legacy Series games for Pac-12 teams this season.

BIG PICTURE

Florida A&M: Rattlers coach Robert McCullum was on Altman's staff from 2014-17. ... Florida A&M visits eight Power Five teams on its non-conference schedule, including Oregon State, Miami, Florida, Georgia, Louisville, Kentucky and Purdue. The team plays 11 of its 13 non-conference games on the road.

Oregon: Opened the season without guard Jermaine Couisnard, who had lower body surgery last week. A transfer from South Carolina, he averaged 12 points and 3.2 assists last season. ... Oregon also won the previous three meetings with Florida A&M. The Ducks will visit Florida A&M in Tallahassee next season.

UP NEXT

Florida A&M: Plays at Portland on Wednesday.

Oregon: Will host UC Irvine on Friday.

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1st Half
FAMU
Rattlers
25
ORE
Ducks
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Chase Barrs vs. N'Faly Dante (Will Richardson gains possession)
19:41		Rivaldo Soares misses two point jump shot
19:39		N'Faly Dante offensive rebound
19:31	+2	N'Faly Dante makes two point layup	0-2
19:10	+3	Byron Smith makes three point jump shot	3-2
18:47		Peyton Williams shooting foul (Quincy Guerrier draws the foul)
18:47	+1	Quincy Guerrier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-3
18:47	+1	Quincy Guerrier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-4
18:34	+2	Jordan Chatman makes two point jump shot	5-4
18:13		N'Faly Dante turnover (Chase Barrs steals)
18:02		Jordan Tillmon misses three point jump shot
18:00		Will Richardson defensive rebound
17:55	+3	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes three point jump shot (Will Richardson assists)	5-7
17:19		Rattlers turnover (shot clock violation)
17:08	+2	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point jump shot	5-9
16:43		Jordan Tillmon misses two point layup
16:41		N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
16:32		Will Richardson misses three point jump shot
16:30		N'Faly Dante offensive rebound
16:25	+2	N'Faly Dante makes two point layup	5-11
16:10		Byron Smith misses two point jump shot
16:08		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
16:00		Rivaldo Soares misses two point layup
15:58		Jordan Tillmon defensive rebound
15:53	+2	Jordan Tillmon makes two point layup	7-11
15:38	+2	N'Faly Dante makes two point layup (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)	7-13
15:37		Jordan Chatman shooting foul (N'Faly Dante draws the foul)
15:37		TV timeout
15:38	+1	N'Faly Dante makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-14
15:07		Rattlers turnover (shot clock violation)
14:53		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
14:51		Jaylen Bates defensive rebound
14:40	+3	Jaylen Bates makes three point jump shot (Byron Smith assists)	10-14
14:20		Quincy Guerrier misses three point jump shot
14:18		Rivaldo Soares offensive rebound
14:15		Quincy Guerrier misses two point layup
14:13		Jaylen Bates defensive rebound
14:10		Jaylen Bates misses three point jump shot
14:06		Ducks defensive rebound
14:06		Keeshawn Barthelemy turnover (Peyton Williams steals)
13:29		Jordan Tillmon misses two point layup
13:27		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
13:56	+2	Will Richardson makes two point layup	10-16
12:58		Byron Smith misses three point jump shot
12:58		Jaylen Bates offensive rebound
12:58		Rivaldo Soares shooting foul (Jaylen Bates draws the foul)
12:58		Jaylen Bates misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:58	+1	Jaylen Bates makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-16
12:43		Noah Meren personal foul
12:40		Peyton Williams shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
12:40	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-17
12:40	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-18
12:21		Jordan Chatman misses two point jump shot
12:19		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
11:59		Rivaldo Soares turnover (Hantz Louis-Jeune steals)
11:58		Hantz Louis-Jeune turnover
11:58		TV timeout
11:32	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point jump shot	11-20
11:09		Kel'el Ware blocks Peyton Williams's three point jump shot
11:07		Will Richardson defensive rebound
10:58		Will Richardson misses three point jump shot
10:56		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
10:43		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
10:40		Nate Bittle personal foul
10:31		Jaylen Bates turnover (Keeshawn Barthelemy steals)
10:26		Jaylen Bates shooting foul (Keeshawn Barthelemy draws the foul)
10:26		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:26	+1	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-21
10:04		Nate Bittle shooting foul (Chase Barrs draws the foul)
10:04	+1	Chase Barrs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-21
10:04	+1	Chase Barrs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-21
9:55		Ducks 30 second timeout
9:44	+2	N'Faly Dante makes two point layup	13-23
9:11		Jordan Tillmon misses three point jump shot
9:09		Ducks defensive rebound
8:45		Will Richardson misses three point jump shot
8:43		Byron Smith defensive rebound
8:37		Byron Smith turnover (Will Richardson steals)
8:34		Jordan Tillmon personal foul
8:27	+2	N'Faly Dante makes two point layup	13-25
7:58		Jordan Chatman turnover (Tyrone Williams steals)
7:48		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
7:46		N'Faly Dante offensive rebound
7:28		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
7:26		Jordan Chatman defensive rebound
7:14		Jordan Tillmon misses two point jump shot
7:12		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
7:03	+2	Tyrone Williams makes two point layup	13-27
7:03		Byron Smith shooting foul (Tyrone Williams draws the foul)
7:03		TV timeout
7:03		Tyrone Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:03		Rivaldo Soares offensive rebound
6:42		Rivaldo Soares misses three point jump shot
6:40		Quincy Guerrier offensive rebound
6:35	+2	Tyrone Williams makes two point layup (Quincy Guerrier assists)	13-29
5:50	+2	Byron Smith makes two point layup	15-29
5:41		N'Faly Dante misses two point layup
5:39		Hantz Louis-Jeune defensive rebound
5:26		Hantz Louis-Jeune misses two point jump shot
5:24		Hantz Louis-Jeune offensive rebound
5:18	+2	Chase Barrs makes two point jump shot (Hantz Louis-Jeune assists)	17-29
5:07		Tyrone Williams misses three point jump shot
5:05		Chase Barrs defensive rebound
4:56		Chase Barrs offensive foul
4:56		Chase Barrs turnover
4:46		Will Richardson misses three point jump shot
4:44		Rattlers defensive rebound
4:25		Quincy Guerrier personal foul
4:19		Jordan Tillmon misses three point jump shot
4:17		Will Richardson defensive rebound
4:08		Kel'el Ware misses two point jump shot
4:06		Peyton Williams defensive rebound
3:59		Byron Smith misses three point jump shot
3:57		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
3:52	+2	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point layup (Will Richardson assists)	17-31
3:40	+2	Jaylen Bates makes two point layup (Jordan Tillmon assists)	19-31
3:40		Kel'el Ware shooting foul (Jaylen Bates draws the foul)
3:40		TV timeout
3:40	+1	Jaylen Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-31
3:33		Rivaldo Soares misses three point jump shot
3:31		Noah Meren defensive rebound
3:22		Kel'el Ware blocks Noah Meren's two point layup
3:20		Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound
3:17		Jordan Tillmon shooting foul (Keeshawn Barthelemy draws the foul)
3:17	+1	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-32
3:17	+1	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-33
2:58	+2	Peyton Williams makes two point jump shot (Hantz Louis-Jeune assists)	22-33
2:33		Rivaldo Soares turnover (traveling)
2:08		Peyton Williams turnover (traveling)
1:51		Will Richardson turnover (Byron Smith steals)
1:42	+3	Hantz Louis-Jeune makes three point jump shot (Jordan Tillmon assists)	25-33
1:30	+2	Rivaldo Soares makes two point layup (Quincy Guerrier assists)	25-35
1:30		Jaylen Bates shooting foul (Rivaldo Soares draws the foul)
1:30	+1	Rivaldo Soares makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-36
1:07		Kel'el Ware blocks Peyton Williams's three point jump shot
1:05		N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
0:56		Jordan Tillmon personal foul (Quincy Guerrier draws the foul)
0:56		Quincy Guerrier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:56		Quincy Guerrier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:56		Jaylen Bates defensive rebound
0:41		Byron Smith turnover (Keeshawn Barthelemy steals)
0:34		Kel'el Ware misses three point jump shot
0:32		Quincy Guerrier offensive rebound
0:25		Quincy Guerrier misses two point layup
0:22		Byron Smith defensive rebound
0:22		Rattlers 30 second timeout
0:05		Jordan Tillmon misses three point jump shot
0:03		Jaylen Bates offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FAMU
Rattlers
20
ORE
Ducks
44

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Peyton Williams turnover (N'Faly Dante steals)
19:32	+2	N'Faly Dante makes two point layup (Rivaldo Soares assists)	25-38
19:15		Byron Smith turnover (Rivaldo Soares steals)
19:08		Byron Smith shooting foul (N'Faly Dante draws the foul)
19:08	+1	N'Faly Dante makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-39
19:08		N'Faly Dante misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:08		Rivaldo Soares offensive rebound
18:59		N'Faly Dante misses two point jump shot
18:57		N'Faly Dante offensive rebound
18:50		N'Faly Dante misses two point layup
18:48		Rivaldo Soares offensive rebound
18:44		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
18:42		Rattlers defensive rebound
18:33		N'Faly Dante shooting foul (Jordan Tillmon draws the foul)
18:33	+1	Jordan Tillmon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-39
18:33	+1	Jordan Tillmon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-39
18:17		Chase Barrs shooting foul (Rivaldo Soares draws the foul)
18:17	+1	Rivaldo Soares makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-40
18:17	+1	Rivaldo Soares makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-41
18:03	+2	Jordan Tillmon makes two point jump shot	29-41
17:40		Will Richardson misses three point jump shot
17:38		Rivaldo Soares offensive rebound
17:32		Byron Smith shooting foul (Quincy Guerrier draws the foul)
17:32		Quincy Guerrier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:32		Quincy Guerrier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:32		Jordan Chatman defensive rebound
17:12	+2	Jordan Tillmon makes two point layup	31-41
16:54		Quincy Guerrier offensive foul
16:54		Quincy Guerrier turnover
16:27		Jordan Tillmon turnover (traveling)
16:14		Jaylen Bates personal foul
16:09		Jaylen Bates personal foul
16:04	+2	N'Faly Dante makes two point dunk (Rivaldo Soares assists)	31-43
15:43		Jordan Tillmon misses two point jump shot
15:41		Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
15:27		Byron Smith personal foul
15:27		TV timeout
15:27		Noah Meren personal foul (N'Faly Dante draws the foul)
15:27		N'Faly Dante misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:27		Will Richardson offensive rebound
15:17		N'Faly Dante turnover (traveling)
15:01	+2	Peyton Williams makes two point layup	33-43
14:38		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
14:36		Ducks offensive rebound
14:30	+2	Quincy Guerrier makes two point layup	33-45
14:30		Peyton Williams shooting foul (Quincy Guerrier draws the foul)
14:30	+1	Quincy Guerrier makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-46
14:24		Peyton Williams turnover (bad pass) (N'Faly Dante steals)
14:18		Tyrone Williams misses three point jump shot
14:16		Jordan Tillmon defensive rebound
14:13		Jordan Tillmon turnover (bad pass) (N'Faly Dante steals)
14:13		Ducks 30 second timeout
14:13		TV timeout
13:58		Quincy Guerrier misses two point layup
13:56		Hantz Louis-Jeune defensive rebound
13:54	+2	Hantz Louis-Jeune makes two point layup	35-46
13:27	+3	Kel'el Ware makes three point jump shot	35-49
13:01		Hantz Louis-Jeune misses three point jump shot
12:59		N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
12:48		Kel'el Ware misses two point layup
12:46		Hantz Louis-Jeune defensive rebound
12:43		Will Richardson personal foul
12:31		Chase Barrs misses two point jump shot
12:29		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
12:16	+2	Nate Bittle makes two point layup (Kel'el Ware assists)	35-51
11:54		Will Richardson personal foul
11:54		TV timeout
11:41		Jordan Tillmon turnover (lost ball) (Kel'el Ware steals)
11:23	+3	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes three point jump shot	35-54
11:00		Peyton Williams turnover (bad pass) (Will Richardson steals)
10:54		Kel'el Ware misses two point layup
10:52		Chase Barrs defensive rebound
10:48		Jordan Tillmon turnover (bad pass) (Tyrone Williams steals)
10:30	+2	Tyrone Williams makes two point layup (Nate Bittle assists)	35-56
10:17		Rattlers 30 second timeout
9:59		Peyton Williams misses three point jump shot
9:57		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
9:48	+2	Tyrone Williams makes two point layup (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)	35-58
9:36		Peyton Williams misses three point jump shot
9:34		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
9:15	+2	Quincy Guerrier makes two point dunk (Kel'el Ware assists)	35-60
8:52		Peyton Williams misses three point jump shot
8:50		Chase Barrs offensive rebound
8:49		Nate Bittle personal foul
8:35		Hantz Louis-Jeune misses two point jump shot
8:33		N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
8:26		Keeshawn Barthelemy turnover (bad pass)
8:22		Byron Smith misses two point jump shot
8:20		N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
8:05		Quincy Guerrier turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Chatman steals)
7:58	+2	Jordan Chatman makes two point layup	37-60
7:38		Hantz Louis-Jeune personal foul
7:38		TV timeout
7:38	+1	Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-61
7:38		Nate Bittle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:38		Tyrone Williams offensive rebound
7:37		Jaylen Bates shooting foul (Tyrone Williams draws the foul)
7:37		Tyrone Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:37		Tyrone Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:37		Jordan Chatman defensive rebound
7:26		Byron Smith technical foul
7:26		Byron Smith turnover
7:26	+1	Will Richardson makes technical free throw 1 of 1	37-62
7:26		Rattlers 30 second timeout
7:17		Byron Smith misses two point jump shot
7:15		N'Faly Dante defensive rebound
7:06		Tyrone Williams turnover (traveling)
6:47		Nate Bittle blocks Jordan Chatman's two point jump shot
6:45		Rattlers offensive rebound
6:37	+2	Jordan Chatman makes two point layup	39-62
6:14		N'Faly Dante misses two point jump shot
6:12		Quincy Guerrier offensive rebound
6:08		Quincy Guerrier misses two point layup
6:06		Nate Bittle offensive rebound
6:02	+2	Nate Bittle makes two point layup	39-64
5:47		Nate Bittle blocks Tarig Eisa's three point jump shot
5:45		Tyrone Williams defensive rebound
5:38	+2	Will Richardson makes two point jump shot	39-66
5:04		Rattlers turnover (shot clock violation)
4:47		Will Richardson misses three point jump shot
4:45		Chase Barrs defensive rebound
4:37		Byron Smith turnover (N'Faly Dante steals)
4:27	+3	Nate Bittle makes three point jump shot (Will Richardson assists)	39-69
4:08		Jordan Tillmon turnover (Tyrone Williams steals)
3:59		Will Richardson misses two point layup
3:57		N'Faly Dante personal foul
3:57		TV timeout
3:35	+2	Byron Smith makes two point jump shot	41-69
3:15	+3	Will Richardson makes three point jump shot (N'Faly Dante assists)	41-72
2:54		Rivaldo Soares personal foul (Byron Smith draws the foul)
2:54		Byron Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:54		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
2:47	+2	Nate Bittle makes two point dunk (Will Richardson assists)	41-74
2:25		Jordan Tillmon misses three point jump shot
2:23		Will Richardson defensive rebound
2:13	+3	Will Richardson makes three point jump shot	41-77
2:13		Ducks 30 second timeout
2:13		Rattlers 30 second timeout
1:59	+2	Jordan Chatman makes two point layup	43-77
1:37		Nate Bittle misses three point jump shot
1:35		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
1:33		Jordan Chatman shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
1:33		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:33	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-78
1:09	+2	Hantz Louis-Jeune makes two point layup	45-78
0:54	+2	James Cooper makes two point layup (Gabe Reichle assists)	45-80
0:40		Jordan Chatman misses two point jump shot
0:38		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
0:19		Nate Bittle misses two point jump shot
0:17		Hantz Louis-Jeune defensive rebound
0:10		Saiyd Burnside misses two point layup
0:08		Brady Parris defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Brady Parris defensive rebound