Oregon Downs Northridge; Hicks Sets Matadors Career Mark

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon unveiled its tallest player, 6-foot-10 center Michael Chandler, and he scored 13 points off the bench to help lead the Ducks to a 79-56 victory over Cal State Northridge on Wednesday night.

Chandler, a junior college transfer from Northwest Florida College, missed the first nine games of the season with a left knee injury. He scored nine straight points in the second half to give Oregon (7-3) a 71-46 lead.

Joseph Young led the Ducks with 18 points and Dillon Brooks added 12.

Stephan Hicks led the Matadors (3-8) with 19 points, and became his school's career scoring leader with 1,644.

Oregon, the Pac-12 leader in rebounding, had a 43-36 edge with Dwayne Benjamin grabbing 10 boards. Stephen Maxwell had a double-double for Cal State Northridge with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

The victory started a seven-game home stand for the Ducks.

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