Georgetown Hoyas at Oregon Ducks

No. 19 Oregon fights off Georgetown in South Korea

Young, who made all 12 of his free throw attempts, and Jason Calliste, who scored 16 points and made all 11 of his free throws, led Oregon to a win before hundreds of soldiers at Camp Humphreys, a U.S. Army base south of Seoul, the country's capital.

Georgetown center Joshua Smith scored 25 points but only had four rebounds for the Hoyas, who closed within four points with a minute left. But Georgetown missed key free throws in the closing minutes, while Oregon hit theirs.

Markel Starks, a senior guard, helped keep Georgetown in the game, hitting the Hoyas' only 3-pointer with 7:31 left and scoring 16 points.

Oregon opened up an early lead in the first half off repeated turnovers and poor shooting by Georgetown, but the Hoyas closed within 37-34 at halftime. They were carried by forward Mikael Hopkins' 10 points and Smith's nine first-half points.

For Oregon, Young had 11 points in the first half and Calliste had 12 at halftime.

Mike Moser had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Ducks.

Oregon was listed as the "home" team, but both schools were far from home.

The game, labeled the 2013 Armed Forces Classic, was part of ESPN's Veteran's Week, meant to honor the men and women of the U.S. military.

Both teams said that regardless of the outcome, the game was a unique experience.

The stands were packed almost exclusively with soldiers. Orderly lines of men and women in uniforms began lining up just after dawn outside the gym. Aside from an occasional whoop, the soldiers mostly stood and talked quietly while waiting for the gym to open. Inside, they cheered loudly for both teams, waving shirts and signs saying "Hi mom" for the cameras.

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