Oregon Ducks at UT Arlington Mavericks

No. 1 Oregon women rip Texas-Arlington 91-54 in Paradise Jam

Satou Sabally scored 19 points and Oregon overcame a tough first quarter to beat Texas-Arlington 91-54 on Friday at the Paradise Jam tournament.

Taylor Chavez added 17 points and Ruthy Hebard had 16 points for the Ducks (6-0), who shot 53% and made 11 of 33 3-pointers.

Marie Benson had 15 points and Claire Chastain added 10 points for the Lady Mavericks (4-2), who had 20 turnovers and shot 35.4% in losing their second straight.

However, Texas-Arlington gave Oregon fits in the first quarter, swapping the lead five times and tying the game three others in the first 7 1/2 minutes. Ionescu's jumper with 2:03 left put the Ducks ahead to stay, and they closed the period with nine unanswered points for a 20-12 lead.

"They're a good team," Oregon coach Kelly Graves said of Texas-Arlington. "They jumped on us on defense a little bit, changing it up, and it took us a second to figure out what they were doing. Once we did, we were golden. ... I wasn't that concerned about it, because they're a good team ... but every team in this tournament is good."

Oregon ended the third quarter ahead 75-41 on Sabally's layup with 15 seconds remaining. The Ducks' reserves would take the lead to 39 points three times, the last at 91-52, late in the fourth quarter.

"Our kids always come out of the locker room excited about the fight," Texas-Arlington coach Krista Gerlich said. "They played really hard, and I liked their mindset. Of course, Oregon got comfortable, and got acclimated themselves. We kinda caught them off guard a couple possessions, but it didn't take long to do what they do."

BIG PICTURE

Oregon: The Ducks have had two good tune-up games at the Paradise Jam but get their toughest test in Saturday's tournament finale against No. 8 Louisville, their second Top 25 opponent this season.

Texas-Arlington: Even after losing their second straight game against a top 10 team, the Lady Mavericks have equaled their start from last season, and their early performance against Oregon could be a big confidence builder.

STAT LINES

Oregon's defense converted all those Texas-Arlington turnovers into points, scoring 29 points off the miscues. The Lady Mavericks only scored nine points off 10 Ducks turnovers.

IONESCU'S STREAK

UP NEXT

Oregon: Plays No. 8 Louisville on Saturday.

Texas-Arlington: Plays Oklahoma State on Saturday.

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Venue: UVI Sports & Fitness Center

Location: Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands
Attendance: 771 | Capacity: