Ducks defeat Southeast Missouri State; Jabari Brown leaves team
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — E.J. Singler scored 21 points to lead Oregon past Southeast Missouri State, 86-61 on Sunday.
Garrett Sim scored 14 and Jeremy Jacob added 10 points for the Ducks (2-1), who put the game away with a 32-1 run that spanned the first and second halves.
Tyler Stone led the Redhawks (1-3) with 20 points. Marland Smith had 12 points.
Oregon led 24-21 with 4:36 to play in the first half when Jacobs made a pair of free throws to start a 14-0 run that ended with Oregon up 38-21 at halftime.
That run grew to 21-0 in the opening minutes of the second half, and then eventually 32-1, making it 56-22 with 14:15 to play, and the Ducks' advantage was near 30 points the rest of the game.
Before the game, Oregon announced freshman Jabari Brown had left the team. Coach Dana Altman said after the game he tried to talk Brown out of his decision.
"He came in yesterday and told me he had decided to leave. I don't want him to leave and I did try to talk him out of it. I asked him to reconsider and the door is still open," Altman said. "It's his decision and he is a talented young man. He is a good basketball player and I want him to be a good basketball player here. I am not closing the door and I sure would like to work with him. He was frustrated and I don't think he got off to the start he wanted to here."