Tyson Alger | The Oregonian/OregonLive

By Tyson Alger, The Oregonian/OregonLive

EUGENE -- The Oregon Ducks defeated Northwest Christian 124-72 Monday in a men's basketball exhibition game at Matthew Knight Arena.

Here are 10 takeaways from Oregon's win.

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1. Box score

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2. Starting lineup

The Ducks started Troy Brown, Kenny Wooten, MiKyle McIntosh, Abu Kigab and Victor Bailey Jr. on Monday. On Saturday, Altman started Elijah Brown, Paul White, Payton Pritchard, Keith Smith and Roman Sorkin.

Was Monday a hint at the way Altman is leaning for his eventual starting rotation?

Nope.

“I don’t know. We just started the other five last game,” Altman said.

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3. More Pritchard

Payton Pritchard led all scorers with 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting. The Ducks are going to have a lot of scoring options this season, especially with Elijah Brown here, but Pritchard’s numbers should definitely see an increase from last season.

“We want him to score more than he did a year ago,” Altman said. “More shots. More aggressive offensively. It’s nice to have some guys around the perimeter that can score and shoot.”

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4. Brown's efficient nights

Brown and Pritchard really seem to mesh together well and this was Brown’s second straight effective game from the floor. He scored 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting on Monday. In two exhibition games he’s 13-of-17 from the floor. He probably won’t always be so efficient from the floor, especially at that volume, but Altman has been very impressed with the work ethic of the graduate transfer.

“He works his tail off in the gym shooting,” Altman said. “We’ve talked to him about getting open and taking good ones. Defenses are going to start settling on him. He’s the one proven scorer that we have.”

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5. Oregon, for three

Just about every player on Oregon’s roster has a three-point shot and that’s a weapon the Ducks are hoping to use often this season. On Monday, Oregon was 12-of-25 from deep, with Pritchard and Brown hitting four and Paul White adding a trio. In past years, the Ducks have averaged between 20 to 22 three attempts a game. Altman said that number will likely go up this season, which will spread the floor more and create lanes for players like Kenny Wooten and MiKyle McIntosh to drive.

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6. Wooten calms the nerves

A couple days after Altman described Wooten’s play as “nervous,” the 6-foot-9 forward rebounded nicely. Wooten had 15 points on a perfect 6-of-6 shooting. He added three blocks and snagged six rebounds.

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7. Bailey's bounce

Victor Bailey Jr. didn’t have as good of a game as he did against Idaho, but he was still impressive. Check out this photo I got of him during warmups. The kid can flat out jump. It helps that he has good genes. Bailey’s mom was an Olympic bronze medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics and his dad played in the NFL.

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8. NCU

I’ve always been impressed with the teams Luke Jackson has put together down the street. Yes, the Ducks won this game going away. But the Beacons were competitive for most of the first half and guard Kenny Blackwell was impressive with 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting.

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9. Defensive pressure

The Ducks played 12 guys on Monday. Altman envisions about 10 of them getting a decent amount of playing time once the season starts — Brown, Brown, Wooten, McIntosh, Kigab, Bailey, Pritchard, Keith Smith, White and Sorkin. Altman wasn’t all that happy about the way the Ducks played defense on Monday, some of which he chalked up to working in a 10-man rotation.

“We have so many deficiencies defensively, I’m not sure where to start,” he said. “If we’re going to play 10 guys, we got to put more pressure on teams. You can’t play 10 guys and not put pressure.”

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10. Troy Brown's versatility

Troy Brown is going to score a lot this season for the Ducks, but one of the reasons why he was such a coveted recruit is his flexibility. Brown only took four shots on Monday, but he led the Ducks with nine assists, grabbed five rebounds and had three steals.

“I love passing the basketball,” Brown said. “It’s something that makes me happy, seeing teammates make buckets. Hopefully I can keep that there.”

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-- Tyson Alger

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