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Oregon redshirt senior forward Mike Moser takes the ball upcourt against San Francisco earlier this season during the No. 10 Ducks' 12-0 start.

(Chris Pietsch/The Associated Press)

Oregon at Utah

When: 5 p.m.

Where: Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

On the air: TV: Pac-12 Networks. Radio: 95.3 (KUJZ-FM) in Eugene, 750 (KXTG-AM) in Portland, Sirius channel 91, XM channel 91

Records: Oregon (12-0); Utah (11-1)

Projected starters: Oregon: C Waverly Austin, F Mike Moser, G Joseph Young, G Johnathan Loyd, G Damyean Dotson. Utah: G Delon Wright, G Brandon Taylor; G/F Jordan Loveridge; F Renan Lenz

Briefly: Tonight is the Pac-12 opener for each team ... The Utes are 11-1 after winning 15 games all of last season, but look closer at their strength of schedule, ranked 351st-hardest according to KenPom.com. The teams they've faced allowed an average of 108.5 points per 100 possessions, the fourth-worst average in all of Division I. So are Utah's offensive numbers for real, or will Oregon's defense -- spotty as it is -- be a reality check? Remember, against inferior competition, the Utes shot a nation-leading 60.7 percent on two-point field goals … The Utes defeated the then-No. 19 Ducks the last time UO played in Salt Lake City in last season's season-ending series, but UO then got its revenge in the Pac-12 Tournament, 64-45. Utah leads the overall series, 11-9, and is 5-2 at home all-time vs. Oregon … After averaging 24.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.0 blocks during the first week of December, Jordan Loveridge was named Pac-12 player of the week. It was Utah's first such honor since joining the league in 2011 … Transfer Delon Wright has scored in double figures in each game in his debut season at Utah and ranks fifth nationally in field-goal percentage at 70.7. … Oregon is one victory from tying the 2006-07 UO team's 13-0 start that was parlayed into an Elite Eight run in the NCAA Tournament … Johnathan Loyd continues to move up the record books at Oregon. He is tied with Aaron Brooks for seventh in career steals with 127 and is 20 from tying Anthony Taylor (1984-88) for sixth. He is also 47 assists from tying Luke Jackson for fifth in school history, 20 games from tying E.J. Singler for most by a Duck all-time and four victories from tying Singler for most victories … Oregon's No. 10 Associated Press ranking is its highest since the week of Jan. 27, 2012, when Oregon was promptly swept in the Bay Area. The last time Oregon cracked the AP top 10 was the 2006-07 season.