STORYLINES
- One last non-conference awaits the Wolves on Tuesday when the University of Oregon hosts Western Oregon at 6 p.m. inside Matthew Knight Arena.
- WOU enters the week as one of four undefeated teams in Division II (Cal Poly Pomona, Queens, West Liberty). West Liberty holds the top spot in the NABC Top 25, followed by Augustana (8-1) and Western Oregon.
- Fans, are you wondering what happened to the Wolves' 11-0 record? Well, the scheduled games against Corban and Willamette were exhibitions, therefore not counting toward the regular season record. The bad news is that Western Oregon only has nine wins in the regular season. The good news is WOU is still undefeated and it will not affect national rankings.
- Western Oregon's nine-game winning streak is the longest for the Wolves since becoming an NCAA Division II institution in 2000. The longest win streak in school history dates back to the 1981-82 season with 22 consecutive victories.
- The Wolves and Ducks meet for only the second time on Tuesday. Back during the 1934-35 season, UO won a 37-28 against Oregon Normal School. The teams tangled during the exhibition season in 2014 with the Ducks winning 104-55.
 
ABOUT WESTERN OREGON
- Western Oregon has forced each of their nine opponents into more turnovers and has committed single-digit giveaways in two of the last three games.
- Most recently, the Wolves defeated Willamette in an exhibition contest, 85-50. Junior guard Janvier Alaby led a quarter in double-figures with 14 points.
- Senior guard Jordan Wiley had a team-high 15 points, including a big three-point bucket late to lead the Wolves to a 67-63 victory over then unbeaten UC San Diego on Monday, Dec. 14 in La Jolla. Both teams were held below their season averages in points and field goals, but the Wolves won the battle from the foul line to improve to 9-0 on the season.
- Five of the nine WOU victories have come by double figures. The largest margin of victory was 33 at Concordia on Dec. 1 (92-59) while the smallest margin coming in the battle of unbeaten at UC San Diego (four points, 67-63).
- Andy Avgi leads the Wolves and is second in the GNAC at 22.7 points per game while shooting .637 from the floor. Avgi had a string of seven games scoring in double figures snapped at UCSD after scoring eight points on 4 of 15 shooting from the field.  
- Including Avgi, six Western Oregon players are averaging more the 10 points per game: Devon Alexander (11.3), Alex Roth (10.9), Tanner Omlid (10.7), Jordan Wiley (10.6) and Julian Nichols (10.4).
- Devon Alexander has both WOU double-doubles this season: 12 points/10 rebounds on Nov. 21 against Warner Pacific and 19 points/11 rebounds against Montana State Billings on Dec. 5.
- Head coach Jim Shaw is in his first season at WOU. His previous assistant coaching stops include Saint Mary's, Washington, Oklahoma, Portland, Montana State, Southern Utah, Oregon State, Chemeketa and Idaho State.
- Western Oregon was picked to finish second in the GNAC regular season title by the league's coaches receiving four of 11 possible first-place votes.
 
ABOUT OREGON
- Head coach Dana Altman is in year number six in Eugene leading the Ducks. He has posted a 133-59 record at Oregon and a 666-326 overall record over 31 years.
- The Ducks (10-2) have won three straight games, including a 72-68 road victory in Tuscaloosa against the University of Alabama. UO has a Top-25 win against Baylor on Nov. 16, but dropped decisions to UNLV and Boise State early in December.
- Injuries have played a role in the Ducks' early season with 22 games begin lost compared to just three in the duration of the 2014-15 season.
- Sophomore forward Dillon Brooks leads the team in scoring at 16.5 points per game while senior forward Chris Boucher is the top glass cleaner with 8.9 rebounds per game.
- Tyler Dorsey is the top 3-point threat connecting on .489 of his shots (22 of 45) from beyond the arc.
- As a team, Oregon is shooting .455 from the field and .328 from behind the arc, making an average of 6.4 three-pointers per game. The Ducks are third in the Pac-12 and ninth in the nation in blocked shots (6.3).