Wei Lin Leads Bench Surge as Oregon Beats Eastern Washington 98-71
Hot shooting off the bench in Tyrone Riley IV's absence offers interim coach Tony Stubblefield early evidence the reconfigured roster can run an efficient offense.
Overview
- Oregon defeated Eastern Washington 98-71 on Friday to move to 2-0 on the season.
- Wei Lin scored 20 points off the bench on 7-of-9 shooting with three 3s while adding four assists and three steals to fuel the second-half push.
- Fred Payne scored 16 points with 14 coming in the first half when he made all four of his 3-pointers, and Pharaoh Compton finished 6-of-6 for 13 points as the Ducks shot about 60% as a team.
- Tyrone Riley IV is out with an injury, and his absence has opened minutes for reserves whose performance is shaping early rotation decisions.
- Tony Stubblefield, serving as interim coach after Dana Altman's October retirement, will use these nonconference games to evaluate personnel and rotations before tougher opponents arrive.