Oregon pulls away in the second half to beat Montana 87-69 in their season opener

EUGENE, Ore. -- Tyrone Riley IV scored 17 points, Malique Ewin had a double-double and Oregon pulled away midway through the second half to beat Montana 87-69 on Monday night in the season opener for both teams.

It was tied 57-all with 10:41 to play before Oregon used a 15-2 run and led by double digits the rest of the way. Riley scored six points, including an alley-oop dunk, during the stretch.

The Ducks shot 71% (20 of 28) in the second half and 60% (35 of 58) overall.

Ewin finished with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Andrew Meadow added 14 points for Oregon. Fred Payne had 12 points to go with five assists.

Jordan Clark and Jalen Brown each scored 19 points with three 3-pointers apiece to lead Montana. Tyler Thompson hit four shots from long range and finished with 14 points.

It was the debut for Tony Stubblefield, who was named Oregon interim head coach on Oct. 7 after previous coach Dana Altman announced his retirement. Stubblefield returned to Oregon prior to the 2024-25 season after three seasons as head coach at DePaul.

Montana: At home against Salish Kootenai on Wednesday.

Oregon: Hosts Eastern Washington on Friday.

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