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The University of Oregon men's basketball team lost 81-76 to Saint Mary's on Saturday afternoon at McArthur Court in Eugene.

Omar Samhan scored 22 points, Matt Dellavedova added 21 and Saint Mary's held off a late Oregon rally to beat the Ducks 81-76 Saturday.

President Barack Obama, who hosted the Oregon State basketball team Friday, returned the favor Saturday by traveling four blocks from the White House to watch the Beavers play Washington State at the Smith Center.

Mark Twain is credited with saying Wagner's music is better than it sounds. Coach Lorenzo Romar makes the same point about the Washington men's basketball schedule.

With their heads hanging low, Oregon players slowly walked off the floor as fans left their seats mumbling in frustration.

Trying to get back on the right track offensively and defensively,the Oregon men's basketball team hosts Montana tonight, possibly with a new look to the starting lineup and certainly, the Ducks hope, with an improved performance after Saturday's 88-81 loss at the University of Portland .

Montana outshot and shocked the Oregon Ducks 68-55 Monday at McArthur Court. The Ducks, coming off an 88-81 loss at the University of Portland, shot 33.3 percent from the field to 51.2 percent by the Grizzlies.

Today Pepperdine at UCLA, 8 p.m. Arizona vs. Wisconsin, Lahaina, Maui, 9 p.m. Montana at Oregon, 7 p.m. Tuesday Stanford vs.

Anthony Johnson scored 20 points and Brian Qvale added 15 points and 10 rebounds as Montana defeated Oregon 68-55 Monday night.

GAME NOTES: The Oregon Ducks and the Colorado State Rams are set to collide tonight in Eugene, as the Basketball Travelers' Tip-Off continues.

Porter's 3-pointers help Oregon top UC Davis 95-64 Eds: APNewsNow. Oregon 95, UC Davis 64.

Statistically, it was a breakout season for LeKendric Longmire. The energetic 6-foot-5 junior guard started 28 of Oregon's 30 games last season, ending as the Ducks' second-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder .

COACH: Ernie Kent, 12th season, 219-157 at Oregon. LAST SEASON: 8-23, 2-16 Pac-10 . STARTERS RETURNING: G Tajuan Porter, 5-6, sr., 14.6 ppg, 86 3-pointers; G-F LeKendric Longmire, 6-5, jr., 9.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg; C Michael Dunigan, 6-10, so., 8.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg; F Joevan Catron, 6-6, sr., 7.2 ppg; 6.6 rpg, G Garrett Sim, 6-1, so., 6.8 ppg, 2.0 assists.

A handful of schools began the exhibition season Sunday with blowout victories. Of course, the scores really don't matter unless you're the USC Trojans and you need a second half comeback to beat Division II Cal State Dominguez Hills.

We're halfway through the interviews and here's a quick summary of what's happened so far.

Arena. In some ways, though, all of it eventually connects back to the new building.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: PG Malcolm Armstead, a 5-10 sophomore from Chipola Junior College, will get every opportunity to win the starting job.

Jeff Goodman at FoxSports.com takes a look at the Pac-10 today in this preview .

Ernie Kent scanned the sky from his spot on the deck at the Roseburg Country Club, marveling at the vast surroundings and wondering aloud just how far the course itself stretched.

Yahoo!'s Jason King recently posted his Pac-10 predictions for the upcoming season.