Ridnour, Davis KO Cougars

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Byline: RON BELLAMY The Register-Guard

PULLMAN, Wash. - In the Eugene duplex they share with two teammates, Oregon guards Luke Ridnour and James Davis occasionally pass the time by pulling on boxing gloves and battering away at each other.

They are, after all, still sophomores.

Saturday afternoon, Ridnour and Davis delivered the knockout punches on the basketball floor, scoring career highs of 24 and 21 points respectively to lead the Ducks to a 94-86 men's basketball victory over Washington State before 3,092 in Friel Court.

With the victory, the No. 19 Ducks improved to 15-5 overall and 7-2 in the Pac-10 Conference, meaning that they've already eclipsed their total number of victories last season and, more importantly, that they turn...