The Oregon men’s basketball nonconference game against Pepperdine scheduled for Nov. 15 at Matthew Knight Arena has been postponed due to travel issues, “Oregon men’s basketball game vs. Pepperdine Nov. 15 has been postponed” reported Yahoo Sports.
Oregon announced late Saturday that Pepperdine was having travel-related complications that impacted the team’s ability to reach Eugene, “according to the Oregon men’s basketball game announcement”.
Pepperdine, which is located in Malibu, California, issued a statement detailing that the postponement was due to travel complications from the FAA ground stop resulting in multiple canceled flights, “per the Pepperdine statement”.
The travel disruptions directly affected the Waves’ scheduled arrival at Matthew Knight Arena for the matchup, “as reported by Yahoo Sports”.
School officials from both universities addressed the logistical hurdle before making the final decision to delay the contest, “according to the athletic departments”.
No immediate makeup date for the postponed game between the Ducks and the Waves has been announced by either institution, “per the published report”.