ANALYSIS: Oregon opened the NIT by thumping UC-Irvine with 60 percent of its usual lineup and three primary scorers scratched by injuries. Let's see how the same thinned-out team does against a superior foe, Central Florida. The Knights walloped Florida by 18 on the road in its initial tourney game. A much longer commute works to the Ducks' advantage, but the Knights are road-tested, having beaten Ole Miss from the SEC outside its league and playing Houston to within a half-dozen points.