Led by Nate Bittle’s 25 points and six blocks, Oregon pulled out the victory despite being down five points at half.

Oregon keeps sending the Owls to the free throw line, and Rice has been able to use that to stay in the contest. Bittle at 20 points now to lead all scorers. Rice’s press is giving the Ducks issues.

Oregon’s three-point shooting finally showing. Evans Jr. converts on one from deep, but the offense is much more focused on driving the ball inside.

The Owls are defending Oregon’s shooters very aggressively, which continues to open up the game for center Nate Bittle. Bittle has nine of the last 11 points for the Ducks, who are on a 11-1 run currently. Bittle up to 18 points.

Bittle sinks two free throws to make it a three point game. Rice hasn’t scored in over two minutes, and the Ducks are climbing back gradually with a lot more focus on getting points in the paint.

Rice shooting 40% from three has not helped the Ducks, who have posted a 20% clip so far this game. Shelstad and Bittle each have seven points, but 27/20/54% slash lines are not going to do it. Once again, Oregon needs to overcome subpar offensive production to take down what should be an inferior opponent.

Rice continues to put the pressure on the Ducks with its hot shooting. The Owls are 5-12 from deep while Oregon sits at 3-17. Oregon has also turned it over eight times so far this evening. Another sloppy offensive outing for the Ducks.

Takai Simpkins converted on a second-chance three-pointer and Nate Bittle followed up with his own. Another 8-0 run for the Ducks right now has them rolling.

After a stretch where the Owls couldn’t score for over four minutes, Wei Lin converted on 1/2 free throws to put the Ducks ahead. Bittle’s four points leads the Ducks as of now.

Shelstad hit his first triple of the season off a Nate Bittle screen. Ducks starting to build momentum on both sides of the ball.

17:48 left, Kwame Evans Jr. just hit two free throws. Rice 2-3 from three to start the game.