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Oregon Overwhelms Wisconsin 85-71 With Second-Half Surge

The loss tightens Wisconsin's push for a top-four Big Ten seed.

Overview

  • Oregon spread the scoring with Nate Bittle scoring 20 points, Takai Simpkins 17, Kwame Evans Jr. 16 and Wei Lin 13.
  • The Ducks shot 17-for-24 after halftime for 55 second-half points and converted 12 Wisconsin turnovers into 24 points.
  • Wisconsin attempted a program-record 45 three-pointers and made 14, with John Blackwell scoring 22 and Nick Boyd adding 11 points and seven assists.
  • The Badgers fell to 19-9 overall and 11-6 in Big Ten play with three games remaining, complicating their route to a double-bye in the conference tournament.
  • Oregon has won back-to-back games and three of four after a 10-game skid, and Bittle also surpassed 1,000 career points at Oregon, per the Register-Guard.