Saturday, February 8
East Lansing, MI
9:00 AM
University of Oregon
at
Michigan State
Photo by: Rob Moseley/GoDucks.com
Ducks Face No. 9 Ranked Spartans on Saturday
02/07/25 | Men's Basketball
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Oregon faces a top 10 foe in Michigan State on Saturday in East Lansing.
GAME INFO
When: Saturday, February 8, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. PT
TV: FOX
Radio: Eugene: KUJZ 95.3 FM | Portland: KFXX 1080 AM
Opponent Notes
Oregon is 2-2 all-time against Michiagan State and 0-1 under Coach Altman.
» MSU has won the last two in a row, including a 74-70 win on 11/26/22 in Portland and a 76-61 win on 12/29/88.
» UO won the first two matchups in the 1960's, defeating MSU 71-59 on 12/28/61 and 87-82 on 12/27/69.
Among the Best of the Bigs
Nate Bittle was named one of the top 10 candidates for the 2025 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, given annually to college basketball's top center by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
» Second in the Big Ten in blocks (44) and 11th in rebounds (165).
» Four of the top 10 candidates play in the Big Ten (Derik Queen - Maryland, Vladislav Goldin - Michigan, Dawson Garcia - Minnesota)
» Would become the first Duck to ever win the award.
Against the Top 25
Saturday marks the sixth time this season the Ducks have taken on a ranked opponent, going 2-3 in such games so far. Oregon sports two of the nation's best wins in 2024-25, knocking off now-No. 3 Alabama and No. 10 Texas A&M.
» The Ducks secured their first Big Ten win at Matthew Knight Arena against Maryland, who now sits at No. 18 in the AP poll.
» Dana Altman's Ducks are 40-44 against ranked opponents.
» Lost the last two games against ranked foes by a combined 11 points.
GAME INFO
When: Saturday, February 8, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. PT
TV: FOX
Radio: Eugene: KUJZ 95.3 FM | Portland: KFXX 1080 AM
Opponent Notes
Oregon is 2-2 all-time against Michiagan State and 0-1 under Coach Altman.
» MSU has won the last two in a row, including a 74-70 win on 11/26/22 in Portland and a 76-61 win on 12/29/88.
» UO won the first two matchups in the 1960's, defeating MSU 71-59 on 12/28/61 and 87-82 on 12/27/69.
Among the Best of the Bigs
Nate Bittle was named one of the top 10 candidates for the 2025 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, given annually to college basketball's top center by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
» Second in the Big Ten in blocks (44) and 11th in rebounds (165).
» Four of the top 10 candidates play in the Big Ten (Derik Queen - Maryland, Vladislav Goldin - Michigan, Dawson Garcia - Minnesota)
» Would become the first Duck to ever win the award.
Against the Top 25
Saturday marks the sixth time this season the Ducks have taken on a ranked opponent, going 2-3 in such games so far. Oregon sports two of the nation's best wins in 2024-25, knocking off now-No. 3 Alabama and No. 10 Texas A&M.
» The Ducks secured their first Big Ten win at Matthew Knight Arena against Maryland, who now sits at No. 18 in the AP poll.
» Dana Altman's Ducks are 40-44 against ranked opponents.
» Lost the last two games against ranked foes by a combined 11 points.
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