Ducks and Spartans Meet in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal

INDIANAPOLIS – Oregon men's basketball opens Big Ten Tournament play against Indiana on Thursday.

GAME INFO
When: Friday, March 14, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. PT
TV: Big Ten Network
Radio: Eugene: KUJZ 95.3 FM | Portland: KFXX 1080 AM

Opponent Notes
Oregon is 2-3 all-time against Michigan State after dropping the first meeting this season 86-74 in East Lansing.
» UO led 50-36 at the half behind 18 points from Jackson Shelstad, but the Ducks were outscored 50-24 in the 2nd.

Second Round Win
Oregon defeated Indiana 72-59 on 3/13 in the team's first-ever
Big Ten Tournament game.
» UO has now won at least one conference tournament game in 12 straight tournaments.
» It was the 26th conference tournament win under Altman.
» The Ducks have won four consecutive conference tourney games and have held opponents under 70 points in all four.
» TJ Bamba scored 17 points and UO improved to 4-0 this season when he scores 16-plus.
» UO held IU to 36.2% from the field and 25.0% from three-point range. IU also finished just 5-10 from the FT line.

All-Conference Ducks
Ducks Nate Bittle and Jackson Shelstad were voted to the All-Big Ten third team, while Bittle an TJ Bamba both made the All-Defensive Team.
» Bittle and Shelstad led the Ducks in scoring, each averaging north of 13 points per game, with Bittle adding 2.1 blocks per game, second-most in the Big Ten.
» Bamba anchored the perimeter defensive with 1.8 steals per game, fifth most in the conference.

Bittle Mania
Nate Bittle recorded a career-high 36 points (13-20 FG, 3-4 3FG, 7-8 FT), 12 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 assists and a steal on 3/9 at UW.
» It's the most points by a Duck since Jermaine Couisnard scored 40 in last season's NCAA Tournament and he joins Luke Jackson as the only UO players with 35 points and 10 rebounds in a single game since at least 1996-97.
» With 21 points in the 1st half, he became the first Duck with 20+ in a 1st half since Payton Pritchard net 20 at Arizona in 2020.
» He's the fourth player this season to record 36 points and 12 rebounds in a single game.

Conference Tournament History
Oregon won its sixth Pac-12 Tournament last season, defeating Colorado 75-68 in the championship game.
» It was Altman's fourth title (tied with Lute Olson, Arizona, for most in conference history).
» Altman finished 25-9 in Pac-12 Tournament games (.735) and won at least one game in 12 of 13 tournaments.
» His 25 Pac-12 Tournament wins were the most-ever.
» Jackson Shelstad made the 2024 All-Tournament Team, scoring 21 points against Arizona, adding a career-high three blocks. The then-freshman scored 17 in the title game.
» Kwame Evans Jr. and Jadrian Tracey both started all three Pac-12 tournament games last season.
» Evans Jr. averaged 4.0 pts, 3.3 reb and 1.0 stl in 21 minutes, while Tracey averaged 6.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals in 32.3 minutes.