Oregon men’s basketball rallies to win another nailbiter against rival Oregon State

CORVALLIS – The conference logos are different now, but the Oregon-Oregon State men’s basketball rivalry lives on.

At least inside Gill Coliseum.

For the fourth straight season, the Ducks eked out a one-possession victory against the Beavers in Corvallis and extended their overall winning streak against Oregon State to eight games.

It took a late rally from a double-digit deficit to do so, but Oregon won 78-75 on Thursday, with center Nate Bittle shushing the crowd of 6,617 as he walked off the court following what was a career performance for the Ducks’ big man.

“Rivals, you know?” Bittle said with a smile after the game. “It’s just the atmosphere, the crowd gets into it … and it was just a tough-fought win. It’s always good to come over here and win.”

Bittle finished with 23 points and 14 rebounds – both career highs for the fourth-year player from Central Point.

He had 17 points and 11 rebounds in the second half to help spark the comeback.

Oregon center Nate Bittle presses toward the basket as the Oregon State Beavers host the Oregon Ducks Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore.

Oregon (5-0) trailed 47-37 at the break following a poorly played first half and was down 61-49 with 11:27 to go in the game.

Then Bittle started getting hot inside and Jackson Shelstad found his stroke out on the perimeter. The point guard, who came into the night 3 for 16 from 3-point range on the season, made three 3-pointers down the stretch starting with a deep shot with 7:37 to play that cut the Ducks’ deficit to 66-64.

Bittle followed with a game-tying score inside and then Shelstad again came through with a corner 3 to put the Ducks up 69-66 with 5:25 on the clock and capping a 20-5 run over six minutes put Oregon in the lead for the first time.

Shelstad wasn’t done, as he made another 3-pointer at the 2:43 mark to put the Ducks up for good, 74-72.

He finished with 15 points and six assists. Both were season highs.

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Publish date : 2024-11-22 12:33:00

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