Overview
- Oregon blew a 21-point first-half lead but closed it out 85-79 after Kwame Evans Jr. scored the final nine points, including a four-point play with 11.5 seconds left and five of six free throws in the closing seconds.
- Washington coach Danny Sprinkle was hit with consecutive technical fouls and ejected after a late steal involving Hannes Steinbach, giving Evans the free throws that decided the game.
- Freshman Hannes Steinbach led Washington with 26 points and 13 rebounds and fueled a 29-8 surge that briefly put the Huskies ahead 79-76 with 24 seconds remaining.
- Oregon opened 7-for-7 from three and used a 16-0 run to build a 31-10 cushion, taking a 44-30 lead into halftime before Washington’s rally flipped the momentum.
- Nate Bittle posted 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists in his final home game as Oregon finished 12-19 (5-15 Big Ten) and heads to Chicago as a bottom-four seed awaiting Sunday’s Big Ten tournament pairings.