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Oregon Tops Maryland 64-54 Behind Bittle’s Blocks and Simpkins’ 16

Oregon's interior strength overwhelmed a Maryland lineup missing Pharrel Payne.

Overview

  • Nate Bittle and Takai Simpkins scored 16 each, with Bittle adding five blocks to anchor Oregon's defense.
  • The Ducks controlled the interior, outscoring Maryland 32-12 in the paint and winning the boards 40-37.
  • Maryland shot 27.7% from the field and 20% from three, extending its Big Ten skid to 0-3.
  • Oregon earned its first conference win to reach 1-2 despite the absence of point guard Jackson Shelstad with a right-hand injury, as Wei Lin started and scored eight including a four-point play.
  • A second-half push featuring two Jamari Phillips threes broke a 43-43 tie and sealed the road win; Oregon visits Rutgers on Monday and Maryland hosts Indiana on Wednesday.