Overview

• Oregon Ducks and Arizona State Sun Devils are part of a three-way tie for first place in the Pac-12 conference, with a crucial match-up scheduled for Thursday.
• Oregon's 7-foot center Nate Bittle is expected to return against the Sun Devils after a two-month absence due to a wrist injury.
• Oregon will be without freshman forward Mookie Cook, who aggravated an ankle injury in last week's loss at Utah.
• Arizona State's Frankie Collins is among the nation's leaders in steals, with an average of 3.1 per game.
• Oregon is looking to avoid its first three-game losing streak of the season, following recent losses to Colorado and Utah.