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Oregon Stuns USC With 7-0 Final-Minute Run for 71-70 Road Win

The defeat dents USC’s NCAA Tournament resume, highlighting a late collapse.

Overview

  • Kwame Evans Jr. scored 21 points and sparked the rally with a layup and a banked 3-pointer in the final minute.
  • Nate Bittle finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and hit the go-ahead free throws with 10 seconds left.
  • USC led 70-64 with 1:10 remaining before turnovers and fouls — including Chad Baker-Mazara’s fifth — swung the game.
  • Baker-Mazara scored 21 in his return, and Ezra Ausar posted 15 points and 11 rebounds before both fouled out for USC.
  • The result moved Oregon to 10-17 (3-13 Big Ten) and USC to 18-9 (7-9), with Oregon hosting No. 24 Wisconsin on Wednesday and USC visiting UCLA on Tuesday.