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Oregon Stuns Wisconsin 85-71 With Blistering Second Half in Eugene

A 55-point second half, fueled by 24 points off turnovers, flipped a matchup Wisconsin entered as a road favorite.

Overview

  • Oregon shot 71% after halftime (17 of 24) to pull away, turning nine second-half Wisconsin giveaways into separation.
  • Nate Bittle led the Ducks with 20 points, with Takai Simpkins adding 17, Kwame Evans Jr. 16 and four blocks, and Wei Lin 13.
  • John Blackwell paced Wisconsin with 22 points as Nick Boyd finished with 11 points and seven assists.
  • Wisconsin attempted a program-record 45 three-pointers, making 14, but finished with 12 turnovers that became 24 Oregon points.
  • The result moved Oregon to 11-17 (4-13 Big Ten) with consecutive wins, dropped Wisconsin to 19-9 (11-6), and tightened the Badgers’ path to a top-four Big Ten tournament seed; next up are Washington for Wisconsin and Northwestern for Oregon on Saturday.