EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon men's basketball team won for the third time in four games Thursday to wrap up the first half of conference play with some positive momentum, holding off Colorado for a 75-69 victory before 5,680 fans in Matthew Knight Arena.
Playing without big man N'Faly Dante due to a minor injury suffered in warmups, the Ducks got a career night from sophomore Nate Bittle to avenge a one-sided defeat in Boulder earlier this season. Oregon improved to 12-9 overall and hit the midway point of Pac-12 play at 6-4, two games behind first-place UCLA.