Rice 63, at Oregon 67

EUGENE, Ore. (Interstat) — Nate Bittle scored 25 points and blocked six shots, leading a second-half surge as the Oregon Ducks overcame a sluggish start to defeat the Rice Owls 67-63 in a non-conference men’s basketball game Friday night at Matthew Knight Arena. The Ducks, who trailed by five at halftime, outscored the Owls 40-31 in the second half to secure the victory in front of 5,619 fans and improve their record to 2-0. Rice fell to 1-1. Bittle, a 7-foot center from Central Point, Oregon, was dominant on both ends of the floor, adding eight rebounds to his game-high… Read more...