Bittle, Oregon pour it on in second half to throttle Omaha 80-57
AP
Dec 28, 2025
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Nate Bittle scored 14 of his 26 points before halftime and Takia Simpkins scored 15 points and Oregon Ducks beat used the second half to subdue Omaha Mavericks 80-57 on Sunday night.
Jackson Shellstead scored 13 points and Sean Stewart grabbed 13 rebounds for Oregon which was coming off a 91-82 road loss to No. 7 Gonzaga on Dec. 21.
The Ducks have won three of four.
Tony Osburn scored 18 points for Omaha.
Oregon (7-6) appeared poised to make it a blow out early when it raced to an 18-5 lead seven minutes into the contest. But Omaha (7-8) responded with a 12-2 run and capitalized on an almost four-minute scoring drought to pull within 20-17.
Oregon stretched its lead countering with a 7-2 run to make it 27-19 on Takai Simpkins' tip-in with 5:57 before halftime. The two were all-but even from there before Wei Lin buried an on-the-run 3-pointer from just inside the mid-court line as time expired to give the Ducks a 39-29 advantage.
The Ducks opened it up shortly after the break with a 17-4 outburst resulting in 59-41 lead with 10:09 left and led by double digits for the remainder.
It was only the second meeting between the two. Oregon won the first game 84-61 on Dec. 8, 2018 in Matthew Knight Arena.
Omaha begins Summit Conference action when it travels to play South Dakota State on New Year's Day.
Oregon will resume Big Ten Conference play when it travels to face Maryland on Friday.
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1st Half
OMA
Mavericks
29
ORE
Ducks
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Ducks gains possession)
19:47
Lance Waddles personal foul
19:41
+2
Nate Bittle makes two point jump shot
0-2
19:17
+3
Tony Osburn makes three point jump shot (Brock Scholl assists)
3-2
18:56
+3
Dezdrick Lindsay makes three point jump shot (Jackson Shelstad assists)
3-5
18:41
Nate Bittle blocks Khamani Cooper's two point layup
18:39
Nate Bittle defensive rebound
18:29
+3
Nate Bittle makes three point jump shot (Takai Simpkins assists)
3-8
18:05
Sean Stewart blocks Brock Scholl's two point layup
18:03
Mavericks offensive rebound
17:59
Tony Osburn misses two point jump shot
17:57
Sean Stewart defensive rebound
17:41
Jackson Shelstad turnover (bad pass) (Tony Osburn steals)
17:35
Nate Bittle blocks Tony Osburn's three point jump shot
17:33
Mavericks offensive rebound
17:29
Lance Waddles turnover (lost ball) (Sean Stewart steals)
17:26
Sean Stewart turnover (lost ball) (Kamryn Thomas steals)
17:15
Lance Waddles misses two point jump shot
17:13
Dezdrick Lindsay defensive rebound
16:57
+3
Takai Simpkins makes three point jump shot (Nate Bittle assists)
3-11
16:32
+2
Brock Scholl makes two point layup
5-11
16:09
+2
Takai Simpkins makes two point jump shot
5-13
15:53
Nate Bittle blocks Kamryn Thomas's two point layup
15:51
Nate Bittle defensive rebound
15:38
Dezdrick Lindsay misses three point jump shot
15:36
Nate Bittle offensive rebound
15:32
TV timeout
15:21
Lance Waddles shooting foul (Ege Demir draws the foul)
15:21
Ege Demir misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:21
+1
Ege Demir makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-14
15:11
Julian Margrave misses three point jump shot
15:09
Sean Stewart defensive rebound
15:01
Takai Simpkins misses three point jump shot
14:59
Ege Demir offensive rebound
14:52
Ege Demir misses two point layup
14:50
Sean Stewart offensive rebound
14:38
Jackson Shelstad misses three point jump shot
14:36
Sean Stewart offensive rebound
14:36
Ducks turnover (shot clock violation)
14:21
Kamryn Thomas misses three point jump shot
14:19
Jackson Shelstad defensive rebound
13:54
+2
Nate Bittle makes two point layup (Ege Demir assists)
5-16
13:23
Ege Demir blocks Valentino Simon's two point layup
13:21
Ege Demir defensive rebound
13:12
Jackson Shelstad misses three point jump shot
13:10
Grant Stubblefield defensive rebound
13:08
Grant Stubblefield turnover (bad pass) (Jackson Shelstad steals)
13:00
+2
Jackson Shelstad makes two point layup
5-18
12:46
+3
Tony Osburn makes three point jump shot (Grant Stubblefield assists)
8-18
12:25
Ege Demir misses two point jump shot
12:23
Nate Bittle offensive rebound
12:21
Nate Bittle misses two point jump shot
12:19
Jamari Phillips offensive rebound
12:19
+2
Nate Bittle makes two point layup (Jamari Phillips assists)
8-20
12:19
Aidan Skradis shooting foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
12:19
Nate Bittle misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:19
Aidan Skradis defensive rebound
12:05
+3
Julian Margrave makes three point jump shot (Khamani Cooper assists)
11-20
11:48
Jackson Shelstad misses three point jump shot
11:46
Khamani Cooper defensive rebound
11:41
Khamani Cooper misses three point jump shot
11:39
Nate Bittle defensive rebound
11:20
Jamari Phillips misses three point jump shot
11:18
Valentino Simon defensive rebound
11:03
Jackson Shelstad shooting foul (Valentino Simon draws the foul)
11:03
TV timeout
11:03
Valentino Simon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:03
Valentino Simon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:03
Ege Demir defensive rebound
10:37
Wei Lin misses three point jump shot
10:35
Jamari Phillips offensive rebound
10:28
Jamari Phillips misses two point layup
10:26
Julian Margrave defensive rebound
10:22
+2
Khamani Cooper makes two point jump shot (Julian Margrave assists)
13-20
10:08
Jamari Phillips misses three point jump shot
10:06
Mavericks defensive rebound
9:52
Khamani Cooper misses three point jump shot
9:50
Nate Bittle defensive rebound
9:27
Wei Lin misses two point jump shot
9:25
Grant Stubblefield defensive rebound
9:12
+2
Grant Stubblefield makes two point jump shot (Tony Osburn assists)