Oregon Ducks at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Men's BasketballTariq Francis scores 30, Rutgers beats Oregon 88-85 in overtime
Darren Buchanan Jr. hit a corner 3-pointer and threw down a two-hand dunk before Francis made a jumper that capped a 7-1 spurt and gave Rutgers (8-7, 1/3 Big Ten) an 87-82 lead with 1:09 to play.
Buchanan, Jamichael Davis and Lino Mark each scored 13 points for the Scarlet Knights.
The 6-foot-1 Francis, a junior NJIT transfer, has scored 100 in the past four games — all coming off the bench.
Nate Bittle tied his season high with 28 points for Oregon (8-7, 1-3). Wei Lin, who went into the game shooting 20.7% (6 of 29) from 3-point range, hit six 3s and finished with 23 points — both career highs. Kwame Evans Jr. had 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Mark made a layup that made it 66-65 with 4:53 left in regulation and the Scarlet Knights led until Lin hit a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds to go that made it 76-all.
Oregon used an 18-5 run late in the first half to take a nine-point lead and led 45-37 at halftime. Buchanan hit a jumper that gave Rutgers its first lead of the second half with 13:32 left in ths second half.
Jackson Shelstad (injury) did not play for Oregon. The 6-foot-1 junior is second on the team in scoring (15.9 per game) and leads the Ducks in assists (4.9) and steals (1.4).
Oregon's Takai Simpkins fouled out with 3:54 left in regulation. .
Rutgers made 30 of 34 from the free-throw line.
Rutgers: Visits No. 16 Illinois on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 85 - 88 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 85 - 88 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Jamichael Davis makes free throw 2 of 2 | 85 - 88 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Bryce Dortch subbing in for Rutgers | 85 - 87 |
| 3rd 0:07 | Emmanuel Ogbole subbing out for Rutgers | 85 - 87 |
Statistics
ORE |
RUTG |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-66 | FG | 26-60 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 13-32 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 12-16 | FT | 30-34 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 19 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 22 | Fouls | 18 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 6 |
| 16 | Lead Changes | 16 |
| 50 | Percent Led | 40 |
Game Information
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,000 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 6-0 | - | 17-0 |
| Purdue | 6-0 | - | 16-1 |
| Michigan | 5-1 | 1 | 15-1 |
| Michigan State | 5-1 | 1 | 15-2 |
| Illinois | 5-1 | 1 | 14-3 |
| Wisconsin | 4-2 | 2 | 12-5 |
| UCLA | 4-2 | 2 | 12-5 |
| USC | 3-3 | 3 | 14-3 |
| Indiana | 3-3 | 3 | 12-5 |
| Ohio State | 3-3 | 3 | 11-5 |
| Minnesota | 3-3 | 3 | 10-7 |
| Iowa | 2-4 | 4 | 12-5 |
| Washington | 2-4 | 4 | 10-7 |
| Rutgers | 2-4 | 4 | 9-8 |
| Oregon | 1-5 | 5 | 8-9 |
| Penn State | 0-6 | 6 | 9-8 |
| Northwestern | 0-6 | 6 | 8-9 |
| Maryland | 0-6 | 6 | 7-10 |


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