Minnesota Golden Gophers at Oregon Ducks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Asuma, Grove lift Minnesota to 1st Big Ten road win since last month downing Oregon 61-44
Cade Tyson scored 12 points and Bobby Durkin 11 for Minnesota (12-14, 5-10) which last won on the road in conference on Jan. 3 when the Golden Gophers beat Northwestern, 84-78.
The Ducks now have lost 11 of 12.
Nate Bittle scored 15 points and Kwame Evans Jr. 13 for Oregon (9-17, 2-13) which scored a season-low point total shooting 38% (20 of 53) and 10% (2 of 20) from 3-point range. Evans went 2-for-2 shooting from the foul line, the only trip the Ducks made to the line the entire game.
Minnesota led 22-17 at halftime and began distancing itself in the second half. Oregon used a 9-0 run to turn a 29-21 deficit with 17:33 remaining into a one-point lead on a 3-pointer by Evans four minutes later.
Grove responded with a dunk, Asuma converted a layup and Durkin made a 3 and Minnesota never trailed again. The Golden Gophers outscored Oregon 22-6 and turned a 39-36 advantage into a 61-42 lead with 1:29 remaining.
Minnesota leads the all-time series, 8-3.
Oregon: Travels to Los Angeles to face USC on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 44 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 44 |
| 2nd 0:01 | team shot clock turnover | 61 - 44 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Grayson Grove Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 44 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Kwame Evans Jr. misses 18-foot step back jumpshot | 61 - 44 |
Statistics
 MINN |
 ORE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-55 | FG | 20-53 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 9-29 | 3PT | 2-20 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 10 |
| 8-10 | FT | 2-2 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 2 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 89 | Percent Led | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Eugene, OR
Attendance: 5,204 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 31-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-6 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-10 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 25-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 23-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-12 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 21-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |