Men's Basketball Returns Home vs. Omaha

EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon returns home to host Omaha on Sunday.

GAME INFO
When: Sunday, December 28, 2025
Time: 5 p.m. PT
TV: Big Ten Network
Radio: Eugene: KUJZ 95.3 FM | Portland: KRSK 105.1 FM

Opponent History
The Ducks and Mavericks are meeting for just the second time.
» UO won the first meeting 84-61 on 12/8/2018 in Matthew Knight Arena.
» Kenny Wooten scored a team-high 20 points and Bol Bol notched 18 points and 10 rebounds.
» Coach Altman is 2-0 all time against Omaha, leading Creighton to a victory over the Mavericks on 11/30/1995.

Bittle's Standout Game
Nate Bittle scored a season-high 28 points against Gonzaga, adding nine rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks.
» He's the first Oregon player since at least 1996-97 to reach those marks in a single game and first DI player to do so this season.
» Bittle joins Yaxel Lendenborg as the only players to record at least 28 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks in the last two seasons, and only four players have hit those marks since the 2020-21 season.
» He's the first player from a Power Four conference to reach those tallies since Ethan Happ (Wisconsin) in 2017.

Sunk the Pilots
UO defeated Portland 94-69, recording consecutive 90-point games for the first time since the 2017-18 season.
» The Ducks dished out 23 assists on 31 made field goals.
It was the most assists by the team since UO recorded 25 against Iowa in the 2021 NCAA tournament.
» Kwame Evans Jr. net 21 points (6-9 FG, 8-10 FT), his second 20-point game of the season and fifth of his career.

Wire to Wire UC Davis Win
The Ducks led wire-to-wire in a 104-62 victory over UC Davis on 12/13. UO led by as many as 49 points in the contest.
» Shelstad scored a team-high 21 points and dished out a career-best nine assists, adding three steals.
» Takai Simpkins missed just one shot (7-8 FG, 3-4 3FG), totaling 18 points.
» Kwame Evans Jr. recorded his third career double-double (14 points, 13 rebounds) and was a plus-39.
» Ege Demir tallied career bests of 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Wei Lin recorded a career-best eight points.
» UO finished with a season-high 48 points in the paint and turned 14 offensive rebounds into 22 second chance points.