Luckily for the Ducks, they weren’t the only team in the Top 25 to struggle as 19 of the top 25 teams this week lost a game. Oregon Ducks Fall Two Spots In Rankings Oregon came into last week ranked as the No.
Purdue won the Big Ten by three games last season, despite three road losses. Yet it also went to Champaign and beat its closest competitor — the Illini — in the penultimate game of the regular season.
In an ugly, physical game, Purdue found a way to win its seventh straight at Oregon. Who were the Boilermakers key performers?
The No. 14 Oregon Ducks (15-2, 4-2 Big Ten) welcome the No. 15 Purdue Boilermakers (14-4, 6-1) to Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore, Saturday. Tip is set for 3 p.m. ET (NBC / Peacock). Let's analyze
Oregon's offense struggled in Saturday's loss to Purdue, but coach Dana Altman also gave plenty of credit to the Boilermakers' defensive effort.
Purdue fans showed up in a huge way in the Pacific Northwest, making their presence known when the Boilermakers played both Washington and Oregon.
Only one more half stands between Oregon and the win they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. They have jumped out to a quick 31-30 lead against Purdue. Oregon entered the match having won three straight and they're just one half away from another.
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Saturday and No. 17 Purdue stifled No. 13 Oregon in the second half for a 65-58 Big Ten Conference road win in Eugene, Ore.
Trey Kaufman-Renn had 23 points and 11 rebounds to help lead No. 17 Purdue past No. 13 Oregon 65-58 on Saturday. Kaufman-Renn missed his first six shots from the field, but finished 7 for 20 while making all nine of his free throws.
The Ducks are No. 15 in this week’s AP men’s college basketball poll and the same spot in the coaches poll after Saturday’s 65-58 loss to the Boilermakers
The Boilermakers led by six with 7:16 to go before going ice cold. Ohio State capitalized to put a damper on Purdue's recent success.
The Boilers blew a 16-point in an eventual 73-70 loss when it couldn't stop Ohio State's runs. It must stop one of a different kind before it starts.