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Bittle leads Oregon to 68-54 victory over UCF in NIT | |
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Sophomore Nate Bittle finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds and Oregon rolled to a 68-54 victory over UCF in the second round of the NIT on Sunday night. Bittle sank 7 of 14 shots from the floor with a 3-pointer for the top-seeded Ducks (21-14), who advance to play No. 2 seed Wisconsin (19-14) in the quarterfinals. It was the second career double-double for Bittle. Quincy Guerrier contributed 14 points and six boards. Kel’el Ware pitched in with 11 points off the bench, while Rivaldo Soares scored 10. C.J. Kelly led the Knights (19-15) with 13 points. Taylor Hendricks had nine points and nine rebounds. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | T. Hendricks | 15.1 | |||
| Rebounds: | T. Hendricks | 7.0 | |||
| Assists: | C. Kelly | 2.8 | |||
| FG%: | T. Hendricks | 47.8% | |||
| FT%: | C. Kelly | 81.3% | |||
| 3P%: | T. Hendricks | 39.4% | |||
| Steals: | D. Johnson | 2.2 | |||
| Blocks: | T. Hendricks | 1.7 | |||
| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | UConn | 31-8 | |
| 2 | San Diego State | 32-7 | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 29-8 | |
| 4 | Alabama | 31-6 | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 35-4 | |
| 6 | Houston | 33-4 | |
| 7 | Texas | 29-9 | |
| 8 | UCLA | 31-6 | |
| 9 | Kansas State | 26-10 | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 31-6 | |
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| American Athletic Conference Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Houston | 17-1 | 33-4 |
| Memphis | 13-5 | 26-9 |
| Tulane | 12-6 | 20-11 |
| Cincinnati | 11-7 | 23-13 |
| Temple | 10-8 | 16-16 |
| Wichita State | 9-9 | 17-15 |
| UCF | 8-10 | 19-15 |
| South Florida | 7-11 | 14-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 16-17 |
| SMU | 5-13 | 10-22 |
| Tulsa | 1-17 | 5-25 |
| View Full Standings | ||
| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 71.5 (182) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.6 (59) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.8 (128) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.8% (285) | ||||
| FT%: | 77.1% (21) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.3% (115) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 65.5 (49) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 23.4 (288) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.2 (140) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.0% (72) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.4% (236) | ||||
| 3P%: | 30.7% (30) | ||||
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