Oregon suffered its first loss away from home this season at Minnesota — the lowest ranked Big Ten team in NET.

The Oregon Ducks lost their first road contest of the season in a 77-69 loss at the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Ducks' leading scoring, center Nate Bittle, was held scoreless in the defeat.

The Gophers (11-9, 3-6 Big Ten) were playing in front of their biggest home crowd of the season, and they fed off their energy as soon as the game tipped off. Minnesota started 10-for-14 shooting from the field and quickly jumped out to a 27-11 lead before giving Oregon (16-4, 5-4) a chance to even settle into the game.

Oregon men's basketball turned an 18-point deficit into an eventual one-shot lead Saturday afternoon before losing steam against Minnesota

The Ducks came back, but the Barn’s best crowd of the season was treated to a thrilling 77-69 win. Coupled with an upset of No. 20 Michigan on Jan. 16, the U has two straight Top 25 wins, and with a victory at Iowa — its first since 2015 — they have won three in a row.

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Oregon dropped in the polls after splitting games with Washington and Minnesota.

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Much has happended for both UCLA and No. 16 Oregon since the two teams faced off back on Dec. 4. Each squad has faced its share of adversity. Both the Bruins an

All four Big Ten teams from the West face pivotal games this week at crucial points in their seasons. Oregon and UCLA, which meet tonight in L.A., both need a win to stay in the hunt for one of the double-byes awarded to the top four teams in the conference tournament.