Bittle leads Oregon to 68-54 victory over UCF in NIT
AP
Mar 19, 2023
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Sophomore Nate Bittle finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds and Oregon Ducks rolled to a 68-54 victory over UCF Knights 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.
Bittle had 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Oregon to a 33-24 lead at halftime. Kelly had nine points for the Knights, who shot just 29% from the floor in the first half (9 of 31). UCF hit just 4 of 17 shots from 3-point range before intermission (23.5%).
Oregon pushed its lead to 47-26 on a three-point play by Kel'el Ware with 15:48 remaining and cruised from there.
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1st Half
UCF
Knights
24
ORE
Ducks
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Michael Durr vs. Nate Bittle (Knights gains possession)
19:40
Michael Durr misses two point hook shot
19:38
Lok Wur defensive rebound
19:16
Nate Bittle misses two point layup
19:14
Nate Bittle offensive rebound
19:14
Michael Durr personal foul
19:05
Lok Wur misses three point jump shot
19:03
Michael Durr defensive rebound
18:57
C.J. Kelly misses three point jump shot
18:55
Michael Durr offensive rebound
18:48
Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot
18:46
Rivaldo Soares defensive rebound
18:35
Quincy Guerrier misses three point jump shot
18:33
Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
18:25
Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:23
Lok Wur defensive rebound
18:12
Michael Durr personal foul
17:54
Rivaldo Soares misses three point jump shot
17:52
Knights defensive rebound
17:31
Ithiel Horton misses two point layup
17:29
Lahat Thioune offensive rebound
17:29
Nate Bittle shooting foul (Lahat Thioune draws the foul)
17:29
+1
Lahat Thioune makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-0
17:29
+1
Lahat Thioune makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-0
17:12
+2
Nate Bittle makes two point layup (Rivaldo Soares assists)
2-2
16:47
Ithiel Horton misses two point jump shot
16:45
Nate Bittle defensive rebound
16:29
Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
16:27
Nate Bittle offensive rebound
16:23
+2
Nate Bittle makes two point hook shot
2-4
16:11
C.J. Kelly misses three point jump shot
16:09
Rivaldo Soares defensive rebound
16:05
Quincy Guerrier misses three point jump shot
16:03
Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
15:49
Taylor Hendricks misses two point jump shot
15:47
Lok Wur defensive rebound
15:30
Nate Bittle misses three point jump shot
15:28
Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
15:16
Lahat Thioune offensive foul
15:16
Lahat Thioune turnover (offensive foul)
15:16
TV timeout
15:02
Brandon Suggs shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
15:02
Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:02
+1
Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-5
14:43
Darius Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Keeshawn Barthelemy steals)
14:37
Rivaldo Soares misses two point jump shot
14:35
Darius Johnson defensive rebound
14:23
+3
C.J. Kelly makes three point jump shot
5-5
13:52
+2
Kel'el Ware makes two point jump shot
5-7
13:30
+2
C.J. Kelly makes two point layup
7-7
13:15
Rivaldo Soares misses three point jump shot
13:13
Quincy Guerrier offensive rebound
13:09
+2
Quincy Guerrier makes two point layup
7-9
12:45
+2
Brandon Suggs makes two point jump shot
9-9
12:26
Keeshawn Barthelemy misses two point jump shot
12:24
Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
12:15
+3
Taylor Hendricks makes three point jump shot
12-9
11:51
Kel'el Ware turnover (traveling)
11:51
TV timeout
11:32
Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot
11:30
Tyrone Williams defensive rebound
11:17
Taylor Hendricks blocks Tyrone Williams's two point layup
11:15
Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
11:10
Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
11:08
Nate Bittle defensive rebound
11:01
Tyrone Williams misses three point jump shot
10:59
Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
10:44
Kel'el Ware personal foul
10:26
Jayhlon Young misses three point jump shot
10:24
Brandon Suggs offensive rebound
10:12
+3
Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (Jayhlon Young assists)
15-9
10:09
Ducks 30 second timeout
9:49
+2
Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point jump shot (Nate Bittle assists)
15-11
9:22
Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
9:20
Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound
9:13
+2
Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point jump shot
15-13
9:05
Jayhlon Young offensive foul
9:05
Jayhlon Young turnover (offensive foul)
8:54
+2
Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point layup
15-15
8:53
Knights 30 second timeout
8:30
C.J. Kelly misses three point jump shot
8:28
Nate Bittle defensive rebound
8:18
Nate Bittle misses two point hook shot
8:16
Brandon Suggs defensive rebound
8:10
Jayhlon Young misses two point layup
8:08
Nate Bittle defensive rebound
7:38
+2
Rivaldo Soares makes two point jump shot (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)
15-17
7:18
+3
Ithiel Horton makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)
18-17
7:02
+3
Nate Bittle makes three point jump shot (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)
18-20
6:40
Thierno Sylla misses three point jump shot
6:38
Tyrone Williams defensive rebound
6:20
+2
Nate Bittle makes two point alley-oop layup (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)
18-22
5:57
Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:55
Nate Bittle defensive rebound
5:38
Thierno Sylla shooting foul
5:38
TV timeout
5:38
Quincy Guerrier misses regular free throw 1 of 3
5:38
+1
Quincy Guerrier makes regular free throw 2 of 3
18-23
5:38
Quincy Guerrier misses regular free throw 3 of 3
5:38
Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
5:30
Ithiel Horton misses three point jump shot
5:28
Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
5:09
Kel'el Ware turnover (traveling)
4:50
Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:48
Lahat Thioune offensive rebound
4:48
Rivaldo Soares personal foul
4:32
Taylor Hendricks turnover (lost ball) (Quincy Guerrier steals)
4:20
Gabe Reichle turnover (lost ball) (C.J. Kelly steals)
4:16
+2
C.J. Kelly makes two point layup
20-23
4:11
Rivaldo Soares turnover (bad pass) (C.J. Kelly steals)
4:09
+2
C.J. Kelly makes two point layup
22-23
4:09
Knights 30 second timeout
4:09
TV timeout
3:57
C.J. Kelly shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
3:57
Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:57
+1
Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-24
3:36
C.J. Kelly misses two point jump shot
3:34
Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
3:24
+2
Kel'el Ware makes two point dunk (Rivaldo Soares assists)
22-26
3:10
+2
Lahat Thioune makes two point layup (Ithiel Horton assists)
24-26
2:49
+2
Rivaldo Soares makes two point hook shot
24-28
2:26
Ithiel Horton misses two point layup
2:24
Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound
2:13
Lok Wur misses three point jump shot
2:11
Ithiel Horton defensive rebound
1:55
C.J. Kelly misses two point layup
1:53
Lahat Thioune offensive rebound
1:53
Lok Wur personal foul
1:38
Darius Johnson offensive foul
1:38
Darius Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
1:28
Darius Johnson personal foul
1:28
+1
Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-29
1:28
+1
Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-30
0:59
Taylor Hendricks misses two point jump shot
0:57
Ducks defensive rebound
0:44
+3
Quincy Guerrier makes three point jump shot (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)
24-33
0:00
End of period
0:02
Quincy Guerrier turnover (bad pass) (C.J. Kelly steals)
2nd Half
UCF
Knights
30
ORE
Ducks
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:53
Nate Bittle misses two point jump shot
19:51
C.J. Kelly defensive rebound
19:45
C.J. Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Quincy Guerrier steals)
19:21
+2
Nate Bittle makes two point layup (Quincy Guerrier assists)
24-35
19:00
+2
Taylor Hendricks makes two point jump shot
26-35
18:36
+2
Nate Bittle makes two point layup (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)
26-37
18:12
Darius Johnson misses two point layup
18:10
Quincy Guerrier defensive rebound
17:48
+3
Lok Wur makes three point jump shot (Nate Bittle assists)
26-40
17:38
Knights 30 second timeout
17:27
C.J. Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Rivaldo Soares steals)
17:23
+2
Rivaldo Soares makes two point layup
26-42
16:56
Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot
16:54
Rivaldo Soares defensive rebound
16:42
Nate Bittle misses three point jump shot
16:40
Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound
16:32
Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:30
Nate Bittle defensive rebound
16:10
Darius Johnson shooting foul (Rivaldo Soares draws the foul)
16:10
TV timeout
16:10
+1
Rivaldo Soares makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-43
16:10
+1
Rivaldo Soares makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-44
16:05
C.J. Kelly turnover (bad pass)
15:48
+2
Kel'el Ware makes two point hook shot (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)
26-46
15:48
Michael Durr shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
15:48
+1
Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 1
26-47
15:29
Keeshawn Barthelemy personal foul
15:26
Lok Wur personal foul
15:10
Kel'el Ware shooting foul (C.J. Kelly draws the foul)
15:10
+1
C.J. Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-47
15:10
+1
C.J. Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-47
14:40
Rivaldo Soares misses three point jump shot
14:38
Brandon Suggs defensive rebound
14:31
Michael Durr misses two point jump shot
14:29
Knights offensive rebound
14:29
Quincy Guerrier personal foul
14:27
Ithiel Horton misses two point jump shot
14:25
Ithiel Horton offensive rebound
14:09
Ithiel Horton misses two point jump shot
14:07
Michael Durr offensive rebound
14:06
+2
Michael Durr makes two point layup
30-47
13:33
Ducks turnover (shot clock violation)
13:33
TV timeout
13:19
Taylor Hendricks misses two point jump shot
13:17
Nate Bittle defensive rebound
12:58
Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
12:55
Ducks offensive rebound
12:55
Brandon Suggs personal foul
12:44
Nate Bittle misses two point layup
12:44
Ducks offensive rebound
12:44
Michael Durr shooting foul
12:44
+1
Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-48
12:44
+1
Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-49
12:21
Ithiel Horton misses two point layup
12:19
Nate Bittle defensive rebound
12:11
Taylor Hendricks shooting foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
