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Nate Bittle, Takai Simpkins lead Oregon to 64-54 victory over Maryland

AP
Jan 02, 2026

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Nate Bittle and Takai Simpkins both had 16 points and Oregon Ducks trailed for less than a minute in a 64-54 victory over Maryland Terrapins on Friday night.

Bittle made 6 of 10 shots with a 3-pointer for the Ducks (8-6, 1-2 Big Ten Conference), adding seven rebounds while blocking five shots. Simpkins made 5 of 10 shots with a 3-pointer, adding seven rebounds and four assists.

Kwame Evans Jr. pitched in with 12 points and eight rebounds for Oregon.

Solomon Washington finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds in a second straight double-double for the Terrapins (7-7, 0-3). Isaiah Watts hit three 3-pointers and scored 11.

Wei Lin had a four-point play to begin the game as Oregon scored the first six points. Watts scored five in an 8-0 Maryland run, but Bittle scored five in a 9-0 run that followed and the Ducks played with a lead over the 13:51 of the half. Bittle had nine points on 4-for-5 shooting at the break to help put Oregon up 34-27. Washington had 11 first-half points for the Terrapins.

Oregon stayed in front until Elijah Saunders buried a 3-pointer to pull Maryland even at 43-all with 11 minutes remaining. Sean Stewart scored in the paint and Jamari Phillips sank two 3-pointers in an 8-2 spurt to put the Ducks up 51-45 three minutes later and they weren't threatened from there.

Oregon shot 49% from the floor (23 for 47), while Maryland shot 28% (18 for 65).

Oregon: At Rutgers on Monday.

Maryland: Hosts Indiana on Wednesday.

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1st Half
ORE
Ducks
34
MD
Terrapins
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Nate Bittle vs. Solomon Washington (Andre Mills gains possession)
20:00		Nate Bittle vs. Solomon Washington (Andre Mills gains possession)
19:40		Andre Mills misses two point jump shot
19:38		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
19:23	+3	Wei Lin makes three point jump shot (Takai Simpkins assists)	3-0
19:23		Isaiah Watts shooting foul (Wei Lin draws the foul)
19:23	+1	Wei Lin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	4-0
19:11		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
19:09		Ducks defensive rebound
19:09		Elijah Saunders personal foul (Kwame Evans Jr. draws the foul)
18:58	+2	Kwame Evans Jr. makes two point hook shot (Takai Simpkins assists)	6-0
18:48	+2	Isaiah Watts makes two point jump shot (Andre Mills assists)	6-2
18:37		Wei Lin turnover (lost ball)
18:23		Darius Adams misses two point layup
18:21		Takai Simpkins defensive rebound
18:16		Takai Simpkins misses two point layup
18:14		Isaiah Watts defensive rebound
17:55		Nate Bittle blocks Elijah Saunders's two point layup
17:53		Terrapins offensive rebound
17:49		Darius Adams misses three point jump shot
17:47		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
17:22		Kwame Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:20		Kwame Evans Jr. offensive rebound
17:19		Kwame Evans Jr. turnover (traveling)
17:06		Darius Adams misses three point jump shot
17:04		Takai Simpkins defensive rebound
16:46		Nate Bittle turnover (offensive goaltending)
16:35	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point jump shot (Darius Adams assists)	6-4
16:24		Wei Lin misses two point layup
16:22		Andre Mills defensive rebound
16:16	+3	Isaiah Watts makes three point jump shot (Andre Mills assists)	6-7
15:50		Dezdrick Lindsay misses two point jump shot
15:48		Andre Mills defensive rebound
15:43		Dezdrick Lindsay shooting foul (Darius Adams draws the foul)
15:43		TV timeout
15:43		Darius Adams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:43	+1	Darius Adams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-8
15:19	+2	Kwame Evans Jr. makes two point dunk (Takai Simpkins assists)	8-8
15:00		George Turkson Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:58		Dezdrick Lindsay defensive rebound
14:51		Nate Bittle turnover (lost ball) (Solomon Washington steals)
14:36		Darius Adams misses two point reverse layup
14:34		Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound
14:23		George Turkson Jr. personal foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
14:18		Takai Simpkins misses three point jump shot
14:16		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
14:08		David Coit misses three point jump shot
14:06		Takai Simpkins defensive rebound
13:51	+3	Nate Bittle makes three point jump shot (Takai Simpkins assists)	11-8
13:33		Solomon Washington misses two point jump shot
13:31		Dezdrick Lindsay defensive rebound
13:05		Isaiah Watts shooting foul (Takai Simpkins draws the foul)
13:05	+1	Takai Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-8
13:05	+1	Takai Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-8
12:56		David Coit misses three point jump shot
12:54		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
12:51		Jump ball. (Ducks gains possession)
12:38	+2	Nate Bittle makes two point jump shot (Sean Stewart assists)	15-8
12:12		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
12:10		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
11:43		Nate Bittle turnover (lost ball)
11:43		TV timeout
11:15		David Coit misses two point jump shot
11:13		Drew Carter defensive rebound
10:51		Sean Stewart misses two point layup
10:49		Sean Stewart offensive rebound
10:46		Solomon Washington blocks Sean Stewart's two point layup
10:44		Andre Mills defensive rebound
10:33		Devon Pryor shooting foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
10:33	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-9
10:33	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-10
10:11	+2	Sean Stewart makes two point dunk (Devon Pryor assists)	17-10
9:51		Devon Pryor blocks Solomon Washington's two point layup
9:49		Terrapins offensive rebound
9:41		Andre Mills misses three point jump shot
9:39		Elijah Saunders offensive rebound
9:27		Jamari Phillips personal foul (Darius Adams draws the foul)
9:24		Andre Mills turnover (bad pass) (Jamari Phillips steals)
8:57		Andre Mills blocks Drew Carter's three point jump shot
8:55		Ducks offensive rebound
8:52		Kwame Evans Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:50		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
8:42		Darius Adams misses two point jump shot
8:40		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
8:35	+2	Myles Rice makes two point floating jump shot	17-12
8:16		Kwame Evans Jr. misses two point layup
8:14		Kwame Evans Jr. offensive rebound
8:12	+2	Kwame Evans Jr. makes two point putback layup	19-12
7:56		Solomon Washington misses two point jump shot
7:54		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
7:52		TV timeout
7:29	+2	Nate Bittle makes two point jump shot	21-12
7:07		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
7:04		George Turkson Jr. offensive rebound
6:57	+3	Solomon Washington makes three point jump shot (Elijah Saunders assists)	21-15
6:42		Takai Simpkins misses two point layup
6:40		George Turkson Jr. defensive rebound
6:16		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
6:14		Wei Lin defensive rebound
5:56		Takai Simpkins turnover (traveling)
5:42	+3	David Coit makes three point jump shot	21-18
5:20	+2	Wei Lin makes two point layup	23-18
5:02	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point layup	23-20
5:02		Nate Bittle shooting foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
5:02		Solomon Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:02		Dezdrick Lindsay defensive rebound
4:45		Elijah Saunders personal foul (Kwame Evans Jr. draws the foul)
4:39		Wei Lin misses three point jump shot
4:37		Nate Bittle offensive rebound
4:28	+2	Dezdrick Lindsay makes two point layup	25-20
4:05	+2	David Coit makes two point jump shot	25-22
3:43	+2	Nate Bittle makes two point hook shot	27-22
3:30		David Coit turnover (lost ball)
3:30		TV timeout
3:03	+3	Takai Simpkins makes three point jump shot (Wei Lin assists)	30-22
2:43		Andre Mills misses three point jump shot
2:41		Andre Mills offensive rebound
2:35	+3	Darius Adams makes three point jump shot	30-25
2:08	+2	Kwame Evans Jr. makes two point layup (Dezdrick Lindsay assists)	32-25
1:49		Kwame Evans Jr. personal foul (Darius Adams draws the foul)
1:47		Nate Bittle blocks Andre Mills's two point layup
1:45		Darius Adams offensive rebound
1:34		Dezdrick Lindsay shooting foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
1:34	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-26
1:34	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-27
1:28		Drew Carter turnover (lost ball) (Myles Rice steals)
1:26		Myles Rice misses three point jump shot
1:24		Ducks defensive rebound
1:24		George Turkson Jr. personal foul (Sean Stewart draws the foul)
1:12		Andre Mills personal foul (Takai Simpkins draws the foul)
1:12	+1	Takai Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-27
1:12	+1	Takai Simpkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-27
0:43		Myles Rice turnover (bad pass)
0:14		Nate Bittle misses three point jump shot
0:12		Myles Rice defensive rebound
0:05		Andre Mills misses three point jump shot
0:03		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
0:01		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
0:00		Terrapins offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ORE
Ducks
30
MD
Terrapins
27

Time		Play	Score
19:41	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point layup	34-29
19:20	+2	Nate Bittle makes two point layup	36-29
19:11	+2	Darius Adams makes two point jump shot	36-31
18:38		Kwame Evans Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Watts steals)
18:36		Dezdrick Lindsay personal foul (Isaiah Watts draws the foul)
18:17		Darius Adams misses three point jump shot
18:14		Ducks defensive rebound
18:04		Solomon Washington shooting foul (Kwame Evans Jr. draws the foul)
18:04		Kwame Evans Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:04	+1	Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-31
17:54		Isaiah Watts turnover (bad pass)
17:38		Isaiah Watts blocks Wei Lin's two point jump shot
17:36		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
17:31	+2	Darius Adams makes two point layup	37-33
17:01	+2	Takai Simpkins makes two point layup	39-33
16:53		Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot
16:51		Takai Simpkins defensive rebound
16:29		Kwame Evans Jr. misses two point layup
16:27		Kwame Evans Jr. offensive rebound
16:27	+2	Kwame Evans Jr. makes two point tip layup	41-33
16:15		Nate Bittle blocks Andre Mills's two point layup
16:13		Takai Simpkins defensive rebound
16:07		Takai Simpkins misses three point jump shot
16:05		Elijah Saunders defensive rebound
15:58		Darius Adams misses three point jump shot
15:56		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
15:52	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point putback layup	41-35
15:36		Nate Bittle misses three point jump shot
15:34		Darius Adams defensive rebound
15:29		Wei Lin shooting foul (Darius Adams draws the foul)
15:29		TV timeout
15:29	+1	Darius Adams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-36
15:29		Darius Adams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:29		Takai Simpkins defensive rebound
15:08		Takai Simpkins turnover (bad pass) (Myles Rice steals)
14:48		Darius Adams misses two point layup
14:46		Darius Adams offensive rebound
14:43		Darius Adams turnover (bad pass) (Takai Simpkins steals)
14:40		Solomon Washington personal foul (Sean Stewart draws the foul)
14:38		Nate Bittle misses two point layup
14:36		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
14:30		Terrapins 30 second timeout
14:30		TV timeout
14:09	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point jump shot (Darius Adams assists)	41-38
13:51	+2	Takai Simpkins makes two point layup	43-38
13:37		Nate Bittle shooting foul (Andre Mills draws the foul)
13:37	+1	Andre Mills makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-39
13:37	+1	Andre Mills makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-40
13:29		Takai Simpkins misses three point jump shot
13:27		Terrapins defensive rebound
13:15		Darius Adams turnover (bad pass) (Drew Carter steals)
12:59		Sean Stewart turnover (bad pass)
12:45		Devon Pryor personal foul (Elijah Saunders draws the foul)
12:38		David Coit misses three point jump shot
12:36		Takai Simpkins defensive rebound
12:07		Ducks turnover (shot clock violation)
11:47		David Coit misses three point jump shot
11:45		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
11:20		Jamari Phillips misses three point jump shot
11:17		Terrapins defensive rebound
11:17		TV timeout
11:00	+3	Elijah Saunders makes three point jump shot (David Coit assists)	43-43
10:40	+2	Sean Stewart makes two point layup (Nate Bittle assists)	45-43
10:15		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
10:13		Terrapins offensive rebound
10:11		Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot
10:09		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
9:50		Elijah Saunders personal foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
9:43		Myles Rice shooting foul (Sean Stewart draws the foul)
9:43		Sean Stewart misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:43		Sean Stewart misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:43		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
9:28		Myles Rice misses two point jump shot
9:26		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
9:13	+3	Jamari Phillips makes three point jump shot	48-43
8:56		Andre Mills misses three point jump shot
8:54		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
8:27		Drew Carter misses three point jump shot
8:25		Myles Rice defensive rebound
8:17	+2	Andre Mills makes two point layup	48-45
8:04	+3	Jamari Phillips makes three point jump shot (Nate Bittle assists)	51-45
7:39		Solomon Washington misses two point jump shot
7:37		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
7:13		TV timeout
7:12		Isaiah Watts shooting foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
7:12	+1	Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-45
7:12		Nate Bittle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:12		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
6:57		Darius Adams misses two point jump shot
6:55		Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound
6:37		Solomon Washington blocks Kwame Evans Jr.'s two point layup
6:35		Kwame Evans Jr. offensive rebound
6:35		Solomon Washington shooting foul (Kwame Evans Jr. draws the foul)
6:35		Kwame Evans Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:35	+1	Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-45
6:25		David Coit turnover (bad pass) (Kwame Evans Jr. steals)
6:03		Nate Bittle turnover (bad pass)
5:34		Kwame Evans Jr. blocks Darius Adams's two point layup
5:32		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
5:32		Terrapins turnover (shot clock violation)
5:10		Nate Bittle misses two point jump shot
5:08		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
4:49		David Coit misses three point jump shot
4:47		Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound
4:27		Jamari Phillips misses three point jump shot
4:25		Andre Mills defensive rebound
4:19		Andre Mills misses two point jump shot
4:17		Andre Mills offensive rebound
4:13		Nate Bittle blocks Andre Mills's two point layup
4:11		Wei Lin defensive rebound
4:04	+2	Takai Simpkins makes two point layup	55-45
3:57		Terrapins 30 second timeout
3:57		TV timeout
3:46	+3	Isaiah Watts makes three point jump shot (Darius Adams assists)	55-48
3:24		Jamari Phillips turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Saunders steals)
3:17		David Coit misses three point jump shot
3:15		Terrapins offensive rebound
3:09		Wei Lin personal foul (Darius Adams draws the foul)
2:58		Nate Bittle blocks Solomon Washington's two point jump shot
2:56		Ducks defensive rebound
2:31		Nate Bittle turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Watts steals)
2:18		Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot
2:16		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
2:04		Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot
2:02		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
1:37	+2	Nate Bittle makes two point layup (Kwame Evans Jr. assists)	57-48
1:28		Terrapins 60 second timeout
1:17		Darius Adams misses three point jump shot
1:15		Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound
1:11		Solomon Washington personal foul (Takai Simpkins draws the foul)
1:11	+1	Takai Simpkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-48
1:11		Takai Simpkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:11		Isaiah Watts defensive rebound
1:05		Wei Lin shooting foul (David Coit draws the foul)
1:05	+1	David Coit makes regular free throw 1 of 3	58-49
1:05	+1	David Coit makes regular free throw 2 of 3	58-50
1:05	+1	David Coit makes regular free throw 3 of 3	58-51
1:00		Ducks 30 second timeout
0:58		Myles Rice personal foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-51
0:58	+1	Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-51
0:55		Darius Adams turnover (traveling)
0:53		Isaiah Watts personal foul (Wei Lin draws the foul)
0:53	+1	Wei Lin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-51
0:53	+1	Wei Lin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-51
0:47		David Coit turnover (lost ball)
0:47		Ducks 30 second timeout
0:39	+2	Takai Simpkins makes two point dunk (Nate Bittle assists)	64-51
0:34	+3	Isaiah Watts makes three point jump shot	64-54
0:29		Myles Rice shooting foul (Dezdrick Lindsay draws the foul)
0:29		Dezdrick Lindsay misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:29		Dezdrick Lindsay misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:29		Darius Adams defensive rebound
0:20		Darius Adams misses three point jump shot
0:18		Dezdrick Lindsay defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Dezdrick Lindsay defensive rebound