Oregon's offense struggled in Saturday's loss to Purdue, but coach Dana Altman also gave plenty of credit to the Boilermakers' defensive effort.
The Oregon Ducks hosted the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday afternoon. It was a top-25 matchup in the Big Ten with the Ducks ranked No. 13 and the Boilermakers
The Ducks shot just 36% from the field in a 65-58 loss to No. 17 Purdue Saturday afternoon in front of an announced crowd of 12,364 at Matthew Knight Arena.
The No. 13 Oregon Ducks (15-3, 4-3) men's basketball team will host rival Washington Huskies (10-8, 1-6) on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 8 p.m. PT at the Matthew Knight
TJ Bamba scored 21 points and Brandon Angel had 15 as No. 15 Oregon defeated Washington 82-71. Supreme Cook added 13 points for the Ducks, who shot 51% from the field.
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The latest was a 65-58 defeat to then-No. 17 Purdue on Saturday. The Ducks went more than eight minutes without a point early in the second half, were outrebounded 12-5 on the offensive glass, shot a season-worst 36.0 percent from the field -- including 7 of 29 from 3-point range -- and committed 16 turnovers.
In a contest where offense became incredibly hard to find, the importance of playing disciplined proved the difference. That’s where the No. 17 Purdue Boilermakers (15-4, 7-1 Big Ten) prevailed over the No.
Barthelemy got a "redo" on his senior year after a devastating, injury ended his season last January. He's helped lift the Ducks back into national relevance.
In a battle of Top 20 teams, the Purdue Boilermakers earned a hard-fought road victory over the Oregon Ducks on Saturday afternoon.
Defensively, the Ducks played tough. Oregon forced Purdue to go 2-12 from downtown and 19-56 from the field. However, the effective combo of Trey Kauffman-Renn and Braden Smith was enough to get Purdue the victory.
Purdue's Trey Kaufman-Renn learned a thing or two during years of practice against former teammate Zach Edey — and used it to teach Oregon a lesson.