EUGENE — We were from Matthew Knight Arena for tonight’s game between No. 9 Oregon and No. 22 Illinois. The Ducks lost 109-77 in the most points ever allowed by a Dana Altman team at UO.
The Ducks (12-2, 1-2 Big Ten) were 4.5-point favorites, according to multiple sportsbooks.
Illinois (10-3, 2-1) has won four of its last five, with its lone loss being to No. 1 Tennessee.
Below are live updates from tonight’s game.
FINAL: OREGON 77 ILLINOIS 109
— Most points ever allowed by a Dana Altman team at Oregon
— Illinois breaks the scoring record by an opponent at MKA
— 87-63 Illinois 7:27 to go. Oregon timeout.
— 74-60 Illinois at under 12 (11:17). Illinois 6 of 9 from three in the half
— 12-1 Oregon run, 68-56 Illinois
— Jackson Shelstad converts three-point play, 68-54 Illinois 13:10 to go
— 18-4 second half for Illinois in 3:26
— 8-0 Illinois run; Oregon timeout (18:12)
HALFTIME: OREGON 38, ILLINOIS 45
— Oregon scoring: Bittle 11, Bamba 8, Cook 6, Evans 5, Tracey and Angle 3 each, Shelstad 2
— 6-0 Oregon run
— 37-27 Illinois. Oregon with some hurried possessions.
— Oregon with 8 straight in the paint to close gap to 16-10 inside
— Illinois has made its last 5 three-pointers
— Jake Davis up to 10 points for Illinois on 4 of 4 shooting
— 26-17 Illinois at under 8 (7:39)
— Illinois with a 16-2 edge in the paint
— 14-9 Illinois at under 12 (11:33) | Oregon 1 for last 8 from field
— 12-0 Illinois run; 14-7 and Oregon timeout (13:09) | Oregon with 3 turnovers in past 3:00
— Both teams doing well defensively
— Oregon cools off, 1 of last 7. Illinois 8-0 run, takes 10-7 lead.
— 0 for 6 start for Illinois from the field
— Usual starters for Oregon: Shelstad, Tracey, Bamba, Angel, Bittle
— Illinois starters: Kasparas Jakucionis, Tre White, Kylan Boswell, Ben Humrichous, Tomislav Ivisic
