Game Day Essentials:
Indiana (16-8, 7-6) vs. Oregon (8-15, 1-11)
- Tip Time: 8:30 p.m. Eastern, Monday
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind.
- Television: FS1 (Kevin Kugler and Nick Bahe)
- Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
- Stream: Fox Sports
- Point Spread: Indiana is around an 11.5-point favorite
- KenPom Projected Score: Indiana 78 Oregon 67
- History: Indiana leads, 3-2
- Last Meeting: Oregon won 72-59 on March 13, 2025
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Oregon’s Dana Altman
Dana Altman gave IU coach Darian DeVries his first opportunity in coaching at Creighton. DeVries worked under Altman for nine years.
Altman is one of only three active coaches in NCAA Division I with 28 consecutive winning seasons. He is part of an exclusive fraternity that includes Hall-of-Famers Tom Izzo and Bill Self.
Altman became the 24th head coach to record 700 career wins at the Division I level in 2021-22 and is the winningest head coach in Oregon history with 370 wins. In 2016-17, Altman led Oregon back to the Final Four for the first time in 78 years and coached the Ducks to consecutive Pac-12 titles in 2020 and 2021. Oregon has won 20 or more games in all 15 seasons with Altman as head coach.
The Ducks are one of four DI program with 20-plus wins in 15-straight seasons, alongside Belmont, Gonzaga, and Kansas. Coach Altman is one of three coaches to have been named a DI conference coach of the year at four schools, joining Kermit Davis and Cliff Ellis. In 2019, he became the winningest coach in Pac-12 Tournament history and joined Lute Olson (Arizona) as the only coaches to win the conference tournament four times.
The 2013 National Coach of the Year and three-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year enters the 2025-26 season 370-176 in Eugene, and 780-405 in 36 seasons as a head coach at the NCAA Division I level in stints at Oregon, Creighton, Kansas State and Marshall.
Oregon’s results and roster
Oregon’s last time out (via Oregon Athletics)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Nate Bittle scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed five rebounds, but Oregon couldn’t overcome a cold shooting stretch late as No. 12 Purdue held on for a 68-64 victory Friday afternoon at Mackey Arena.
The Ducks (8-15, 1-11) trailed by just two at halftime and traded punches with the Boilermakers throughout the second half, tying the game five times and taking brief leads in the final six minutes. Oregon last went in front at 59-56 on a fast-break layup by Takai Simpkins with 5:15 remaining, but Purdue answered with a 6-0 run sparked by free throws and defensive stops.
Bittle anchored Oregon inside and was responsible for much of the Ducks’ scoring down the stretch, converting multiple trips to the foul line to keep Oregon within striking distance. Simpkins added 14 points and four steals, while Sean Stewart chipped in seven points and seven rebounds.
Oregon shot 44.4% overall but struggled from beyond the arc, finishing just 5 of 25. The Ducks were 2 of 15 from 3-point range in the second half and closed the game missing six consecutive shots, as Purdue leaned on free throws late to protect its lead.
How It Happened: The Ducks opened the game aggressively, hitting three early 3-pointers and jumping out to a 6-2 lead. Oregon shot nearly 52% in the first half and stayed within one possession for most of the opening 20 minutes, trailing 36-34 at the break. Bittle scored 14 points in the first half, helping Oregon offset Purdue’s edge at the free-throw line.
In the second half, Oregon continued to attack the paint, scoring 30 points inside for the game and matching Purdue in fast-break points. Wei Lin provided a spark off the bench with seven points, including a key 3-pointer midway through the half that trimmed the deficit to four.
Purdue sealed the game at the line, attempting 10 more free throws than Oregon, connecting on 16 of 21 attempts in the second half. The Ducks attempted just 11 in the half, with the discrepancy proving pivotal. After Oregon pulled within 66-64 on a free throw by Kwame Evans Jr. with seven seconds left, Fletcher Loyer made two free throws to close out the win.
Notable: Bittle returned after missing five games due to injury, and led Oregon with 23 points, five rebounds and two assists. … Simpkins added 14 points and Lin scored seven off the bench, with three assists. … Kwame Evans Jr. and Sean Stewart each grabbed seven rebounds.
No. 99 Oregon KenPom notable numbers:
(out of 365 teams)
Tempo – No. 274 (Offense No. 264 / Defense No. 211)
Offensive Efficiency – No. 112
- Oregon has an effective field goal percentage of 49.4 percent on the year (No. 256). The Ducks are shooting 31.9 percent from three (No. 276) and 50.7 percent on 2s (No. 217).
- The Ducks are a good offensive rebounding team. They grab 34.5% of their misses, which comes in at No. 65 nationally.
- Turnovers have been a problem. Oregon has coughed it up on 18.2% of possessions, which comes in at No. 263.
Defensive Efficiency – No. 100
- Opponents have shot a 51.3% effective field goal percentage against Oregon this season (No. 185). Teams are shooting 34.5 percent from three (No. 214) and 51 percent on 2s (No. 149).
- Oregon has been successful forcing teams into long twos. Their average opposing 2-point distance is 7.1 feet (No. 14). They block a high percentage of shots too (11.6%, No. 68).
- The Ducks have not been forcing a high rate of turnovers. Opponents have given it up just 15.9% of possessions, which comes in at No. 253.
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