Oregon Ducks Defeat Washington Huskies, Dominate Final Minutes in 82-71 Win

The Oregon Ducks beat the rival Washington Huskies 82-71 on Tuesday night to improve to 16-3 on the season. Oregon's Keeshawn Barthelemy, Supreme Cook, TJ Bamba, Jackson Shelstad, and Brandon Angel all scored in double figures.
Jan 21, 2025; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Oregon Ducks forward Supreme Cook (7) drives against Washington Huskies forward Great Osobor (1) during the second half at Matthew Knight Arena. Mandatory Credit: Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images
Jan 21, 2025; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Oregon Ducks forward Supreme Cook (7) drives against Washington Huskies forward Great Osobor (1) during the second half at Matthew Knight Arena. Mandatory Credit: Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images / Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images

The Oregon Ducks hosted the rival Washington Huskies at Matthew Knight Arena on Tuesday night. It was a back and forth affair through most of the game, but the Ducks pulled away late to win 82-71. 

Oregon bounced back from their loss to Purdue on Saturday and improved their record to 16-3 on the season and 5-3 in the Big Ten. 

Washington on the other hand has had a tough time finding their footing this season and dropped to 10-9 overall and dead last in the Big Ten at 1-7.

Oregon Overcomes Slow Start vs. Washington

Jan 21, 2025; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Oregon Ducks head coach Dana Altman talks to a referee during the second half against the
Jan 21, 2025; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Oregon Ducks head coach Dana Altman talks to a referee during the second half against the Washington Huskies at Matthew Knight Arena. Mandatory Credit: Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images / Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images

The game could not have gotten off to a much worse start for Oregon. Right out of the gates, the Huskies took a 10-2 lead, in large part due to Oregon not taking care of the basketball. With ten minutes to go in the first half, the Ducks trailed 18-11 and had seven turnovers. 

Oregon got in a rhythm the final ten minutes of the first half and finished on a 23-14 run, where they only turned the ball over one time. The Ducks went into the break with a 34-32 lead.

The second half was full of lead changes. Back and forth each team went, trading bucket after bucket. The highly touted Washington Huskies transfer Great Osobor, who followed head coach Danny Sprinkle from Utah State to Washington, had 20 points and eight rebounds. The Ducks had trouble containing him and freshman guard Zoom Diallo, who added another 18 points. 

After Washington took a 58-55 lead with 8:26 to go, the Ducks switched into full gear. Oregon had a balanced attack to close out the game on a 27-13 run, winning 82-71. Oregon only had two turnovers in the whole second half. 

The Ducks had five different players score in double figures, led by TJ Bamba’s 21. Oregon shot 50.8 percent from the field, which was light years better than what they did on Saturday vs. Purdue. 

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Ducks Set To Go On Another Big Ten Road Trip

Oregon guard Keeshawn Barthelemy celebrates a turnover as the Oregon Ducks host the Washington Huskies Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025
Oregon guard Keeshawn Barthelemy celebrates a turnover as the Oregon Ducks host the Washington Huskies Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. / Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Oregon will now have a few days off to get ready for their next game on Saturday, at Minnesota. It has been so far, so good, for the Ducks on the road in Big Ten conference play this season. Oregon is 3-0 on the road in Big Ten play with wins at USC, Ohio State, and Penn State. Their only losses this season have came at home. 

After facing Minnesota, Oregon will travel back to the west coast to play at UCLA on the following Thursday. The far travel that the west coast teams in the Big Ten like Oregon, Washington, USC, and UCLA have faced have made this season very unique. 

UCLA Bruins coach Mick Cronin spoke earlier this week about the hectic travel schedule and said something that really put it in perspective.

“We’ve seen the Statue of Liberty twice in three weeks,” Cronin said. 

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Cory Pappas
CORY PAPPAS

Cory Pappas is sports writer for USC Trojans On SI and Oregon Ducks On SI. Since starting in March of 2024, he has been writing breaking news stories, game previews, game recaps, and more across College Sports, the NFL, MLB, NBA, and Olympics for Total Apex Sports. In addition to writing, Cory is also a sports data scout for Sportradar. He covers live sporting events ranging from college athletics to semi-pro and professional. Before joining the industry, Cory graduated from the University of Oregon in 2022. He ran track for Oregon's club Track and Field team. Before Oregon, he played varsity basketball and track and field in high school in Walnut Creek, CA. Cory is using his lifelong passion for sports and writing together.