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No. 12 Michigan State visits Oregon after Stewart's 22-point game
By The Associated Press
Michigan State Spartans (16-2, 6-1 Big Ten) at Oregon Ducks (8-10, 1-6 Big Ten)
Eugene, Oregon; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Oregon faces No. 12 Michigan State after Sean Stewart scored 22
points in Oregon's 81-71 loss to the Michigan Wolverines.
The Ducks have gone 7-3 at home. Oregon has a 1-1 record in games decided by
less than 4 points.
The Spartans are 6-1 in conference play. Michigan State has a 13-2 record
against teams over .500.
Oregon makes 43.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.2
percentage points higher than Michigan State has allowed to its opponents
(39.0%). Michigan State has shot at a 46.8% clip from the field this season,
3.4 percentage points higher than the 43.4% shooting opponents of Oregon have
averaged.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kwame Evans Jr. is averaging 13.3 points and 7.5 rebounds for
the Ducks. Nathan Bittle is averaging 14.7 points and 5.4 rebounds while
shooting 46.1% over the past 10 games.
Jaxon Kohler is averaging 13.9 points and 9.9 rebounds for the Spartans. Kur
Teng is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Ducks: 4-6, averaging 76.0 points, 33.5 rebounds, 15.9 assists,
6.2 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 73.8 points per game.
Spartans: 8-2, averaging 79.4 points, 39.8 rebounds, 18.3 assists, 5.5 steals
and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 67.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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