STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Jackson Shelstad scored 17 points, Keeshawn Barthelemy added 15, Jadrian Tracey had 13 and No. 15 Oregon held on to beat Penn State 82-81 on Sunday.
Nate Bittle had 11 points while TJ Bamba and Kwame Evans Jr. added 10 apiece for the Ducks (15-2, 4-2 Big Ten), who trailed for most of the second half before regaining the lead in the final minute.
The game was tied at 78 with just over a minute to go before Shelstad hit a midrange jumper that put Oregon up two with 47 seconds left. Kern tried a layup the other way, but the shot was off. Oregon gained possession, drew a foul and closed out the game with a pair of Tracey free throws.
Freddie Dilione V scored a career-high 21 points, Nick Kern added 19 and Puff Johnson had 15 for the Nittany Lions (12-5, 2-4) who lost their third in a row.
Oregon: The Ducks led 41-34 at halftime and had to overcome a sloppy early second half. They came up with shots when they needed them to win their third straight.
Penn State: The Nittany Lions were without star point guard Ace Baldwin Jr. who suffered a back injury in the team’s 91-52 loss to No. 13 Illinois on Jan. 8. They’ll need to get their leading scorer and setup man back to try and snap out of a three-game losing skid that includes two losses to AP Top 25 teams.
The Ducks made 5 of 11 3-pointers in the first half but were just 3-for-11 shooting beyond the arc in the second.
Oregon: The Ducks host No. 20 Purdue on Saturday.
Penn State: The Nittany Lions visit No. 16 Michigan State on Wednesday.
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TOP SCORERS | |||||
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J. Shelstad G | 17PTS | 2REB | 8AST | |
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F. Dilione V G | 21PTS | 2REB | 1AST |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
J. Shelstad | 17 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
J. Tracey | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
N. Bittle | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
T. Bamba | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
B. Angel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
K. Barthelemy | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
K. Evans Jr. | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
S. Cook | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
D. Carter | – | – | – | – |
J. Cooper | – | – | – | – |
M. Cook | – | – | – | – |
J. Williams-Johnson | – | – | – | – |
J. Phillips | – | – | – | – |
O. Kobzystyi | – | – | – | – |
L. Johnson | – | – | – | – |
R. Moss | – | – | – | – |
Total | 82 | 28 | 22 | 11 |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
F. Dilione V | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
N. Kern Jr. | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
P. Johnson | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Z. Hicks | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Y. Konan Niederhauser | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
D. Dunn | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
K. Nzeh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
D. Stewart | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
J. Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Goodman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
J. Sedora | – | – | – | – |
Total | 81 | 32 | 13 | 15 |