Oregon’s Nate Bittle, left, and TJ Bamba, right, force a turnover against Maryland’s Derik Queen during the first half at Matthew Knight Arena. Keeshawn Barthelemy hit a 3-pointer with 2:16 left to give No. 9 Oregon the lead for good in a therapeutic 83-79 victory over visiting Maryland on Sunday in Eugene, Ore.
Jackson Shelstad made all five of his 3-point attempts, scoring 23 points, as the Ducks (13-2, 2-2 Big Ten) recovered from a stunning 109-77 loss to No. 22 Illinois on Thursday, in which they surrendered the most points ever in a regulation game at home.
In its first-ever meeting with Maryland, Oregon also got 16 points and six rebounds from Nate Bittle and 14 points and five assists from Barthelemy. Reserve Kwame Evans Jr. scored all 10 of his points in the second half.
The Ducks trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half but seized the lead for the first time as it went on a 19-2 run that bridged the halves.
The Ducks made 51.8 percent of their shots from the floor, including 12 of 28 (42.9 percent) from 3-point range, while the Terrapins made 47.5 percent of their shots and 9 of 21 (42.9 percent) from deep.
Rodney Rice scored 19 points to lead Maryland (11-4, 1-3). Derik Queen added 17 points and five rebounds while Ja’Kobi Gillespie provided 16 points.
It was the second straight loss on a West Coast road trip for the Terrapins, who fell at Washington on Thursday night.
Bittle sank a 3-pointer in transition to give Oregon its first lead at 50-47. The Ducks led 61-52 after Evans drained a 3-pointer with 14:30 left, but Maryland rallied with a 19-6 run.
Gillespie supplied seven of the points in the spree as the Terrapins took a 71-67 lead with seven minutes left.
From there it remained close until Barthelemy delivered his key shot and Bittle followed with two free throws to give Oregon an 81-76 edge with 1:31 left.
In the first half, Maryland got off to a sizzling start, hitting 11 of its first 16 shots. With a 13-2 run, which included two baskets apiece from Rice and Queen and a three-point play from Selton Miguel, the Terrapins gained their biggest lead, 30-17.
But Oregon responded with its own 13-2 run, which included a pair of 3-pointers from Shelstad and another from Bittle as the Ducks sliced the deficit to 32-30.
–Field Level Media
