Oregon, UC Irvine square off in NIT

Published Mar. 14, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

UC Irvine Anteaters (23-11, 15-5 Big West) at Oregon Ducks (19-14, 12-8 Pac-12)

Eugene, Oregon; Wednesday, 11 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Oregon Ducks and the UC Irvine Anteaters play in the National Invitation Tournament.

The Ducks have gone 12-8 against Pac-12 teams, with a 7-6 record in non-conference play. Oregon is fourth in the Pac-12 scoring 70.7 points while shooting 44.9% from the field.

The Anteaters are 15-5 against Big West opponents. UC Irvine has a 3-3 record in one-possession games.

TOP PERFORMERS: Will Richardson averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Ducks, scoring 12.2 points while shooting 33.8% from beyond the arc. N'Faly Dante is averaging 13.4 points and 8.4 rebounds over the past 10 games for Oregon.

Dawson Baker is scoring 15.3 points per game and averaging 3.2 rebounds for the Anteaters. DJ Davis is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for UC Irvine.

LAST 10 GAMES: Ducks: 6-4, averaging 70.9 points, 34.0 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 4.9 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.1 points per game.

Anteaters: 7-3, averaging 73.0 points, 33.4 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 6.1 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.