Jackson Shelstad scored 18 factors and No. 23 Oregon held Indiana scoreless for greater than 4 1/2 minutes late within the sport Thursday to drag out a 72-59 win within the second spherical of the Large Ten Convention event in Indianapolis.
TJ Bamba added 17 factors and Brandon Angel kicked in 14 for the eighth-seeded Geese (24-8).
Oregon canned 49.1 p.c of its pictures from the sector and superior to the quarterfinals on Friday in opposition to top-seeded Michigan State.
Malik Reneau got here off the bench to attain a game-high 19 factors for the Hoosiers (19-13), whereas Trey Galloway added 15 factors and a game-high 9 assists. Mackenzie Mgbako hit for 10 factors however main scorer Oumar Ballo made solely 4 of 11 pictures and managed simply eight factors, 5 beneath his common.
The result was not solely Indiana’s second loss to the Geese in 9 days but additionally seems to depart the Hoosiers squarely on the NCAA Match bubble. They related on simply 25 of 69 makes an attempt from the sector.
Indiana trailed simply 56-54 with 7:33 remaining after Reneau shook free for a layup off a Myles Rice feed. But it surely did not rating once more till Reneau made a layup on the 2:04 mark, making it 65-56. Oregon saved it at bay from there.
The pregame storyline was whether or not the Geese may preserve their late-season run going. They got here into the event with a seven-game profitable streak that included a come-from-behind time beyond regulation win final month at Wisconsin.
The Hoosiers bought out of the gate robust, enjoying a de facto dwelling sport simply minutes from their Bloomington campus. They led 17-9 on the 13:35 mark as Reneau transformed a 3-point play.
However Oregon steadily reeled them in over the subsequent 6 1/2 minutes, forging a 23-23 tie with 7:02 left as Angel splashed a nook 3-pointer off a Keeshawn Barthelemy cross. Then they ripped off the ultimate 10 factors of the half to take a 37-29 benefit to intermission on Barthelemy’s brief jumper with 31 seconds remaining.
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