Tonight’s rematch with the Bruins at Pauley Pavilion is particularly pivotal for the No. 16 Ducks, who face a brutal trip to the Michigan schools next week.

Oregon's offense struggled in Saturday's loss to Purdue, but coach Dana Altman also gave plenty of credit to the Boilermakers' defensive effort.

The No. 16 Oregon Ducks (16-4, 5-4) men's basketball team will host the UCLA Bruins (15-6, 6-4) on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. PT at the Pauley Pavilion in

The Ducks shot just 36% from the field in a 65-58 loss to No. 17 Purdue Saturday afternoon in front of an announced crowd of 12,364 at Matthew Knight Arena.

Defensively, the Ducks played tough. Oregon forced Purdue to go 2-12 from downtown and 19-56 from the field. However, the effective combo of Trey Kauffman-Renn and Braden Smith was enough to get Purdue the victory.

Maybe No. 15 Oregon shouldn't have spruced up its home court in the ... we took and the turnovers -- no idea where a lot of those came from," Ducks coach Dana Altman said. "We just lost our composure and our discipline and that's on me.

In a contest where offense became incredibly hard to find, the importance of playing disciplined proved the difference.  That’s where the No. 17 Purdue Boilermakers (15-4, 7-1 Big Ten) prevailed over the No.

Following the Oregon men's basketball team's loss to Minnesota, Head Coach Dana Altman admitted the team is still adjusting to new roles and taking on new oppon

Much like Bittle, Oregon's second-leading scorer, Jackson Shelstad, is a native of the state and he committed to the Ducks out of high school. He is joined by Villanova transfer TJ Bamba in the backcourt, and they are both averaging more than 10 points per game.

The No. 15 Ducks are one of just six Division I teams undefeated in true road games this season and the only one without a neutral site loss

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Four-star wide receiver recruit Tay Ellis will make multiple visits this spring to the Oregon Ducks. Ohio State Buckeyes and Tennessee Volunteers. Ellis said the Ducks and Buckeyes are recruiting him really hard.