The Oregon Ducks lost their first road contest of the season in a 77-69 loss at the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Ducks' leading scoring, center Nate Bittle, was held scoreless in the defeat.

Oregon suffered its first loss away from home this season at Minnesota — the lowest ranked Big Ten team in NET.

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Oregon men's basketball turned an 18-point deficit into an eventual one-shot lead Saturday afternoon before losing steam against Minnesota

The Ducks found themselves playing catch-up for most of the game and they could never erase that 18-point deficit in loss to Minnesota.

The red-hot Gophers men's basketball team knocked off No. 15 Oregon, 77-69, at Williams Arena on Saturday in front of one of their best home crowds of the season. It resulted in the second straight court storm at The Barn.

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

The Ducks came back, but the Barn’s best crowd of the season was treated to a thrilling 77-69 win. Coupled with an upset of No. 20 Michigan on Jan. 16, the U has two straight Top 25 wins, and with a victory at Iowa — its first since 2015 — they have won three in a row.

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The Badgers, alone in fourth place, sit behind only Michigan (14-5, 6-2 Big Ten), Purdue (16-5, 8-2 Big Ten) and Michigan State (17-2, 8-0 Big Ten) in the Big Ten standings. They have road games remaining against those top two teams.

TV channel, preview, and betting odds for the matchup between the Oregon Ducks and the Minnesota Golden Gophers inside the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. PT.