Late 4-point play propels Oregon past UW Huskies 85-79

Kwame Evans Jr. converted a four-point play with 11.6 seconds left as Oregon blew a 21-point lead and then rallied to beat the UW Huskies 85-79.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mar 7, 2026, 11:17 PM

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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kwame Evans Jr. scored 20 points, including a four-point play with 11.6 seconds left, as Oregon blew a 21-point lead and then rallied to beat the UW Huskies 85-79 on Saturday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Oregon 85, UW Huskies 79: Box score

Evans was fouled on a 3-point shot and made the and-1 free throw to give Oregon a one-point lead. Evans stole the ball from Hannes Steinbach, who quickly fouled, and Washington coach Danny Sprinkle, who thought Steinbach had been fouled, erupted. He was assessed back-to-back technical fouls and was ejected before Evans made 5 of 6 from the free throw line with five seconds left to seal it.

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Takai Simpkins scored 18 points and Nate Bittle had 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Oregon (12-19, 5-15 Big Ten). Dezdrick Lindsay added 11 points and Drew Carter 10.

The Ducks started 11-of-14 shooting — 7 of 7 from 3-point range — and used a 16-0 run to take a 21-point lead midway through the first half. Oregon shot 58% (15 of 26) and hit eight 3s and had 13 assists in the first half to take a 44-30 lead into the intermission.

Steinbach had 26 points on 9-of-11 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds for Washington (15-16, 7-19). Steinbach, a 6-foot-11 freshman, has 20 double-doubles this season, tied with Justin Neely of UNC Greensboro for second most nationally behind UNC Greensboro’s Delrecco Gillespie (21).

Steinbach scored 13 points in a 29-8 run that gave the Huskies a three-point lead with 24 seconds left.