by David Ball, KATU Staff

Sat, March 15th 2025 at 6:57 PM

Oregon guard Ra’Heim Moss (0) shoots on Michigan State guard Jaden Akins (3) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

The Oregon men’s basketball team have nothing left to do but sit and wait for Selection Sunday after falling 74-64 to No. 7-ranked Michigan State in the Big-10 quarterfinals Friday morning.

The Ducks stayed within reach most of the way, taking a brief 28-27 lead after a T.J. Bamba 3-pointer late in the first half.

Nate Bittle sank a short hook shot in the lane to keep the Ducks close, but Michigan State ended the first half on a seven-point run to take a 42-32 lead into the break.

Brandon Angel came up with a steal that led to a fastbreak layup by Bamba, and Keeshawn Barthelemy hit a triple to bring the Ducks within a single point early in the second half.

But the Ducks stayed frozen at 43 points for the next five minutes, as Michigan State put the game away with a 15-point run.

Bittle led the Ducks with 22 points and 11 rebounds.

Oregon (24-9) waits to find out their NCAA tournament fate on Sunday afternoon. They are projected to be a top-six seed.

Michigan State (27-5) takes on Wisconsin in the Big-10 semifinals Saturday.