Rivaldo Soares and Tyrone Williams each recorded his first career double-double as short-handed Oregon led wire-to-wire in an 84–58 win over UC Irvine in a first-round NIT matchup on Wednesday, March 15, in Eugene, Ore.
Nate Bittle scored 16 of his 17 points in the second half for the top-seeded Ducks (20–14), who won despite missing their top three scorers: N'Faly Dante (ankle), Jermaine Couisnard (shoulder) and Will Richardson (hip).
