The season had to end at some point. Unfortunately for the Oregon Ducks, it ended in a fashion where it feels like they left a lot on the table.
The Wisconsin Badgers came into Matthew Knight Arena and found a way to hold on and beat the Ducks, advancing to the semifinal round of the National Invitation Tournament, where they will play North Texas in Las Vegas.
It was a game that was back and forth from start to finish, and one where Oregon was unable to overcome some poor free-throw shooting in the end.
The Ducks shot just 4-for-12 from the charity stripe, and got out-rebounded 44-35.
Oregon’s season is now over, and we will look toward the offseason and try to parse out what this team will look like next year.
Before we do all of that, here’s a closer look at how things went down on Tuesday.