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.

Oregon lost a Big Ten men's basketball game to Nebraska on Sunday as the Ducks' losing streak reached three games, their longest since 2023.

Oregon opens February amid a three-game losing streak with two brutal road tests ahead. The Ducks (16-6, 5-6 Big Ten) have been terrible on defense in losses to Minnesota, UCLA and Nebraska and dropped out of the top 25 in the polls and to a season-low in NET (37).