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Oregon Ducks (9-4, 0-2 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (7-6, 0-2 Big Ten)
Evanston, Illinois; Tuesday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Taylor Williams and Northwestern host Deja Kelly and Oregon in Big Ten play Tuesday.
The Wildcats are 5-4 on their home court. Northwestern has a 3-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Ducks are 0-2 against conference opponents. Oregon averages 72.7 points while outscoring opponents by 12.7 points per game.
Northwestern makes 43.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.4 percentage points higher than Oregon has allowed to its opponents (37.9%). Oregon has shot at a 44.7% clip from the field this season, 6.8 percentage points higher than the 37.9% shooting opponents of Northwestern have averaged.
The Wildcats and Ducks face off Tuesday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Casey Harter is shooting 41.5% from beyond the arc with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, while averaging 7.8 points.
Peyton Scott is shooting 43.5% and averaging 10.7 points for the Ducks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 6-4, averaging 65.5 points, 35.2 rebounds, 18.1 assists, 5.9 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.6 points per game.
Ducks: 6-4, averaging 70.0 points, 34.8 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 10.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 58.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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