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Nate Bittle's putback with 4.4 seconds left gives Oregon 83-81 win over No. 9 Alabama

AP
Dec 01, 2024

LAS VEGAS (AP) Nate Bittle scored the winning shot on a putback dunk with 4.4 seconds left to lead undefeated Oregon to an 83-81 win over No. 9 Alabama Saturday night in the championship game of the Players Era Festival.

Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 22 points off the bench to lead the Ducks (8-0), and Bittle had 19 on the night.

Alabama's Aden Holloway made a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 81-78 with 26 seconds left. The Ducks turned it over, and Mark Sears made a free throw to pull within two. Sears missed the second free throw, but Mouhamed Dioubate grabbed the offensive rebound, was fouled and tied the game at 81 with two free throws.

On the ensuing possession, Barthelemy missed a layup, and Bittle followed with the jam.

Labaron Philon led Alabama (6-2) with 15 points, while Sears, Holloway and Jarin Stevenson each scored 11.

Alabama: The Crimson Tide made 12 of 38 from 3-point range to keep the game close.

Oregon: By winning the tournament, the Ducks received an extra $500,000 in NIL money to go along with the $1 million guaranteed for each team in the field. The Crimson Tide earned an extra $250,000 for finishing second.

Oregon trailed 74-70 with 3:50 left in the game when Barthelemy forced a foul and made two free throws to cut the lead to two. That started a run in which the Ducks outscored the Crimson Tide 12-1 to take an 81-75 lead with 31 seconds remaining.

The Crimson Tide had 15 turnovers compared to only eight by the Ducks. Oregon scored 17 points off the turnovers.

Oregon plays at USC on Wednesday in the Big Ten opener for both teams, and Alabama plays at North Carolina the same day.

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1st Half
ALA
Crimson Tide
39
ORE
Ducks
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Nate Bittle vs. Clifford Omoruyi (Crimson Tide gains possession)
19:45		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
19:43		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
19:37		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
19:35		Brandon Angel defensive rebound
19:08		Jackson Shelstad misses two point driving floating jump shot
19:06		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
19:00	+3	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Labaron Philon assists)	3-0
18:40		Nate Bittle misses three point jump shot
18:38		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
18:30		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:28		Labaron Philon offensive rebound
18:12		Jackson Shelstad shooting foul (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. draws the foul)
18:12	+1	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-0
18:12	+1	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-0
17:56	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point cutting layup (Nate Bittle assists)	5-2
17:41		Labaron Philon turnover (traveling)
17:28		Grant Nelson shooting foul (Brandon Angel draws the foul)
17:28	+1	Brandon Angel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-3
17:28	+1	Brandon Angel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-4
17:16	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point alley-oop dunk (Grant Nelson assists)	7-4
17:04		Brandon Angel misses three point jump shot
17:02		Nate Bittle offensive rebound
16:58		Nate Bittle misses two point layup
16:56		Mark Sears defensive rebound
16:52	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point alley-oop dunk (Aden Holloway assists)	9-4
16:39		Jackson Shelstad misses two point driving layup
16:37		Nate Bittle offensive rebound
16:31	+2	Nate Bittle makes two point putback dunk	9-6
16:23	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Grant Nelson assists)	12-6
16:04	+2	Nate Bittle makes two point layup (Jadrian Tracey assists)	12-8
15:51		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
15:49		Ducks defensive rebound
15:48		TV timeout
15:48	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point pullup jump shot (Jackson Shelstad assists)	12-10
15:22		Aiden Sherrell misses three point jump shot
15:20		Ducks defensive rebound
15:20		Derrion Reid personal foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
15:03	+2	Jadrian Tracey makes two point stepback jump shot	12-12
14:57	+3	Labaron Philon makes three point jump shot (Aden Holloway assists)	15-12
14:39		TJ Bamba misses two point jump shot
14:37		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
14:37		Brandon Angel personal foul
14:20	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point driving layup (Aden Holloway assists)	17-12
14:10		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses two point jump shot
14:08		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
14:00		Aiden Sherrell misses three point jump shot
13:58		Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound
13:33	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point driving floating jump shot	17-14
13:29		Aiden Sherrell turnover (traveling)
13:13		TJ Bamba misses two point driving layup
13:11		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
13:04		Keeshawn Barthelemy personal foul (Derrion Reid draws the foul)
13:02		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
13:00		Ra'Heim Moss defensive rebound
12:45		Kwame Evans Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:43		Supreme Cook offensive rebound
12:38		Supreme Cook misses two point layup
12:36		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
12:29		TJ Bamba personal foul (Jarin Stevenson draws the foul)
12:17	+3	Labaron Philon makes three point pullup jump shot (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. assists)	20-14
11:52	+2	Supreme Cook makes two point layup (Jadrian Tracey assists)	20-16
11:46		Jarin Stevenson turnover (traveling)
11:46		TV timeout
11:36		Brandon Angel misses two point layup
11:34		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
11:31		Brandon Angel personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
11:20		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
11:18		Grant Nelson offensive rebound
11:11	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point tip layup	22-16
11:05	+2	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point pullup jump shot	22-18
10:48		Ra'Heim Moss personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
10:44		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
10:42		Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound
10:32		Jadrian Tracey misses three point jump shot
10:30		Labaron Philon defensive rebound
10:19		Kwame Evans Jr. shooting foul (Labaron Philon draws the foul)
10:19	+1	Labaron Philon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-18
10:19		Labaron Philon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:19		Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound
10:04	+3	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes three point jump shot (Kwame Evans Jr. assists)	23-21
9:53		Labaron Philon turnover (bad pass) (Kwame Evans Jr. steals)
9:51		Labaron Philon personal foul (Kwame Evans Jr. draws the foul)
9:35		Grant Nelson shooting foul (Kwame Evans Jr. draws the foul)
9:35		Kwame Evans Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:35	+1	Kwame Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-22
9:23		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
9:21		Crimson Tide offensive rebound
9:15		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (lost ball)
8:53		Nate Bittle misses three point jump shot
8:51		Kwame Evans Jr. offensive rebound
8:42	+2	Nate Bittle makes two point layup (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)	23-24
8:28		Kwame Evans Jr. personal foul (Jarin Stevenson draws the foul)
8:28		Jarin Stevenson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:28		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. offensive rebound
8:19	+2	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes two point driving layup (Mark Sears assists)	25-24
8:10		Nate Bittle misses three point jump shot
8:08		Aiden Sherrell defensive rebound
7:51		Aden Holloway turnover (lost ball)
7:51		TV timeout
7:32		TJ Bamba misses two point layup
7:30		Ducks offensive rebound
7:16		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses three point jump shot
7:14		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
7:03		Mark Sears turnover (bad pass)
6:42	+2	Supreme Cook makes two point hook shot (TJ Bamba assists)	25-26
6:19		Derrion Reid turnover (lost ball) (Supreme Cook steals)
6:14	+2	Jackson Shelstad makes two point driving reverse layup (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)	25-28
6:14		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
6:04	+3	Latrell Wrightsell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Mouhamed Dioubate assists)	28-28
5:35		Mookie Cook turnover (bad pass) (Latrell Wrightsell Jr. steals)
5:31		TJ Bamba blocks Aden Holloway's two point layup
5:31		Crimson Tide offensive rebound
5:25		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
5:23		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
5:16		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. blocks Jackson Shelstad's two point jump shot
5:14		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
5:07	+2	Mark Sears makes two point driving layup	30-28
4:45		Supreme Cook misses two point layup
4:45		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
4:31	+2	Mouhamed Dioubate makes two point layup (Grant Nelson assists)	32-28
4:13	+2	Nate Bittle makes two point hook shot (TJ Bamba assists)	32-30
3:55		Mouhamed Dioubate misses three point jump shot
3:53		TJ Bamba defensive rebound
3:46	+2	Nate Bittle makes two point layup (TJ Bamba assists)	32-32
3:39		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
3:37		Labaron Philon offensive rebound
3:31	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot (Labaron Philon assists)	35-32
3:13		Keeshawn Barthelemy misses two point driving layup
3:11		Aden Holloway defensive rebound
2:55		Mouhamed Dioubate turnover (bad pass) (Keeshawn Barthelemy steals)
2:40		Nate Bittle misses three point jump shot
2:38		Aden Holloway defensive rebound
2:15	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point cutting layup (Grant Nelson assists)	37-32
1:55		Grant Nelson blocks Nate Bittle's two point layup
1:53		Ducks offensive rebound
1:53		TV timeout
1:47		Jadrian Tracey misses two point jump shot
1:45		TJ Bamba offensive rebound
1:35		TJ Bamba misses two point layup
1:33		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
1:18		TJ Bamba personal foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
1:18	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-32
1:18	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-32
1:09	+2	Brandon Angel makes two point layup (Nate Bittle assists)	39-34
1:09		Jarin Stevenson shooting foul (Brandon Angel draws the foul)
1:08		Brandon Angel misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:08		Ducks offensive rebound
1:04	+2	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point floating jump shot (Jackson Shelstad assists)	39-36
1:01		Ducks 30 second timeout
0:39		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point alley-oop dunk
0:37		Mookie Cook defensive rebound
0:14		Jackson Shelstad misses two point driving layup
0:12		Mookie Cook offensive rebound
0:07	+3	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes three point jump shot (Jadrian Tracey assists)	39-39
0:01		Jadrian Tracey blocks Mark Sears's three point jump shot
0:00		Jadrian Tracey defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ALA
Crimson Tide
42
ORE
Ducks
44

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Jackson Shelstad makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nate Bittle assists)	39-41
19:23	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point layup (Grant Nelson assists)	41-41
19:02		TJ Bamba misses two point driving layup
19:00		Mark Sears defensive rebound
18:55		Latrell Wrightsell Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:53		Labaron Philon offensive rebound
18:47	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point alley-oop dunk (Mark Sears assists)	43-41
18:33		Jadrian Tracey misses three point jump shot
18:31		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
18:21		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
18:19		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
18:09		Aden Holloway turnover (bad pass) (Jadrian Tracey steals)
18:02	+2	Jadrian Tracey makes two point driving layup	43-43
17:48		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
17:46		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
17:35		Nate Bittle misses three point jump shot
17:33		Labaron Philon defensive rebound
17:17		Mark Sears turnover (lost ball)
16:54		Mark Sears blocks Jackson Shelstad's two point layup
16:52		Jackson Shelstad offensive rebound
16:50		Jadrian Tracey misses three point jump shot
16:48		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
16:48		Nate Bittle personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
16:36		Mark Sears turnover (lost ball) (Keeshawn Barthelemy steals)
16:29		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
16:29	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-44
16:29	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-45
16:19		Grant Nelson offensive foul (Keeshawn Barthelemy draws the foul)
16:19		Grant Nelson turnover (offensive foul)
16:06		TJ Bamba misses two point layup
16:04		Supreme Cook offensive rebound
16:03		Mouhamed Dioubate shooting foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
16:03	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-46
16:03	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-47
15:34		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
15:32		Labaron Philon offensive rebound
15:32		Ra'Heim Moss personal foul (Labaron Philon draws the foul)
15:32		TV timeout
15:30		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
15:28		Ducks defensive rebound
15:21		TJ Bamba offensive foul (Aden Holloway draws the foul)
15:21		TJ Bamba turnover (offensive foul)
15:12		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
15:10		Mark Sears offensive rebound
15:02		Labaron Philon misses two point driving layup
15:00		Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound
14:55	+2	Kwame Evans Jr. makes two point driving dunk (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)	43-49
14:40	+3	Derrion Reid makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	46-49
14:14	+3	TJ Bamba makes three point jump shot (Kwame Evans Jr. assists)	46-52
13:58		Mark Sears misses three point pullup jump shot
13:56		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
13:37		Kwame Evans Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Labaron Philon steals)
13:15		Derrion Reid misses three point jump shot
13:13		Ra'Heim Moss defensive rebound
12:53		Mouhamed Dioubate shooting foul (Supreme Cook draws the foul)
12:53	+1	Supreme Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-53
12:53		Supreme Cook misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:53		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
12:51		Brandon Angel personal foul
12:41		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
12:39		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
12:28	+3	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes three point pullup jump shot	46-56
12:15	+2	Aden Holloway makes two point driving layup	48-56
11:59		Brandon Angel misses two point driving layup
11:57		Labaron Philon defensive rebound
11:52		Labaron Philon misses two point layup
11:50		Derrion Reid offensive rebound
11:50		Derrion Reid misses two point tip layup
11:48		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
11:48		Jarin Stevenson personal foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
11:48		TV timeout
11:28		Nate Bittle misses two point layup
11:26		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
11:17	+3	Jarin Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Aden Holloway assists)	51-56
11:04		Aden Holloway personal foul (Jackson Shelstad draws the foul)
10:43	+2	Jadrian Tracey makes two point driving layup	51-58
10:32		Jadrian Tracey shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
10:32	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-58
10:32		Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:32		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
10:19		Clifford Omoruyi personal foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
10:19	+1	Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-59
10:19	+1	Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-60
10:06	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot (Grant Nelson assists)	55-60
9:42		Jadrian Tracey misses two point jump shot
9:40		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
9:32	+3	Jarin Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	58-60
9:22		Ducks 30 second timeout
9:22		TV timeout
9:05		Jarin Stevenson personal foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul)
9:05	+1	TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-61
9:05		TJ Bamba misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:05		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
8:54		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
8:52		Crimson Tide offensive rebound
8:52		Brandon Angel personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
8:49	+3	Jarin Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	61-61
8:35		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
8:35	+1	Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-62
8:35		Nate Bittle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:35		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
8:06	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point floating jump shot (Mouhamed Dioubate assists)	63-62
7:38		TJ Bamba misses two point driving layup
7:36		Mark Sears defensive rebound
7:29		Nate Bittle shooting foul (Jarin Stevenson draws the foul)
7:29		TV timeout
7:29	+1	Jarin Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-62
7:29	+1	Jarin Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-62
7:09		TJ Bamba turnover (bad pass)
6:48	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point driving layup	67-62
6:31	+3	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes three point jump shot (Kwame Evans Jr. assists)	67-65
6:14		Mouhamed Dioubate misses two point layup
6:12		Grant Nelson offensive rebound
6:09		Grant Nelson misses two point tip layup
6:07		TJ Bamba defensive rebound
6:02	+2	TJ Bamba makes two point driving layup	67-67
5:41		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
5:39		Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound
5:34		Jackson Shelstad misses three point jump shot
5:32		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
5:25		Jackson Shelstad blocks Mark Sears's two point layup
5:23		Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound
5:08		TJ Bamba misses three point pullup jump shot
5:06		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
4:58	+2	Mark Sears makes two point driving layup	69-67
4:58		Supreme Cook shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
4:58	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-67
4:39	+2	Supreme Cook makes two point dunk (Keeshawn Barthelemy assists)	70-69
4:20	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point driving layup (Aden Holloway assists)	72-69
4:05		Brandon Angel turnover (bad pass) (Mouhamed Dioubate steals)
4:04		TJ Bamba personal foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
4:04	+1	Mouhamed Dioubate makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-69
4:04	+1	Mouhamed Dioubate makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-69
3:50		Derrion Reid shooting foul (Keeshawn Barthelemy draws the foul)
3:50		TV timeout
3:50	+1	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-70
3:50	+1	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-71
3:37		Grant Nelson turnover (bad pass)
3:16		Jadrian Tracey turnover (bad pass) (Mark Sears steals)
2:57		Mouhamed Dioubate misses two point layup
2:55		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
2:45		Jarin Stevenson personal foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
2:45	+1	Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-72
2:45	+1	Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-73
2:27		Jadrian Tracey personal foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
2:27	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-73
2:27		Grant Nelson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:27		Nate Bittle defensive rebound
2:09		Clifford Omoruyi personal foul (Nate Bittle draws the foul)
2:09	+1	Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-74
2:09	+1	Nate Bittle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-75
1:59		Grant Nelson turnover (lost ball) (Jackson Shelstad steals)
1:56	+2	Jackson Shelstad makes two point driving layup (Jadrian Tracey assists)	75-77
1:41		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
1:39		Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound
1:14		Jackson Shelstad turnover (lost ball) (Mark Sears steals)
1:08		Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot
1:06		Brandon Angel defensive rebound
0:58		Ducks 60 second timeout
0:42	+2	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes two point driving floating jump shot	75-79
0:42		Crimson Tide 60 second timeout
0:34		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
0:32		Keeshawn Barthelemy defensive rebound
0:31		Jarin Stevenson personal foul (Keeshawn Barthelemy draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-80
0:31	+1	Keeshawn Barthelemy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-81
0:26	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point pullup jump shot	78-81
0:25		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
0:21		Brandon Angel turnover (lost ball) (Mark Sears steals)
0:20		Brandon Angel shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-81
0:20		Mark Sears misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:20		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
0:18		Jadrian Tracey personal foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Mouhamed Dioubate makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-81
0:18	+1	Mouhamed Dioubate makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-81
0:05		Derrion Reid blocks Keeshawn Barthelemy's two point driving layup
0:04		Nate Bittle offensive rebound
0:04	+2	Nate Bittle makes two point tip dunk	81-83
0:04		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Crimson Tide 30 second timeout