Elliot Cadeau scores 17 points to lead No. 4 Michigan over Oregon 81-71

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Oregon forward Dezdrick Lindsay (4), looks to pass against Michigan guard L.J. Cason (2) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Boyd)

Michigan center Aday Mara (15) attempts to pass against Oregon forward Dezdrick Lindsay (4) and forward Oleksandr Kobzystyi (6) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Boyd) — Oregon forward Dezdrick Lindsay (4), looks to pass against Michigan guard L.J. Cason (2) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Eugene, Ore., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Boyd)

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6:33 PM on Saturday, January 17

By STEVE MIMS

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Elliot Cadeau scored 17 points and No. 4 Michigan defeated Oregon 81-71 Saturday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena.

Nimari Burnett scored 15 points and Aday Mara added 12 points as Michigan (16-1, 6-1) won its second straight game following its lone loss of the season. Morez Johnson Jr. scored nine points in 17 minutes despite foul trouble and Yaxel Lendeborg added six and a game-high 10 rebounds for the Wolverines, who shot 49% from the field and outrebounded the Ducks 36-30.

Sean Stewart scored a career-high 22 points to go with eight rebounds for Oregon (8-10, 1-6), which dropped its fourth straight game. Kwame Evans Jr. had 18 points and seven rebounds while Takai Simpkins scored 12 for the Ducks.

Oregon played without its two leading scorers as senior center Nate Bittle, who averages 16.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, is likely out for a month after injuring his foot last week in a loss at Nebraska. Junior point guard Jackson Shelstad, who averages 15.6 points and a team-high 4.9 assists per game, missed his fifth straight game with a hand injury.

Oregon led 41-40 at halftime and opened the second period with a basket from Stewart before Burnett answered with a 3-pointer. Oregon went back up 47-46 on a dunk from Devon Pryor before Michigan went on a 12-2 run to take a 58-49 lead.

Oregon got within 74-68 on a basket by Stewart with 3:33 to play, but Cadeau made a layup and Johnson added a bucket to put the Wolverines ahead 78-68 with 2:28 left in the game.

Up next

Michigan: The Wolverines return home to face Indiana on Tuesday.

Oregon: The Ducks host No. 12 Michigan State on Tuesday.

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