Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 22 points, but his biggest shot of the night was a miss that his Oregon teammate Nate Bittle tip-dunked to give the Ducks an 83-81 victory in the championship game of the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas on Saturday. to bring victory over number 9 Alabama.

Oregon (8-0) built a six-point lead in the final 30 seconds of regulation when Aden Holloway halved the deficit with a 3-pointer after two Barthelemy free throws increased the Ducks’ lead to 81-75 had.

Alabama (6-2) immediately regained possession when Mark Sears passed the ball to Brandon Angel on the ensuing inbound pass. Sears was then fouled and split his foul shots – but Mouhamed Dioubate parried the miss and was sent to the line himself, where he sank both attempts to decide the game.

The Ducks put the ball into Barthelemy’s hot hands on their subsequent trip down the field. He shot 4 of 5 from 3-point range on the night and had earlier given Oregon a crucial four-point lead with a hanging floater in the final minute.

Derrion Reid was able to influence Barthelemy’s attempt to change his trajectory, but Bittle followed up and provided the game-winning dunk. For Bittle it was the culmination of an evening with 19 points and nine rebounds.

Oregon also got 12 points from TJ Bamba – the only Duck other than Barthelemy to make a 3-pointer – and 11 points from Supreme Cook. Jackson Shelstad scored six points, none of which exceeded the pair he was awarded on a fast-break layup that was subjected to extensive video review.

Shelstad grabbed the ball from Grant Nelson’s blindside and the score was 75-75. Jarin Stevenson’s attempt to block a shot was called a goalie try and gave Oregon the lead down the stretch.

Stevenson was one of five Crimson Tide scorers in double figures and finished with 11 points before fouling out. Sears and Holloway added 11 each, Latrell Whitesell Jr. scored 10 points and Labaron Philon shot 6 of 8 from the floor for a team-high 15 points.

–Field level media