EUGENE, Ore. — Nate Bittle and Takai Simpkins each scored 22 points to help Oregon snap a 10-game losing streak with an 83-72 win over Penn State on Saturday.

The Ducks (9-16, 2-12 Big Ten) had been without a win since Jan. 2 over Maryland, their only previous Big Ten win of the season.

Bittle’s 22 came on 6-of-9 shooting and 8 of 11 at the free-throw line with seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks. Simpkins made 4 of 5 from behind the arc, and all eight of his free throws. Dezdrick Lindsay added 16 points and five assists.

Simpkins scored 20 in the second half, after shooting 1 of 4 in the first half. He helped the Ducks turn a 38-32 halftime lead into as much as a 15-point second half advantage in which they went on 10-2 and 11-4 runs.

Kayden Mingo led the Nittany Lions (11-15, 2-13) with 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting. Josh Reed added 13 points and Freddie Dilione V had 10 plus three steals.

Oregon’s bench outscored Penn State 27-5, with most of those points coming from Lindsay.

Penn State will host Rutgers on Wednesday.

PENN STATE (11-15): Jurić 3-7 2-2 8, Reed 2-7 8-10 13, Dilione 4-11 2-2 10, Mingo 9-13 4-6 24, D.Stewart 3-8 0-0 8, Rice 1-6 4-4 7, Tunca 1-3 0-0 2, Ciani 0-0 0-0 0, Blackwood 0-0 0-0 0, Houser 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-55 20-24 72.

OREGON (9-16): Evans 2-7 2-2 6, S.Stewart 1-3 1-2 3, Bittle 6-9 8-11 22, Carter 1-3 0-0 3, Simpkins 5-9 8-8 22, Lindsay 6-10 0-0 16, Lin 1-4 2-2 5, Phillips 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 24-48 21-25 83.

Halftime–Oregon 38-32. 3-Point Goals–Penn State 6-21 (Mingo 2-2, D.Stewart 2-5, Reed 1-4, Rice 1-5, Dilione 0-2, Jurić 0-3), Oregon 14-27 (Simpkins 4-5, Lindsay 4-8, Bittle 2-3, Phillips 2-3, Lin 1-2, Carter 1-3, Evans 0-3). Fouled Out–Jurić, S.Stewart. Rebounds–Penn State 23 (Jurić 5), Oregon 28 (Evans 9). Assists–Penn State 8 (Mingo, D.Stewart 2), Oregon 18 (Bittle, Lindsay 5). Total Fouls–Penn State 20, Oregon 18. A–6,102 (12,364).

Pitt loses again

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Jarin Stevenson and Seth Trimble scored 19 points each to help No. 11 North Carolina beat Pittsburgh 79-65 on Saturday and secure another 20-win season.

The short-handed Tar Heels played without star freshman forward Caleb Wilson (bone fracture in left hand) and center Henri Veesaar (illness/lower body injury), who had both started every game this season and are the team’s top two scorers and rebounders.

Stevenson’s total was a season-high for the Alabama transfer.

Luka Bogavac and Zayden High, who had a career-best game, each scored 15 points for North Carolina (20-5, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Cameron Corhen had 23 points and Roman Siulepa added 14 points for Pittsburgh (9-17, 2-11), which has lost five in a row, including four against ranked teams.

High made his first career start and he posted the game’s first basket on the way to shooting 7 for 11 from the field. He also had a team-high seven rebounds.

Pittsburgh cut a 21-point deficit to 62-48 before North Carolina’s 8-0 spurt put the game away. The Panthers took only eight free throws, while the Tar Heels took 17.

The Tar Heels broke out to a 16-5 lead. North Carolina made 10 of its first 12 shots from the field, helping it to a 46-32 a halftime lead.

Trimble, in the first home game since his game-winning 3-pointer a week earlier against Duke, had 13 first-half points.

North Carolina, which has 66 20-win seasons, improved to 15-0 at home.

Pitt hosts Notre Dame next Saturday.

PITTSBURGH (9-17): Corhen 10-17 0-0 23, Siulepa 6-10 2-4 14, Indrusaitis 3-5 0-0 7, Witherspoon 2-8 2-2 6, Dunning 4-10 0-0 10, Minor 1-5 0-0 3, Moore 0-0 2-2 2, Mullen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-55 6-8 65.

NORTH CAROLINA (20-5): High 7-11 1-2 15, Stevenson 6-7 4-4 19, Bogavac 6-15 0-0 15, Dixon 1-5 0-0 3, Trimble 5-13 9-11 19, Powell 2-3 0-0 5, Evans 0-1 0-0 0, Young 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 28-60 14-17 79.

Halftime–North Carolina 46-32. 3-Point Goals–Pittsburgh 7-19 (Corhen 3-4, Dunning 2-7, Indrusaitis 1-2, Minor 1-3, Witherspoon 0-1, Siulepa 0-2), North Carolina 9-25 (Stevenson 3-4, Bogavac 3-7, Powell 1-2, Dixon 1-3, Young 1-4, Evans 0-1, High 0-2, Trimble 0-2). Rebounds–Pittsburgh 29 (Dunning 8), North Carolina 26 (High, Dixon 7). Assists–Pittsburgh 16 (Corhen 6), North Carolina 18 (Dixon 7). Total Fouls–Pittsburgh 16, North Carolina 9. A–21,750 (21,750).

SFU downed

LORETTO — Bernie Blunt’s 31 points led Mercyhurst over Saint Francis, 94-79, in men’s basketball on Saturday.

Blunt added eight rebounds for the Lakers (13-14, 8-6 Northeast Conference). Qadir Martin scored 23 points to go with eight rebounds and three blocks. Jake Lemelman shot 3 of 4 from the field, including 2-for-3 from 3-point range, and went 4 of 4 from the line to finish with 12 points.

Skylar Wicks finished with 33 points and five assists for the Red Flash (6-20, 4-9). Saint Francis also got 11 points and three steals from Zion Russell. The Red Flash have now lost six straight.

MERCYHURST (13-14): Ivanauskas 2-4 1-2 5, Martin 10-11 3-4 23, Blunt 11-22 6-6 31, Gamble 2-6 2-2 8, Lemelman 3-4 4-4 12, Jackson 4-4 0-0 8, Lang 0-2 0-0 0, Fuhrmann 1-3 0-0 3, Johnson 2-2 0-0 4, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-58 16-18 94.

ST. FRANCIS (6-20): Liberis 1-3 6-10 8, Harrison 4-9 1-4 10, Moncrief 2-6 0-0 4, Payne 0-2 2-2 2, Wicks 11-15 7-8 33, Z.Russell 4-7 2-6 11, Papadatos 2-4 2-3 7, Tweedy 2-4 0-0 4, Weiand 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-50 20-33 79.

Halftime–Mercyhurst 50-36. 3-Point Goals–Mercyhurst 8-21 (Blunt 3-9, Lemelman 2-3, Gamble 2-4, Fuhrmann 1-3, Lang 0-2), St. Francis 7-15 (Wicks 4-5, Harrison 1-2, Papadatos 1-2, Z.Russell 1-3, Moncrief 0-1, Payne 0-2). Rebounds–Mercyhurst 33 (Martin, Blunt 8), St. Francis 18 (Wicks 5). Assists–Mercyhurst 16 (Lemelman 6), St. Francis 14 (Wicks 5). Total Fouls–Mercyhurst 20, St. Francis 16. A–910 (3,500).

PSU Altoona falls

ERIE — The Penn State Altoona men’s basketball lost at Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference opponent Penn State Behrend at Junker Center, 71-44, on Saturday.

Penn State Altoona’s (11-12, 5-9 AMCC) offense was kept in check throughout the game, as Penn State Behrend (16-7, 12-2 AMCC) limited the Lions to a field goal percentage of just 29.2 percent.

Rasheed Daniels led the Lions with 14 points, and Kaden Claar scored 10 points.