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Oregon head coach Dana Altman looks on during a timeout as the Oregon Ducks host the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors on Nov. 4, 2025, at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nJackson Shelstad’s 22 points and 20 from Takai Simpkins led Oregon to an 83-69 win over South Dakota State Wednesday night in Eugene, Ore.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The two combined to make nine of Oregon’s 15 3-pointers on the night, with Shelstad adding eight assists for the Ducks (3-0). Shelstad and Simpkins made two key 3-pointers each late in the game to seal the Ducks’ win, and Nate Bittle added 14 points and 10 rebounds for his second double-double in three games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n South Dakota State (2-2) got 14 points from Joe Sayler and Luke Haertle in the loss. The Jackrabbits trimmed a double-digit lead to one point in the second half but couldn’t overtake the Ducks.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Shelstad’s performance was particularly encouraging for Oregon. The third-year point guard struggled to make shots in the Ducks’ last game on Nov. 7, a four-point win over Rice, in his first action of the season after a hand injury limited his practice time for more than month leading up to the season opener.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n On Wednesday, he looked more like the player that has been an integral part of the program’s recent success.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Drew Carter’s 3-pointer at the 12:23 mark of the second half gave the Ducks a 56-45 lead, but the Jackrabbits fought back with a 13-3 run to pull to one point down.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jaden Jackson, Caleb Delzell and Haertle knocked down 3-pointers, and when Alec Squires stole the ball and fed Haertle for a layup, South Dakota State trailed 59-58 with 9:30 to go.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Jackrabbits made it 64-62 at the six-minute mark, but the Ducks got 3-pointers from Shelstad and Simpkins to take a 70-63 lead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n South Dakota State didn’t have an answer, and Simpkins and Shelstad sealed Oregon’s win with jumpers on back-to-back possessions for a 75-64 lead with 1:46 to play.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Oregon led by as many as nine, 31-22, on a 3-pointer from Shelstad with 6:34 to play in the first half. The nine-point lead was Oregon’s largest of the first half, and the Ducks took a 40-34 lead into halftime.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Simpkins led the Ducks with 12 first-half points, and Bittle added 11 with six rebounds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n