Evans scores 23, Bittle adds 16 points and 11 rebounds; Oregon beats UC Riverside 91-76 from

Evans, Bittle lead Oregon men's basketball over UC Riverside, 91-76

Ducks win second straight to improve to 6-3 in nonconference play

Will Richardson returns for Oregon, scores 11 points off the bench

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Quincy Evans scored 23 points, Brennan Bittle added 16 points and 11 rebounds and Oregon beat UC Riverside 91-76 Monday night. Will Richardson returned for the Ducks (6-3) after missing three games with a sprained ankle and scored 11 points off the bench. De'Vion Harmon added 15 points and Jermaine Couisnard scored 14. Dominick Pickett led UC Riverside (0-10) with 29 points. He made 11 of 14 shots from the field. Oregon used an 18-1 run midway through the second half to break the game open. Evans had seven points during the run, including a 3-pointer and a dunk. The Ducks shot 55% from the field and outrebounded UC Riverside 40-24. "I thought we played really hard tonight," Oregon coach Dana Altman said. "We made some shots and we got some stops. I'm just really proud of our guys." Evans, a senior guard, is averaging 17.6 points per game this season. He has scored in double figures in every game he has played. Bittle, a sophomore forward, is averaging 11.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. He has scored in double figures in four of the last five games. Richardson, a junior guard, is averaging 10.9 points per game. He is shooting 44.7% from the field and 40.0% from 3-point range. The Ducks will host No. 24 Iowa State on Saturday. "We're going to have our hands full," Altman said. "They're a very good team. But we're going to be ready for them."