Oregon’s longest losing streak in 11 years is finally over, though it made the task unnecessarily difficult against lowly Northwestern.

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers will try to end their five-game skid when they play the Pittsburgh Penguins. Philadelphia is 23-26-7 overall with a 6-10-1 record against the Metropolitan Division. The Flyers have given up 187 goals while scoring 156 for a -31 scoring differential.

That has to be what is going through the minds of the Oregon Ducks men's basketball team after they snapped a five-game losing streak with an 81-75 win over Northwestern Tuesday night inside Matthew Knight Arena.

UO’s five-game losing streak has suddenly made its first meeting with the Wildcats in over 60 years more meaningful than anticipated.

The Oregon men's basketball team will attempt to snuff out its five-game losing streak Tuesday when the Ducks host Northwestern.