Jan. 31, 2009

GAME NOTES

ROCHESTER, Mich. - Oakland University (13-10, 6-4) will take on South Dakota State (9-13, 4-6) tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET inside Frost Arena. The Jackrabbits are 7-3 at home this season.

Game Coverage
The game can be followed on ougrizzlies.com on all-access. You can purchase a month membership for $7 which allows you to watch Oakland Basketball. You can also follow the game via live stats.

Tip Off
Oakland has won three of its last four games and is averaging 81.3 points per game. The Golden Grizzlies are 5-0 when they score 80-89 points this season.

Senior Erik Kangas is 26 of 46 (.565) from long range over his last four games, but was held to 3-for-10 at North Dakota State in his last game.

All-Time Series vs. SDSU
Oakland has won all three games against South Dakota State. The Golden Grizzlies outlasted the Jackrabbits in Rochester earlier this year, 86-81, but SDSU never got within four points.

In Brookings, S.D. last season, the Grizzlies won on a last second basket interference call as a Jacks' player grabbed the ball off the top of the basket while it was inside the cylinder. Fellow OU player Brandon Cassise took the shot, a shot in which looked like was going to not go in.

Here is a look at the series;

    12/31/08    W, 86-81    Rochester    02/02/08    W, 78-68    Rochester    01/03/08    W, 73-72    Brookings

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