Nov. 28, 2009

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• Entering play tonight, Johnathon Jones was tied with Bryce Drew (Valparaiso) with 626 career assists, for the most by an individual player in Summit League history. At the 15:22 mark, Jones claimed sole ownership of the record after feeding Keith Benson.
• Tonight's matchup marks the first all-time meeting between OU and UCA. The Bears are a recent transition to Division I, and are members of the Southland Conference.
• With a 3-pointer by Larry Wright at the 18:55 mark in the opening half, OU extended its 3-pointer streak to 637 consecutive games, the 7th-longest streak in Division I.
• With the win tonight, Oakland has won three times in the last four games.
• With the win tonight, Oakland improved to .500 (170-170) all-time at the Division I level.
• Johnathon Jones started his 106th career game at OU tonight, moving him into a tie for fifth all-time at Oakland with Chris Howze (1982-86).
• Having played 39 minutes tonight, Johnathon Jones became the OU all-time leader in minutes played with (3815). He passes Eric Taylor, who played 3,790 minutes from 1988-92.
• Derick Nelson FTs - needs three to move into 9th all-time at OU
• Derick Nelson - needs three offensive boards to move into 2nd all-time at OU, passing Cortney Scott (265, 2002-05)
• Derick Nelson needs five defensive rebounds to move into fourth all-time at OU, passing Dan Champagne (413, 1997-02)
• Johnathon Jones needs two steals to move into sixth all-time at OU, passing Chris Howze (146, 1982-86)
• Ledrick Eackles hit his first field goal of the season, a 3-pointer at the 11:47 mark, making him 1-for-14 for the season.
• Today's halftime lead (16 points) is OU's largest halftime lead of the year so far.
• Oakland's 50 first-half points tied the previous high of 50 points, set in the second half of the Rochester College game.
• Oakland shot 54.5 percent from the floor in the first half on 18 of 33 shooting. At the third media timeout of the half (7:45), Oakland was shooting 13-of-18 from the floor. Oakland then went on a cold stretch, going 1-for-10 before Drew Maynard hit a layup at the 3:14 mark.
• From the 19:47 mark to the 18:47 mark in the second half, Keith Benson blocked at least one shot on three straight possessions.
• Central Arkansas went on a 17-8 run from 7:29 to 1:09 to close the gap to four, 77-73.
• Central Arkansas had 10 points off turnovers in the second half to 0 for Oakland.