Dec. 13, 2009

Box Score

Postgame Notes
Oakland - 76, Green Bay-52

• Oakland (5-5) Oakland improves to 17- 1 at home in their last 18 games inside the O'Rena, including three straight at home.
• Oakland has made at least one 3-pointer in 640 consecutive games, the seventh longest streak in the nation. This time, Larry Wright kept the streak alive at 19:48, the game's first basket.
• Oakland is now 20-46 all-time against Horizon League opponents.
• The Golden Grizzlies now even the overall series with the Phoenix 3-3, having won the last two meetings.
• Keith Benson registered his sixth double-double, tops in The Summit League, with 23 points and 18 rebounds. The 18 boards also tied his career-high.
• Oakland is 4-2 when getting on the scoreboard first and 5-0 when leading at the half (The Golden Grizzlies were up 32-29 at the half tonight)
• Benson reached 20+ points for the fifth time this season and 13th in his career.
• Oakland had four players in double figures: Benson (23), Larry Wright (18), Derick Nelson (15) and Johnathon Jones (11).
• Larry Wright notched a season-high 18 points, just shy of clearing his career-high of 20.
• The Golden Grizzlies held Green Bay to 52 points for the game, the lowest tally for an opponent this season.
• With his four free throws, Derick Nelson moves into 9th all time in school history with 347 free throws made in his career.

Green Bay (9-3)

• The loss today snaps Green Bay's five-game winning streak.
• The Phoenix had two players in double-figures: Troy Cotton (12) Bryquis Perine (10).
• This is also the first time Green Bay has lost to Oakland at the O'Rena.
• Green Bay's 52 points tonight is the lowest they have scored all season.
• Collegeinsider.com had Green Bay ranked 25th in the Mid-Major poll.