March 17, 2009

Recap | Box Score | Quotes

Oakland

• Johnathon Jones broke the Summit League single-season assists record, surpassing UIC's Craig Lathen's 1983-84 old record of 274. JJ now has 278 assists this season, adding 12 to the total tonight.
• The Golden Grizzlies extended their home winning streak to 14 straight games and are 12-0 at home this season.
• After being behind 13 points, 40-27, at the half, Oakland rallied to their biggest comeback of the season to take the 80-74 win.
• OU has made at least one three-pointer in 629 consecutive games.
• OU is 22-3 when leading with five minutes or less remaining.
• Oakland is 7-1 when Johnathon Jones doesn't reach double figures.
• Oakland improved to 4-6 when scoring 30 or fewer points in the first half.
• The Golden Grizzlies won their first Tuesday game this season, going 1-4 overall this year on this day.
• After knocking down only one trey in the first half, Kangas nailed 4 3-pointers in the second half.
• Kangas also tied his career-high with seven rebounds.
• Oakland is 13-4 when Jones, Kangas, Keith Benson, Drew Maynard and Will Hudson start.
• Dan Waterstradt hit his third career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. The 11 boards is also a season-high and he led all players on the floor.
• Oakland is 12-1 when Kanags scores 20 or more points. Tonight, the senior had 23 points.
• Oakland is also 14-3 when Kangas is their leading scorer.

Kent State

• Kent State fell short of hitting their 20th win this season, snapping their 20-win season streak at 10 seasons.
• With 13 points, Al Fisher became the 25th member of Kent State's 1,000 point club.
• Tonight's loss marks Kent State's first defeat by a Summit League team, falling to 10-1 against the league.
• KSU fell to 11-2 when scoring at least 32 points in the paint. Tonight, the Golden Flashes had 34.
• This is only the second time in 19 games in which Kent State has allowed 70 or more points.