West Virginia/Oakland Notes

WEST VIRGINIA 95, OAKLAND 71
WVU COLISEUM (12,707)
MORGANTOWN, W. Va.

OAKLAND (0-1)

The Golden Grizzlies are 4-9 in season openers
The Grizzlies had 12 turnovers in the first half that led to 21 West Virginia points
The 55 points Oakland allowed in the first half was the most in a half against the Grizzlies since IPFW tallied 56 in the second half on Jan. 17, 2009
The Golden Grizzlies outscored the Mountaineers 17-8 in first 7 minutes of second half
The Grizzlies are 5-51 versus schools that hail from a BCS conference
Oakland has never defeated a team from the BIG EAST (0-13)
Senior Keith Benson posted his 30th double-double with game highs in points (22) and rebounds (15)
Fellow senior Will Hudson came close to a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds (6 offensive)
Redshirt freshman Travis Bader started tonight in his first collegiate game and reached double figures with 15
Oakland had three players foul out in the game; Ledrick Eackles, Reggie Hamilton and Ledrick Eackles
The Golden Grizzlies are currently ranked No. 8 in the CollegeInsider.com Top 25 Poll
With Bader's 3-pointer in the first half (16:59), Oakland extends its streak to 666 consecutive games with at least one trey

WEST VIRGINIA (1-0)

The Mountaineers have won 31 straight home games against non-conference opponents
WVU is 88-14 all-time in season openers and 93-9 in home openers
WVU made 9-of-14 3-pointers in the first half after just making 6.8 per game last season to open up a 24-point lead at halftime, 55-31
The Mountaineers had six players in double figures, led by John Flowers with 16
West Virginia's bench outscored Oakland's 34-12
WVU held OU to 39 percent (25-65) from the floor
Deniz Kilicli posted his first double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds

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