Nov. 16, 2010

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OAKLAND 78, OHIO 66

CONVOCATION CENTER (5,084 attendance)

ATHENS, OHIO

OAKLAND (1-1)

• The Golden Grizzlies' bench outscored the Bobcats' bench, 28-16
• The Black and Gold are 27-3 over the last two seasons against non-BCS schools
• OU has won 23 straight games when leading at halftime; Led 35-24 tonight
• The Grizzlies used an 18-0 run (14:26-7:48) to build a 16-point lead
• The Golden Grizzlies are 1-2 lifetime against Ohio
• OU is 7-2 against MAC opponents over its last nine games against the conference
• Keith Benson and Will Hudson picked up 2 early fouls, both sat the final 9 minutes
• Benson did not score in 1st half, played in just 10 minutes
• He picked up his 3rd foul 9 seconds into 2nd half and got his 4th with 16:53 remaining in the game
• Benson scored 10 points in the 2nd half, blocking three shots and grabbed six rebounds
• Ledrick Eackles led the way with 18 points, reaching double figures for the 8th time in 36 career games; He also grabbed a career-high 6 rebounds
• Ilija Milutinovic had 7 rebounds and 6 points in the first half, finishing the game with 9 boards and 8 points
• Reggie Hamilton reached double figures for the first time in his OU career, tallying 14 tonight
• The Golden Grizzlies held Ohio to just 30 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes (8-26)
• Larry Wright grabbed a career-high 9 rebounds and scored 15 points
• Benson moved into 11th all-time inside The Summit League with 760 rebounds
• The Golden Grizzlies are 18-39 against the MAC overall
• The Golden Grizzlies are currently ranked No. 8 in the CollegeInsider.com Top 25 Poll
• With Eackles' 3-pointer in the first half (11:37), Oakland extends its streak to 667 consecutive games with at least one trey, 7th longest streak in the NCAA

• The Bobcats are 2-1 all-time against Oakland
• Ohio has won 9 of its last 11 games, dating back to last season
• The `Cats are ranked No. 13 in the latest Mid-Major poll
• The Bobcats are 14-6 in their last 20 games against teams that hail from
• the state of Michigan
• Ohio is 13-2 at the Conco center under head coach John Groce against non-conference opponents
• Tommy Freeman made four late 3-pointers to finish with a game-high 22 points, 6-for-12 from deep
• The Bobcats are 73-13 overall at the Convo center since the 2004-05 season
• D.J. Cooper has 27 double-figure point games in 39 career games, finishing with 18 tonight
• Nick Kellogg picked up 4 fouls in the first half and fouled out with 11:23 left in the game
• The Bobcats shot just 42 percent from the free throw line in the first half (5-12)