Nov. 23, 2010

Recap | Box Score

WRIGHT STATE 82, OAKLAND 79
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
ERVIN J. NUTTER CENTER (3,327 attendance)
DAYTON, Ohio

OAKLAND (1-3)

• The Golden Grizzlies are 28-3 versus non-traditional powers and schools that do not hail from BCS conferences in the last two years (Losses to Eastern Michigan, IUPUI and Wright State)
• Oakland used an early 12-0 run in the first half to grab its first lead, 12-6 (17:57 - 15:24)
• OU is 7-4 in its last 11 games versus Horizon League opponents (20-47 overall)
• Late 10-0 run in first half gave OU 41-36 halftime lead
• The Grizzlies' 23-game winning streak when leading at halftime was snapped tonight
• The game featured nine ties and 12 lead changes
• Keith Benson grabbed 7 rebounds tonight and stands 8th all-time in Summit League history (791); He scored a game-high 25 points
• Benson blocked a season-high five shots tonight to push his career total to 256, 2nd all-time in Summit League history (Central Connecticut State's Keith Closs blocked 317 shots)
• Will Hudson fouled out of game with 6:36 left and OU trailing 66-64
• Reggie Hamilton banked in a 3-pointer and was fouled, completing the 4-point play with 1:19 left to give77-76; He finished the game with 15 points
• Larry Wright dished out a career-high 7 assists, scoring 14 points as well
• Ledrick Eackles grabbed a career-high 9 rebounds
• Oakland is No. 30 in the latest RPI rankings and strength of schedule of No. 19
• The Golden Grizzlies are currently ranked No. 12 in the CollegeInsider.com Top 25 Poll
• With Hamilton's 3-pointer in the first half (16:47), Oakland extends its streak to 669 consecutive games with at least one trey, 7th longest streak in the NCAA

WRIGHT STATE (3-1)

• The Raiders are 4-2 overall against Oakland
• Wright State took its first lead of the game on a 3-pointer by Cooper Land (7:01), 25-23
• The Raiders went a perfect 21-for-21 from the free throw line and was shooting 58 percent for the season heading into the game
• The Raiders trailed by as many as 14 points in the 2nd half, but outscored OU 20-4 in a five-minute stretch to regain the lead, 58-56 (11:42)
• WSU is riding a 9-game home court winning streak and have now won three straight games on the season
• The Raiders shot a season-best 11-for-23 (48 percent) from beyond the arc
• WSU became the first team to outrebound Oakland, taking a final 34-28 advantage in the game
• Senior point guard N'Gai Evans made his season debut tonight after missing the first three games with a strained MCL; He fouled out with 3:18 remaining in the game with 2 points and 2 assists
• Troy Tabler has reached double figures in three consecutive games, finishing with 17
• Vaughn Duggins tallied a season-high 23 points and has reached double figures in every game this season
• Johann Mpondo fouled out with 5:58 left in the game and Wright State leading 66-64