Nov. 27, 2010

Recap | Box Score

OAKLAND 78, AUSTIN PEAY 70 (OT)
CHICAGO INVITATIONAL CHALLENGE
NOVEMBER 27, 2010
SEARS CENTRE
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.

OAKLAND (3-3)

• The Golden Grizzlies are a perfect 2-0 against teams from the Ohio Valley Conference
• OU is riding a two-game winning streak heading into league play
• Keith Benson moved into 10th place all-time in The Summit League with 563 free throws attempted, surpassing Jay Taylor's (Eastern Illinois, 1985-89) 553
• Benson's 22 rebounds and 7 assists are career highs; He came close to a quadruple-double with 22 points and 6 blocked shots to go with his rebounds and assists
• The Grizzlies had three players surpass 20 points for the first time since the 2003 season against Western Illinois (2/22/03); Benson finished with 22, Will Hudson 21 and Reggie Hamilton 20
• Benson's 17 defensive rebounds is a school record
• Oakland improves to 27-26 all-time in overtime games; Did not play an OT game last season
• Hamilton banked in a 3-pointer with 3 seconds left to send the game into overtime
• With Hamilton's 3-pointer in the first half (18:45), Oakland extends its streak to 671 consecutive games with at least one trey, 7th longest streak in the NCAA
• The Golden Grizzlies are 29-3 versus non-traditional powers and schools that do not hail from BCS conferences in the last two years (Loss to Eastern Michigan, IUPUI and Wright State)
• Oakland is No. 96 in the latest RPI rankings
• The Golden Grizzlies are currently ranked No. 12 in the CollegeInsider.com Top 25 Poll

AUSTIN PEAY (3-4)

• After shooting 50 percent from the floor in its last two games, APSU shot just 37 percent (25-67) today
• Austin Peay used an early 16-2 run to take the lead in the 1st Half (17:52 - 12:35)
• The Governors lost their first halftime lead of the season (3-1), leading 35-32 this afternoon
• APSU is 5-5 against teams that hail from The Summit League
• Tyshawn Edmondson scored a season-high 25 points
• Austin Peay has made an appearance in the OVC championship game in 6 of the last 8 seasons
• This is the 79th season of basketball for the Governors