Dec. 14, 2010

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OAKLAND 89, #7/7 TENNESSEE 82
DECEMBER 14, 2010

THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA (16,784 attendance)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.

OAKLAND (6-5)

• The Golden Grizzlies picked up their first-ever win over a top-10 opponent tonight and are now 2-26 versus ranked teams; 1-3 this season
• The win tonight was the first-ever against an SEC opponent (1-3)
• The Black and Gold are now 6-54 versus schools that hail from BCS conferences
• Keith Benson grabbed 10 rebounds tonight to push himself into 3rd all-time in OU history with 876 boards; He surpassed Ronald Brown (1969-73) on the all-time list
• Benson scored 20 points in the 1st Half, playing all 20 minutes and made a career-high 2 3-pointers
• Benson left the game with 10:33 due to an ankle injury, 64-62 was the score; He returned to the game at the 7:56 minute mark and recorded his 8th double-double with a season-high 26 points and 10 boards
• The Golden Grizzlies used a 10-0 run midway through 2nd Half to get within 2, 64-62 with 10:33 left in the game
• Larry Wright buried a 3-pointer with 37.1 seconds left on game clock to put the Grizzlies up 6 points, 85-79
• Wright scored 19 points tonight and has scored 40 points in his last two games (21 vs. then-No. 7 Michigan State)
• The Grizzlies outscored Tennessee 50-32 in the 2nd Half
• OU won the battle of the boards by 1, 36-35
• The Golden Grizzlies shot 54 percent (30-36) in the game; UT ranks 15th in the country heading into the game in field goal percent defense (37 percent)
• Tonight's game marks the third straight against a ranked team and second consecutive top-10 opponent (Losses to then-No. 7 Michigan State, No. 14 Purdue and No. 16 Illinois)
• OU is 1-1 this season on ESPN networks (lost at West Virginia on ESPN3.com)
• Will Hudson tallied 17 points and 9 rebounds to reach double figures in his 7th straight game
• Ledrick Eackles reached double figures for the 3rd time this season with 12 points
• Drew Maynard checked into the game with 1:42 left until halftime for his first action of the season
• With Benson's 3-pointer in the first half (13:11), Oakland extends its streak to 676 consecutive

  games with at least one trey, 7th longest streak in the NCAA

• The Golden Grizzlies are currently ranked No. 12 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Top 25 Poll

# 7/7 TENNESSEE (7-1)

• Tonight's home loss was just the second since 2005 versus non-conference opponents; Other loss came to Gonzaga in overtime in January 2009
• Tennessee outscored OU 21-8 over the final 7 minutes to take an 11-point lead at halftime, 50-39
• The Vols 7-0 start was the best under coach Bruce Pearl
• Pearl is 1-1 all-time against OU coach Greg Kampe when Southern Indiana defeated OU, 92-68, on Nov. 21, 1997 while both were coaching in Division II
• Scotty Hopson is the reigning SEC Player of the Week after scoring a career-high 27 points at then-No. 3 Pittsburgh; He was held to just 1 of 7 from the field tonight and a season-low 7 points, reaching double figures in his other 7 games
• UT shot just 22 percent (4-for-18) from beyond the arc
• The loss tonight was the first-ever to a Summit League school, 4-1
• The Volunteers won the 2010 NIT Season Tip-Off Championship last month in Madison Square Garden