Dec. 2, 2010

Recap | Box Score | Photo Gallery

OAKLAND 81, SOUTHERN UTAH 65
ATHLETICS CENTER O'RENA (2,015 attendance)
ROCHESTER, Mich.

OAKLAND (4-3, 1-0)

• The Golden Grizzlies evened the overall series with the Thunderbirds 13-13
• OU is riding a three-game winning streak
• Oakland has won 21 straight league games inside the O'Rena
• The Golden Grizzlies are riding a 9-game regular season league winning streak
• OU has won 12 straight games against Summit League opponents, including the 2010 tournament
• With Travis Bader's 3-pointer in the first half (11:07), Oakland extends its streak to 672 consecutive games with at least one trey, 7th longest streak in the NCAA
• The Golden Grizzlies boast the nation's 11th-longest home court winning streak at 14
• Keith Benson grabbed 5 defensive rebounds tonight to set a new all-time record with 571, surpassing Matt Stuck's (1992-96) record of 556
• With his 6 offensive rebounds tonight, Benson moved into 3rd all-time in school history with 268
• Benson finished with 11 rebounds to move into 5th all-time in school history with 837; He finished with his 5th double-double of the year, third straight, with 19 points and 11 rebounds
• Will Hudson blocked 1 shot tonight and is now fourth all-time in school history with 72
• Reggie Hamilton scored a season-high 23 points to lead the Grizzlies
• The Grizzlies are 25-1 in their last 26 Summit League games
• Oakland is 25-1 in its last 26 games when leading at halftime, led 31-24 tonight; Lost at Wright State (82-79) on Nov. 23, 2010
• Drew Valentine had a career-high 7 assists while scoring 12 points
• The 4-game winning streak for OU over SUU is the longest in the history of the series
• The Golden Grizzlies are 30-3 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)
• The Golden Grizzlies are currently ranked No. 14 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Top 25 Poll

SOUTHERN UTAH (2-5, 0-1)

• The Thunderbirds are 1 of 2 schools in The Summit League that does not have a losing record against Oakland (Oral Roberts leads OU 17-9)
• Ramell Taylor did not reach double figures for the first time this season
• The T-Birds have dropped 4 straight games to the Golden Grizzlies
• SUU is 4-9 against OU inside the O'Rena
• The T-Birds are 0-5 this season when trailing at the half, trailed 31-24 tonight
• The Thunderbirds were outrebounded tonight 35-31; Its just the 2nd time all season that has happened (Utah State, 26-25)
• Southern Utah will join the Big Sky Conference in fall 2010