Dec. 20, 2010

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OAKLAND 103, ROCHESTER COLLEGE 79
LOU HENSON AWARD HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
PRESENTED BY FIFTH THIRD BANK
DECEMBER 20, 2010
Athletics Center O'rena (2,435 attendance)
Rochester, Mich.

OAKLAND (7-6)

• The Golden Grizzlies have never lost to the Warriors (13-0)
• Oakland is on a 16-game home court winning streak
• The Golden Grizzlies have won 30 of their last 31 home games; Last loss to Eastern Michigan in November 2009
• OU began the game on a 19-5 run to seize control of the half (20:00 - 13:42)
• The Grizzlies are 27-2 when leading at halftime, dating back to last season; 54-34 tonight
• The Golden Grizzlies reached the century mark in points for the 2nd time this season with 103 tonight
• With 7 free throws made tonight, Keith Benson moved into 3rd place on the all-time OU record with 430, surpassing Rawle Marshall (2002-05)
• Benson climbed to 4th in career free throws attempted with his 8 today (615), going past Derick Nelson (2005-08, '09-10)
• Benson scored 20 points tonight and is now 30th on the all-time scoring list inside The Summit League with 1,513, passing Valpo's Harry Bell (1,508 / 1984-88)
• Larry Wright tallied his 2nd double-double of the season with 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds; He added 6 assists in the game
• Benson posted his 9th double-double of the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds; He has 38 for his career and is just two shy of Dayton head coach Brian Gregory's (1987-90) school record 40
• Travis Bader reached double figures for the 4th time this season with 14 tonight
• Will Hudson has reached double figures in 9 straight games and 11 this season, scoring 14 tonight
• Drew Maynard scored his first point of the season by splitting free throws at 3:08 in the first half; He went on to sink a 3-poiner and finished with a season-high 5
• With Larry Wright's 3-pointer in the first half (16:28), Oakland extends its streak to 678 consecutive

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

• Oakland advances to face Valparaiso in championship game of tournament tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m.; Rochester College will face Eastern Michigan in the consolation game at 5 p.m.
• The Golden Grizzlies moved up to No. 9 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Top 25 Poll