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Dec. 28, 2010

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OAKLAND 98, CENTENARY 71
DECEMBER 28, 2010
GOLD DOME (661 attendance)
SHREVEPORT, La.

OAKLAND (8-8, 3-0 SUMMIT LEAGUE)

  • The Golden Grizzlies are riding an 11-game Summit League regular-season winning streak
  • OU has won 14 straight games against league opponents, including the 2010 Summit League Tournament
  • The Black and Gold are 33-4 versus non-BCS schools over the last 2 seasons
  • The Grizzlies lead the league by averaging over 80 points per game, scoring XX tonight
  • Oakland is 29-1 over its last 30 Summit League regular season games
  • The Golden Grizzlies have won 28 consecutive league games when leading at halftime - 51-39 tonight
  • OU has scored 50 or more points in the first half in 5 games this season and in 2 of 3 league games
  • Oakland has won 4 straight games against Centenary and 9 of last 10
  • The Grizzlies are 12-3 all-time against the Gents
  • With the win tonight, Oakland has now won 650 games in 44 seasons of basketball
  • Will Hudson played in his 118th game tonight, moving into a tie for 5th all-time in school history in games played - tying Shawn Hopes (2002-04, '05-07) and Dan Champagne (1997-02)
  • With his 28 points tonight, Keith Benson advanced to 27th all-time on the Summit League scoring list and 14th on the OU all-time list with 1,554 points - surpassing Derick Nelson's 1,528 (2005-08, '09-10) and Erik Kangas' 1,540 (2005-09)
  • Benson scored 19 points in the first half - his season-high is 20 at then-No. 7 Tennessee; He blocked a season-high 7 shots, 1 shy of his own single-season record set on two different occasions
  • Drew Valentine recorded his first-ever double-double with 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds
  • Reggie Hamilton tied his career high with 9 assists tonight
  • 6 of OU's 8 losses have come to BCS schools, including 4 losses to nationally-ranked teams
  • With Reggie Hamilton's 3-pointer in the first half (17:43), Oakland extends its streak to 681 consecutive games with at least one trey, 7th longest streak in the NCAA
  • The Golden Grizzlies are No. 21 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll
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