Feb. 11, 2010
Recap | Box Score
OAKLAND 85, SOUTHERN UTAH 72
CENTRUM ARENA (1418)
CEDAR CITY, UTAH
FEBRUARY 11, 2010
POSTGAME NOTES
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (19-8, 13-1 SUMMIT)
- OU has won four straight games and are 20-1 in last 21 Summit League games
- Oakland scored a season-high 61 points in the first half, third-most for any half in the D-I era
- Despite foul trouble, Keith Benson blocked four shots tonight to match his single-season school record with 87 this season; Benson advanced to eighth all-time in school history in offensive rebounds with two in the game, pushing his career total to 209
- The Golden Grizzlies are 17-0 this season when leading at halftime (61-40)
- Drew Maynard matched a career-high with three 3-pointers made (3-6), scoring 17 points all in the first half
- Will Hudson tallied a season-high 17 points tonight, 15 in the first half
- Johnathon Jones has dished out 7 or more assists in four straight games
- The Golden Grizzlies have won a program-best seven league games on the road this season (7-1)
- Coach Greg Kampe won his 105th Summit League game tonight, third amongst active coaches
- With Drew Maynard's 3-pointer in the first half (17:12), the Grizzlies have converted at least one trey in 657 consecutive games (7th longest streak in the nation)
- Keith Benson picked up his second foul of the first half just four minutes in to game (Tied 6-6) and sat the rest of the half
- With his 1-for-2 performance from the charity stripe, Derick Nelson moves into 18th all-time in Summit League history in free throws made (386); Nelson also moved into seventh all-time in school history in steals (137) with one tonight
- Jones moved into 21st all-time in league history in free throws made (366), finishing 3-for-4 tonight
- Oakland is 19-2 vs. non-traditional powers
- The Grizzlies are ranked No. 14 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll
SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS (6-18, 2-11 SUMMIT)
- The Thunderbirds lead the overall series with OU, 13-12
- SUU lost for the first time in four seasons at home to Oakland, 8-4 overall
- Davis Baker has reached double figures in 21-of-24 games this season, scoring 14 tonight
- The T-Birds are 1-16 this season when trailing at halftime; 61-40 tonight
- SUU lost for the first time this season after shooting over 50 percent (1-4), finishing at 53 tonight (30-57)
- The Thunderbirds rank 24th in the country in free throw percentage (74 percent)