Feb. 13, 2010

Recap | Box Score

OAKLAND 83, UMKC 71
MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM (1,783)
KANSAS CITY, MO.
FEBRUARY 13, 2010
POSTGAME NOTES

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (20-8, 14-1 SUMMIT)

• The Golden Grizzlies have won even straight against the Kangaroos and lead the overall series 20-6
• With a win tonight, Oakland reached back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in the Division I era; The Golden Grizzlies have eclipsed the 20-win plateau eight times in program history
• OU led 41-32 at halftime and is 18-0 this season when taking the lead into intermission
• If you include last season, OU is 11-0 in the month of February
• Oakland finished the road league season a program-best 8-1
• The Black and Gold are 21-1 in their last 22 Summit League games
• The Grizzlies are 13-2 when Larry Wright (20 points) reaches double figures
• OU recorded its first-ever winning record away from home since moving D-I (10-7)
• The Golden Grizzlies are riding a five-game winning streak
• Keith Benson has 662 career rebounds, surpassing Dan Champagne (1997-02) to move into 10th all-time in school history; Kito went 2-for-4 from the free throw line and now has moved into 10th for any single season with 148 made
• Johnathon Jones surpassed former NBA great Kevin Duckworth (Eastern Illinois, 1982-86) on The Summit League all-time scoring list with 23 tonight, pushing his total to 1,578 which ranks T-23rd
• Derick Nelson suffered a groin injury just 2:20 into the game and returned briefly before exiting for the rest of the game
• With Johnathon Jones' 3-pointer in the first half (18:45), Oakland extends its streak to 658 straight games with at least one trey made (7th longest streak in the country)

UMKC KANGAROOS (11-14, 5-9 SUMMIT)

• The Kangaroos are 3-6 all-time versus the Golden Grizzlies at Municipal Auditorium
• Spencer Johnson grabbed three rebounds to move into a tie for 10th place all-time in school history (400)
• Trey McKinney-Jones scored 17 first-half points and finished with 22
• The 12-point defeat was the second largest margin for UMKC at home, falling to Wichita State (73-52)
• The 'Roos are 3-10 this season when trailing at the half (41-32)