Feb. 26, 2010

ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Oakland University men's basketball team (22-8, 16-1) will host IPFW (15-13, 9-8) on Saturday inside the Athletics Center O'Rena in The Summit League regular-season finale. Game time is set for 6 p.m. and the Golden Grizzlies will recognize seniors Johnathon Jones and Derick Nelson before the contest.

GAME COVERAGE
RADIO: WDFN-AM (1130) with Mario Impemba (play by play), Tom Negoshian (color)
Live Stats/Stream: OUgrizzlies.com

SERIES
The Golden Grizzlies have won four straight against the Mastodons and lead the all-time series 10-3. Jones scored a game-high 21 points and junior Keith Benson posted a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead OU to an 84-76 victory back on Dec. 5, 2009 in Fort Wayne, Ind.

GOLDEN GRIZZLIES FAST BREAK
» Oakland is 22-2 against non-traditional powers (Losses at Kansas, Memphis, Michigan State, Oregon, Syracuse, Wisconsin)
» With a win vs. IPFW, the Golden Grizzlies would set a new Summit League winning percentage record (.944 / 17-1)
» OU has finished in the top three of The Summit League in 7-of-11 seasons
» The Black and Gold are a perfect 13-0 in the month of February (6-0 this season), dating back to last season
» Oakland has won 19 straight Summit League games inside the O'Rena; Last loss to IPFW (71-66) on Feb. 16, 2008
» The Grizzlies have won 4 league games by 3 or fewer points; IUPUI (85-82), at ORU (67-64), at S.D. State (85-82), ORU (79-77)
» Oakland has made at least one 3-pointer in 660 consecutive games, 7th longest streak in the nation
» The Golden Grizzlies are 19-0 this season when leading at halftime; 3-8 when trailing at the break (3-1 in league play)
» Oakland has won a school record 10 road games and posted a school record 8-1 record in league games away from home
» Keith Benson has earned Summit League Player of the Week on four occasions (Nov. 30, Dec. 14, Jan. 4, Jan. 25) and was named December Athlete of the Month; He currently stands 13th in the NCAA with a league-high 15 double-doubles » OU is 16-3 when it outscores its opponent from the charity stripe (losses to Kansas, Memphis and Oregon)
» Johnathon Jones broke the all-time record in The Summit League with 11 assists (637) vs. Central Arkansas (11/28/09) and now has 786 which ranks second all-time in OU history (Brian Gregory-905); He ranks third in the nation with 6.4 per game
» Oakland has faced four teams on the road that are currently ranked; (No. 1 Kansas, No. 4 Syracuse, No. 14 Michigan State and No. 17 Wisconsin)
» Oakland is 13-2 when Larry Wright reaches double figures and 5-0 when he is the leading scorer
» Benson (1,176) became the 28th player in OU history to reach 1,000 points, joining Jones (1,630) and Derick Nelson (1,465); JJ continues to climb the league's all-time scoring list and stands at No. 19, 41 shy of former OU great Rawle Marshall

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