Feb. 27, 2010
Recap | Box Score | Quotes | Photo Gallery 
OAKLAND 86, IPFW 83
ATHLETICS CENTER O'RENA (3823)
ROCHESTER, MICH.
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (23-8, 17-1 SUMMIT)
»»The Golden Grizzlies are riding an eight-game winning streak
»»Oakland has won 13 straight games inside the O'Rena (15th-best in the country) and 20 straight vs. Summit League opponents; 27-1 in last 28 games at home
»»With the win tonight, OU set a new league record for winning percentage at .944 (17-1)
»»OU led 39-29 at the half and is 20-0 this season when leading at the break
»»The Grizzlies are 24-1 in their last 25 Summit League games
»»Keith Benson scored a career-high 32 points tonight; He posted his 16th double-double with 10 boards
»»With his four blocks tonight, Benson goes over 100 for the season (102) and moved into second all-time in league history with 229 past Valparaiso's Raitis Grafs (1999-03 / 228)
»»Oakland posted its first back-to-back undefeated seasons in league play at the O'Rena
»»Larry Wright went 8-for-8 from the free throw line tonight and has made 31 straight now
»»With the Mastodons down just three points late, Wright blocked a shot and was fouled after he grabbed the rebound with 19.5 seconds left; He then made both free throws to make it a five-point lead
»»Benson's 32 points marks the first time an OU player has reached the 30-point plateau since Erik Kangas scored 30 vs. UMKC on Feb. 28, 2009 inside the O'Rena
»»OU improved to 14-2 this season when Larry Wright reaches double figures, scoring 17 tonight
»»The Golden Grizzlies are 45-7 at home during Johnathon Jones and Derick Nelson's four-year careers
»»Oakland has now won 190 games since moving Division I in 1998-99 (11 seasons)
IPFW MASTODONS (15-14, 9-9 SUMMIT)
»»The loss tonight snapped a four-game winning streak
»»The Mastodons have broke their school record for Division I wins with 15
»»IPFW has dropped five straight games to OU and trail the overall series 11-3
»»The Mastodons are 2-10 this season when trailing at the half, 39-29 tonight
»»Deilvez Yearby reached double figures for the 22nd time this season, finishing with 23 points
»»Jeremy Mixon scored a career-high 18 points tonight
