March 6, 2010

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• OU tied school record of 24 wins, set in final year of Division II (1996-97)
• The Golden Grizzlies are riding a 9-game winning streak, matching school record
• Larry Wright went 2-for-2 from the free throw line to extend his streak to 33 straight made
• The Black and Gold are 27-2 over their last 29 games versus Summit League opponents
• Keith Benson posted his 17th double-double tonight (14 points, 13 rebounds); He has tallied a double-double in 3-of-4 tournament games in his career
• OU is 21-0 this season when leading at the half (45-35)
• The Grizzlies have made it to the semifinals in four straight seasons
• The 85 points scored tonight was the most by Oakland in a league tournament game
• The Golden Grizzlies shot over 40 percent from three (8-19) for just the sixth time this season (5-1 record)
• Oakland has won eight straight games against UMKC, 21-6 overall
• With Blake Cushingberry's 3-pointer in the first half, OU extends its streak to 662 straight games with at least one trey
• Oakland is 15-2 this season when Wright reaches double figures, scoring 16 tonight
• The Golden Grizzlies are 9-7 overall at the conference tournament

No. 8 Seed UMKC Kangaroos (12-18)

• The No. 8 seed is 0-20 all-time in the tournament
• The Kangaroos are 0-3 lifetime against OU in the tournament
• The 'Roos are 5-14 all-time at the tournament