March 8, 2010

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• OU has won a single-season school record 25 games this season
• The Golden Grizzlies have advanced to the championship game in four of the last six years (2005, '07, '09, '10)
• Oakland is 28-2 against Summit League opponents in its last 30 games
• The Black and Gold have won a school record 10 straight games
• OU is 4-1 in semifinal games at the league tournament
• The top seed in the tournament has advanced to the title game in 17 straight years
• OU is 4-0 when a game is televised on FS Detroit
• The Grizzlies broke the single-game school record going 19-for-19 from the free throw line
• The Grizzlies trailed at halftime 33-32; OU is 4-8 this season when trailing at the break (4-1 vs. league opponents)
• Keith Benson has four double-doubles in five tournament games; His 17 rebounds ranks third-best in tournament history
• Benson also blocked six shots, third-highest total in tournament history
• Larry Wright has made 39 consecutive free throws after going 6-for-6 tonight
• Blake Cushingberry scored a season-high 23 points tonight; One shy of his career high
• With his 1 offensive rebound tonight, Benson tied the single-season school record with 102 (Derick Nelson in 2007-08)
• The Golden Grizzlies are 10-7 overall at the conference tournament

No. 5 Seed IPFW Mastodons (16-15)

• The Mastodons are 0-2 against OU in the tournament
• IPFW has won five of its last seven games, with both losses coming to Oakland
• IPFW trails the overall series with Oakland, 12-3
• IPFW is 2-3 all-time at the tournament
• The Mastodons won a Division I school record 16 games this season
• IPFW is 12-4 this season when leading at the half (33-32)
• The Mastodons are 0-2 in semifinal games