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Jan. 27, 2011

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OAKLAND 88, ORAL ROBERTS 85
JANUARY 27, 2011
Athletics Center O'rena (2,615 attendance)
Rochester, Mich.

OAKLAND (15-8, 10-0 SUMMIT LEAGUE)

  • The Golden Grizzlies are riding a Summit League record 18-game league winning streak
  • Oakland has won 25 consecutive league games inside the O'rena
  • OU has won 21 straight games against league opponents, including the 2010 Summit League Tournament
  • The Grizzlies are off to their best league start in program history at 10-0; Cleveland State holds the league record at 14-0 (1992-93) and Oral Roberts is second at 12-0 (2007-08)
  • Oakland is a nation's best 34-1 over its last 35 league games
  • OU is riding a season-high 8-game winning streak, 9th-best in the NCAA
  • The Black and Gold are 40-4 versus non-BCS schools over the last 2 seasons
  • The Golden Grizzlies have won 35 consecutive league games when leading at halftime - 41-39 tonight
  • After outrebounding their first 8 league opponents, OU has lost the battle of the boards in 2 straight games now, 38-35 tonight
  • The Grizzlies are 39-2 in their last 41 games against league opponents, including the 2009 and '10 Summit League tournaments
  • The 4-point deficit Oakland faced tonight on two occasions in the second half was the largest the Grizzlies had faced all league season; Trailed by 2 at ORU (Dec. 30) and by 2 at IPFW (Jan. 15)
  • Reggie Hamilton went 7-for-8 from the free-throw line tonight, and 4 of 4 in the final 14 seconds, to finish with a team-high 21 points; He had a career-high 6 steals, 8 assists and a season-high 8 turnovers
  • Keith Benson scored 20 or more points in the 3rd consecutive game, finishing with 20 tonight; He has reached 20 or more points 11 times this season and 33 for his career
  • He moved into a tie for 18th all-time in league history in points scored with 1,675, matching Valparaiso's Lubos Barton from 1998-02; With his 8 field goals tonight, he moved into 19th all-time in league history in field goals made with 594
  • Despite going just 4 of 10 from the charity stripe, Will Hudson reached a career high with 22 points; It's the 3rd time this season and 4th of his career with 20 or more points
  • Hudson also had a career-high four blocks
  • Hudson is now tied for 3rd all-time in school history with Patrick McCloskey (2004-08) for games played at 125; Benson ranks 5th with 123
  • Benson moved in to 2nd all-time in school history in free-throws made, going 4-for-8 in the game and now has 476 in his career
  • Drew Valentine has reached double figures in 9 of 10 league games and 8 consecutive contests with 10 tonight
  • Ledrick Eackles played in his first game since injuring his ankle on Jan. 6 against IUPUI; He saw 7 minutes of action
  • Larry Wright was injured going for a loose ball at 16:23 of the first half and missed the remainder of the game; It was his first start in 6 games
  • 6 of OU's 8 losses have come to BCS schools, including 4 losses to nationally-ranked teams
  • With Travis Bader's 3-pointer in the first half (6:55), Oakland extends its streak to 688 consecutive

games with at least one trey, 7th longest streak in the NCAA

  • The Golden Grizzlies are No. 9 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll
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