Jan. 6, 2011
Recap | Box Score
OAKLAND 85, IUPUI 71
JANUARY 6, 2011
Athletics Center O'rena (2,615 attendance)
Rochester, Mich.
OAKLAND (10-8, 5-0 SUMMIT LEAGUE)
- The Golden Grizzlies are riding a 13-game Summit League winning streak which ranks tied for 3rd all-time in league history, behind OU's 16-game winning streak (2008-09, '09-10), Cleveland State's 16-game winning streak (1991-92, '92-93) and Valparaiso's 14-game winning streak (1997-98, '98-99)
- OU has won 16 straight games against league opponents, including the 2010 Summit League Tournament
- The Grizzlies boast a 23-game home court league winning streak; Tied for 4th best in the country
- The Black and Gold are 35-4 versus non-BCS schools over the last 2 seasons
- Oakland is a nation's best 29-1 over its last 30 league games
- The Golden Grizzlies have won 30 consecutive league games when leading at halftime - 50-31 tonight
- Oakland has reached 50 or more points in the first half in 3 of 5 league games
- OU has won 31 of its last 33 games inside the O'rena
- The Golden Grizzlies are 22-13 all-time against IUPUI and have won 5 straight home games against the Jaguars
- Oakland shot a season-high 65 percent (15-for-23) from three tonight
- The Grizzlies have outrebounded all 5 league opponents, winning the battle tonight 39-31
- Will Hudson moved into 4th all-time in school history with 120 games played, passing Erik Kangas (2005-09)
- Keith Benson moved into 5th all-time in school history with his 109th start tonight; He scored 9 points to advance to 24th all-time in league history with 1,583 points
- Reggie Hamilton went 5-for-6 from three in the first half and scored 18 points; He reached a career high with 28 points and made a lifetime-best 7 threes tonight, going 10 of 12 from the floor and 7 of 8 from long range
- Travis Bader went a career-best 5-for-8 from beyond the arc and reached double figures for the 6th consecutive game with a career-high 18 tonight
- Drew Valentine reached double figures for the third straight time with 10 points and grabbed a team-high 9 rebounds
- 6 of OU's 8 losses have come to BCS schools, including 4 losses to nationally-ranked teams
- With Bader's 3-pointer in the first half (17:37), Oakland extends its streak to 683 consecutive games with at least one trey, 7th longest streak in the NCAA
- The Golden Grizzlies are No. 16 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll