Nov. 14, 2011

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#16/15 ALABAMA 74, OAKLAND 57
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
COLEMAN COLISEUM (9,876)
TUSCALOOSA, ALA.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (0-1)

• OU is 2-28 against the Associated Press Top 25 as Alabama entered tonight's game at No. 16
• With Travis Bader's 3-pointer in the first half (14:55), Oakland extends its streak to 701 consecutive games with at least one trey made - 7th-longest streak in the country
• Dating back to last season, Reggie Hamilton has reached double figures in 5 consecutive games, 16 first-half points tonight
• Bader has made at least 1 3-pointer in 33 of 36 career games, including 8 straight
• OU was outscored 18-8 over the final 7 minutes of the first half and trailed 41-30 at intermission
• The Golden Grizzlies have not won a road opener since 2005 (def. Bowling Green, 76-66), taking losses to then-No. 4 Pitt (66-55), Green Bay (76-75), Cleveland State (58-55), Wisconsin (58-42), West Virginia (95-71) and No. 16 Alabama (74-57)
• Oakland is 1-4 versus the SEC and 6-57 overall against the power-six conferences (ACC, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC)
• After missing last season with a torn ACL, Blake Cushingberry made his return to the starting lineup tonight
• Bader fouled out of a game for the first time in his career with 8:49 remaining in the game finishing with nine points on 1 of 5 long-range shooting
• Four Golden Grizzlies made their debut tonight; Laval Lucas-Perry, Corey Petros, Kyle Sikora and Dante Williams
• Alabama holds the nation's 6th-best home court winning streak at 22
• Tonight was the first-ever meeting between Oakland and 'Bama