Nov. 22, 2011

Recap | Box Score

OAKLAND 76, HOUSTON 74
NOVEMBER 22, 2011
HOFHEINZ PAVILION (3,287 attendance)
HOUSTON, TEXAS

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (1-2)
-Oakland is 52-5 against the non-power six conferences (ACC, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC) over the last two-plus seasons
-OU had 22 assists on 26 baskets tonight and won the battle of the boards 37-35
-With Reggie Hamilton's 3-pointer in the first half (18:23), Oakland extends its streak to 704 consecutive games with at least one trey made - 7th-longest streak in the country
-Travis Bader dished out a career-high 6 assists tonight
-Hamilton made his 37th consecutive start tonight
-He has reached double figures in 8 consecutive games with a team-high 17 tonight and is the only OU player to score double-digit points in every game this season
-Bader went 2-for-7 from three and has made at least one 3-pointer in 36 of 39 career games, including 11 straight
-Corey Petros reached double figures for the 2nd straight game, matching his season-best 16 points
-Laval Lucas-Perry scored a season-high 14 points and went 6-for-7 from the free-throw line
-Drew Valentine finished with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, despite 3 fouls in the 1st half
-Dante Williams scored his first bucket of his collegiate career and finished with a season-high 4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 blocked shot and 1 steal
-The Golden Grizzlies are 1-2 against Conference USA opponents and 1-0 vs. Houston
-The Grizzlies picked up their 220th win at the Division I level
-OU has won 76 games over the last three-plus seasons
-The Golden Grizzlies will begin a 7-game homestand with Utah Valley on Friday night at the O'rena
-The No. 25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies dropped one spot in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll