Nov. 28, 2011
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OAKLAND 89, TENNESSEE 81
NOVEMBER 28, 2011
ATHLETICS CENTER O'RENA (3,755 attendance)
ROCHESTER, Mich.
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (4-2)
- Oakland is riding a 9-game home court winning streak
- OU led wire to wire for the first time this season
- The Black and Gold won the battle of the boards for the 5th consecutive game, 41-37 tonight
- OU became the 3rd Summit League school to defeat the same BCS opponent in consecutive years
- The Golden Grizzlies are 3-3 all-time against BCS schools inside the O'rena
- OU is 2-4 all-time versus the SEC; 2-0 against Tennessee
- The Vols are the third school from the SEC Oakland has played this season; No. 16 Alabama (L, 74-57) and Arkansas (L, 91-68)
- The Grizzlies are 39-2 in their last 41 games inside the O'rena (Losses to Eastern Michigan in 2009 and Valparaiso in 2010); OU is 58-8 in last 5-plus seasons (88 percent)
- OU improved to 4-0 this season when holding a lead at halftime, 39-32 tonight
- With Travis Bader's3-pointer in the first half (19:40), Oakland extends its streak to 706 consecutive games with at least one trey made - 7th-longest streak in the country
- The Golden Grizzlies are 7-58 all-time against the power-six conferences (ACC, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC)
- Oakland has gotten to the free-throw line 20 times or more in 3 straight games
- Reggie Hamiltonreached double figures in 10 consecutive games with a career-high 35 tonight, and is the only OU player to score double-digit points in every game this season; He has reached double figures in 70 career games and tallied 30 or more 4 times, 3 inside the O'rena
- Hamilton became the 11th Oakland player to score 30 points in two straight games; Last to do it was Erik Kangason Jan. 17 and 19, 2009
- Corey Petroshas grabbed 7 or more boards in every game this season and reached double-figure boards for the 4th time in 5 games with 13
- The Black and Gold reached the 80-point plateau for the second straight game and have done so in 15 of their last 18 games inside the O'rena (3 straight)
- Hamilton made his 39th consecutive start tonight
- With 2 treys made tonight, Bader has made at least one 3-pointer in 38 of 41 career games, including 13 straight
- Tonight was the 7th largest crowd in O'rena history
- OU has won 78 games over the last three-plus seasons
- The Golden Grizzlies are currently No. 25 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll