Recap | Box Score

OAKLAND 77, ROCHESTER COLLEGE 62

DECEMBER 13, 2011

ATHLETICS CENTER O'rena (2,015 attendance)

ROCHESTER, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (7-4)

â-ª OU is 14-0 all-time versus Rochester College

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 42-3 in their last 45 games inside the O'rena

â-ª Tonight was the 125^th win for Oakland inside the O'rena

â-ª Oakland is 6-1 all-time on December 13^th

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 56-6 against non-BCS schools since the 2009-10 season

â-ª OU picked up its 7^th win of the season; Tonight marks the fastest the Golden Grizzlies have won 7 games in the D-I era (Won their 7^th game last year vs. Rochester College on Dec. 20^th)

â-ª Reggie Hamilton scored the first field goal of the game for OU at 15:29

â-ª Hamilton picked up his 3^rd foul at 7:09 and had to sit out the rest of the half

â-ª The Grizzlies trailed 11-3 at the first media timeout (15:36); The 8-point deficit was the largest Oakland has faced against Rochester College in the series (Trailed by 7 points at half, 36-29, on Feb. 17, 1996)

â-ª The Black and Gold took their first lead at 11:10 on a steal by Laval Lucas-Perry and finish at the other end, 22-21

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 7-0 this year when leading at halftime, 41-37 tonight

â-ª OU won the battle of the boards 39-31, tallying 18 offensive rebounds

â-ª The Grizzlies have outrebounded their opponents in 7 of 11 games (6-1 record, only loss at Arkansas)

â-ª With Reggie Hamilton's 3-pointer in the first half (15:29), Oakland extends its streak to 711 consecutive games with at least one trey made - 7^th-longest streak in the country

â-ª Oakland is No. 21 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Travis Bader

â-ª Failed to make a 3-pointer for the first time in 18 games (Feb. 17, 2011 vs. N.D. State he finished 0-for-6 from beyond the arc and 0-for-8 in the game)

â-ª Went 0-for-9 tonight from 3-point range and 1-for-12 in the game

â-ª Has made at least 1 3-pointer in 42 of 46 career games

Senior Reggie Hamilton

â-ª Had a string of 33 consecutive free throws made snapped tonight (Dec. 1-13, 5 games)

â-ª Has reached double figures in 15 consecutive games with 14 tonight

â-ª Is the only OU player to reach double figures in every game this season

â-ª Made his 44^th consecutive start

Senior Laval Lucas-Perry

â-ª Scored a career-high 23 points tonight

â-ª Reached 20 or more points for the 2^nd time in his career, both this season

â-ª Grabbed a career-high 8 rebounds

â-ª Also set career highs in field goals (9) and field goal attempts (17)

â-ª Was a perfect 4-for-4 from the foul line

â-ª Matched a career high with 5 assists

Freshman Corey Petros

â-ª Had a season-low 4 rebounds tonight

â-ª First time this season he has not led the team in rebounds

â-ª Scored 13 points to reach double figures for the 5^th consecutive game, 7^th time overall this year

â-ª 3 of his 4 rebound were on the offensive glass

Freshman Matt Poches

â-ª Had his first consistent minutes of his career

â-ª Played 13 minutes and dished out 2 assists

â-ª Grabbed 2 rebounds

Junior Drew Valentine

â-ª Tallied his 7^th career double-double and 2^nd of the season

â-ª Grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds

â-ª Scored a season-high 20 points

â-ª Went 8-for-10 from the floor, including 2 of 2 from 3-point range

Freshman Dante Williams

â-ª Reached a career-high 5 points in 11 minutes