Recap | Box Score

OAKLAND 82, VALPARAISO 80

DECEMBER 17, 2011

ATHLETICS-RECREATION CENTER (2,884 attendance)

VALPARAISO, Ind.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (8-4)

â-ª The most road non-conference wins Oakland has ever in Division I is 3 in 2008-09; With the win tonight, Oakland picks up its 3^rd road non-conference victory

â-ª The 41 points by Reggie Hamilton was a record inside the ARC

â-ª Valparaiso led by as many as 17 points in the 2^nd half, but OU got it back to 1 point 4 different occasions before taking the lead

â-ª Travis Bader gave the Grizzlies their first lead of 2^nd half with a deep 3-pointer (4:23), snapping an 0-for-18 two-game slump from beyond the arc

â-ª There were 5 lead changes and 3 ties over the final 4 minutes

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 57-6 against non-BCS schools since the 2009-10 season

â-ª OU has won two straight at the ARC (2-8 overall)

â-ª The Grizzlies have won 4 of the last 5 vs. the Crusaders (4-17 overall)

â-ª With its 8^th win tonight, the Golden Grizzlies reached the 8-win mark faster than any other season, 12 games (14 was the D-I era record in 2008-09)

â-ª The Black and Gold have won 82 games over the last 3-plus seasons

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies picked up their first win after trailing at halftime (1-3), 37-35 tonight

â-ª With Drew Valentine's 3-pointer in the first half (16:41), Oakland extends its streak to 712 consecutive games with at least one trey made - 7^th-longest streak in the country

â-ª Greg Kampe became the first person to coach against all three coaching members of the Drew family (Homer Drew, 18 times / Scott Drew [now at Baylor], 3 times and now Bryce Drew, 1 time)

â-ª The Grizzlies are 21-47 against opponents from the Horizon League

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

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Travis Bader

â-ª Snapped an 0-for-18 streak with a 3-pointer to give OU its first lead of 2^nd half (4:23)

â-ª Finished 2-for-9 in the game, 1-for-5 from beyond the arc

â-ª Has made at least 1 3-pointer in 43 of 47 career games

Senior Reggie Hamilton

â-ª Career-high 41 points

â-ª Became the first player to reach 40 points in a game since Calvin Wooten scored 40 vs. Valpo at the O'rena (1/26/06)

â-ª Set arena record tonight for points scored inside the ARC

â-ª First game-winner of his collegiate career (banked in a 3-pointer as time expired last year to send Austin Peay game in to overtime)

â-ª Set career highs in field goals made (14) and attempted (24)

â-ª Went a season-best 5-for-10 from 3-point range

â-ª Is 2 assists (413) shy of moving in to the top 20 all-time in The Summit League

â-ª Reached 30 or more points for the 3^rd time this season

â-ª Has reached double figures in 16 consecutive games

â-ª 76^th time in his career he has reached double figures

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

â-ª Made his 45^th consecutive start

Senior Laval Lucas-Perry

â-ª Started the 2^nd half

â-ª Posted 12 points to reach double-digits for the 3^rd straight game

â-ª Is the 8^th time he has scored 10 or more, 22^nd time in his career

â-ª Has scored in double figures in 4 of 5 games

â-ª Made a season-high 3 of 7 shots from beyond the arc (Went 3-for-7 vs. UMKC as well)

â-ª Forced a big turnover with 4.6 seconds left in the game with tremendous defense

Freshman Corey Petros

â-ª Fouled out with 8:36 left in the game

â-ª Finished with 5 rebounds and no points

Freshman Matt Poches

â-ª Scored his first point of his career with a free throw

Freshman Kyle Sikora

â-ª Played a career-high 16 minutes

â-ª Matched his career-best 1 free-throw made

â-ª Grabbed 2 rebounds

Junior Drew Valentine

â-ª Tallied 19 points and 9 rebounds

â-ª 20^th time in his career of at least 10 points and 5 boards

â-ª Went 7 of 14 from the floor

â-ª Grabbed a game-high 4 offensive rebounds