Dec. 20, 2011

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OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (8-5)

• Arizona had a 14-0 run midway through the 1st half and led by 15, 34-19 (6:07)
• Reggie Hamilton scored 11 of his 20 first-half points over the final 6 minutes as OU outscored the Wildcats 17-6 and trailed by 4, 40-36 at halftime
• The Golden Grizzlies are now 1-4 this season when trailing at the break
• The Cats used a 16-2 run early in the 2nd half to take their largest lead of the game at 16 points (60-44, 13:52)
• Oakland got back within 6 points with a 10-1 run in the 2nd half, 63-57 (5:42)
• OU is 7-60 against the power-six conferences (ACC, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, Pac-12)
• The Golden Grizzlies are 2-3 against Pac-12 opponents; 0-1 vs. Arizona
• The Black and Gold went with its 3rd different starting lineup of the season (Bader, Hamilton, Lucas-Perry, Petros and Valentine)
• OU is 1-4 against BCS opponents this year
• The loss tonight snaps a 3-game road winning streak for the Grizzlies
• More than Half of Oakland's 65 losses (33) have come against BCS opponents since 2006-07 (118-32 vs. other Mid-Majors, .789 winning percentage)
• With Drew Valentine's 3-pointer in the first half (15:18), Oakland extends its streak to 713 consecutive games with at least one trey made - 7th-longest streak in the country
• Oakland is No. 19 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Travis Bader

• Went 3 of 14 from 3-point range
• Scored 17 points to reach double figures for the 8th time this season
• Has reached double figures 28 times in his career
• Made at least 1 3-pointer in 44 of 48 career games

Senior Reggie Hamilton

• Scored a game-high 31 points
• Scored 30 or more for the 4th time this season, 6th time in his career
• Went 12 of 21 from the floor
• Made 10 or more field goals for the 3rd time this season
• With 6 assists tonight, moved in to 19th place all-time in Summit League history with 419
• Has reached double figures in 17 consecutive games
• 77th time in his career he has reached double figures
• Is the only OU player to reach double figures in every game this season
• Made his 46th consecutive start

Senior Laval Lucas-Perry

• Made his first start of his Oakland career
• Scored 11 points against his former team
• Is the 9th time he has scored 10 or more, 23rd time in his career
• Has scored in double figures in 5 of 6 games
• Went 7-for-10 from the foul line

Freshman Corey Petros

• Fouled out for the 2nd straight game (1:59)
• Second consecutive game he was held scoreless
• Grabbed 5 rebounds