Dec. 3, 2011

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OAKLAND 86, UMKC 73

DECEMBER 3, 2011

ATHLETICS CENTER O'RENA (2,285 attendance)

ROCHESTER, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (6-2, 2-0 Summit League)

â-ª Oakland is riding a 31-game home court league winning streak, 3^rd-best in the country and 2^nd-best in Summit League history (Oral Roberts - 35 from 2004-09)

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are off to their best start in Division I school history at 6-2; 5-3 was the previous best start in 2002-03 and '10-11

â-ª OU is 51-3 in its last 54 games versus Summit League opponents (including last three league tournaments)

â-ª Tonight's win over UMKC is the 11^th straight for Oakland and improves its record to 24-6 all-time against the Kangaroos

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are on a 7-game league winning streak; OU set a new league record last year with 20 straight wins by winning its final 8 league games in 2009-10 and first 12 games of '10-11

â-ª OU is riding a season-high 6-game winning streak (T-19 in the NCAA)

â-ª The Grizzlies have won 11 straight games inside the O'rena (T-16 in NCAA)

â-ª OU is 6-0 this season when leading at halftime, 47-36 tonight

â-ª Oakland is a nation's-best 36-2 over the last 2-plus seasons, ahead of powerhouse Kansas (29-3) and Utah State (29-3); The Grizzlies won the last 7 league games in 2008-09 and are 43-2 in their last 45 Summit League contests

â-ª Tonight marks the 6^th time OU has started the league season 2-0, and third straight year (2000-01, '01-02, '06-07, '09-10, '10-11, '11-12)

â-ª The Grizzlies are 41-2 in their last 43 games inside the O'rena (Losses to Eastern Michigan in 2009 and Valparaiso in 2010)

â-ª With Travis Bader's 3-pointer in the first half (14:00), Oakland extends its streak to 708 consecutive games with at least one trey made - 7^th-longest streak in the country

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 55-5 against non-BCS schools since 2009 (losses to Eastern Michigan, Wright State, Valparaiso and IUPUI twice)

â-ª Oakland has scored 21 or more points from the free-throw line in 4 consecutive games, 24 tonight

â-ª The Black and Gold reached the 80-point plateau for the 4^th straight game and have done so in 17 of their last 20 games inside the O'rena (5 straight)

â-ª OU has won 80 games over the last 3-plus seasons

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are currently No. 21 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Travis Bader

â-ª Made at least one trey in 15 consecutive games and 40 out of the last 43 games.

â-ª Leads The Summit League in 3-pointers made per game

â-ª Has made at least 1 3-pointer in 40 of 43 career games

Senior Reggie Hamilton

â-ª He has reached double figures in 12 consecutive games with 18 tonight

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

â-ª Averaging 21 points per game against his former team (62 points in 3 games)

â-ª Made his 41^st consecutive start

â-ª Leads The Summit League in free-throw percent, going 8-for-8 tonight

â-ª It is the 4^th time he has been perfect from the charity stripe this season

Senior Laval Lucas-Perry

â-ª Scored a career-high 21 points

â-ª Added 6 rebounds, career-high tying 2 blocked shots, 1 assist and 1 steal

â-ª Has reached double figures in 4 of his last 5 games

â-ª Drained 3 treys in the game for a season high, finishing 3-for-8

â-ª Is 35-for-46 (76 percent) from the charity stripe in last 5 games

Freshman Corey Petros

â-ª Recorded his 3^rd double-double of the season

â-ª Career-high 17 points to go with 12 rebounds

â-ª Tallied a career-high 7 offensive rebounds

â-ª Has grabbed 7 or more boards in every game this season

â-ª Reached double-figure rebounds in 6 times this year, including 4 straight

â-ª Leads The Summit League in rebounds per game (14^th in the country)

Junior Drew Valentine

â-ª Reached double figures for the 6^th time this season with 13 tonight

â-ª Has 21 career double-figure games

â-ª Ended with a game-high three steals