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OHIO 84, OAKLAND 82

DECEMBER 10, 2011

ATHLETICS CENTER O'RENA (2,175 attendance)

ROCHESTER, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (6-3)

â-ª OU is 0-3 this season when trailing at halftime, 46-39 tonight

â-ª Ohio snapped the Golden Grizzlies' 11-game home court winning streak

â-ª The Bobcats' bench outscored OU's bench 42-8

â-ª Oakland committed a season-high 22 turnovers which led to 31 points

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies lost the battle of the boards for the first time in 5 games, 33-32

â-ª The Black and Gold had 3 players with 20 points or more for the first time this season; Reggie Hamilton (23), Corey Petros (23) and Travis Bader (21)

â-ª Oakland gave up a season-high 12 3-pointers to the Bobcats, 8 in the first half as Ohio shot 44 percent (12-27) from beyond the arc in the game

â-ª The Grizzlies shot a season-high 52 percent (28-54) tonight

â-ª OU outscored the Bobcats 19-8 from the free-throw line

â-ª With the loss tonight, Oakland falls to 55-6 versus non-BCS schools since 2009 (Losses to Eastern Michigan, IUPUI twice, Ohio, Valparaiso and Wright State)

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 41-3 in their last 44 games inside the O'rena (Losses to Eastern Michigan in 2009, Valparaiso in '10 and Ohio tonight)

â-ª With Laval Lucas Perry's 3-pointer in the first half (16:11), Oakland extends its streak to 709 consecutive games with at least one trey made - 7^th-longest streak in the country

â-ª The Black and Gold reached the 80-point plateau for the 5^th straight game and have done so in 18 of their last 21 games inside the O'rena (6 straight)

â-ª Ohio tallied 10 offensive rebounds in the first half, compared to 8 defensive; 13 in the game

â-ª Tonight was a match-up between two top 25 Mid-Major ranked teams; No. 18 Oakland vs. No. 25 Ohio

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 1-3 all-time against the Bobcats

â-ª Oakland is 18-39 all-time against MAC opponents, 7 for its last 10 including tonight's loss

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Travis Bader

â-ª Reached the 20-point plateau for the 2^nd time in 3 games, finishing with 21

â-ª 4th time in his career that he scoerd 20 or more

â-ª Career-high 9-for-11 from the free-throw line

â-ª Made at least one trey in 16 consecutive games

â-ª Leads The Summit League in 3-pointers made per game, going 2-for-7 tonight

â-ª Has made at least 1 3-pointer in 41 of 44 career games

Senior Reggie Hamilton

â-ª He has reached double figures in 13 consecutive games with 23 tonight

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

â-ª Scored 20 or more points for the 3^rd time this season and 24^th time in his career

â-ª Went over 400 career assists tonight with 7, pushing his all-time total to 404

â-ª Fouled out of the game with 32 seconds left

â-ª Was perfect from the free-throw line (7-7) for the 5^th time this season

â-ª Made his 42^nd consecutive start

Freshman Corey Petros

â-ª Recorded his 3^rd consecutive double-double and 4^th overall this season

â-ª Scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed career-best 16 rebounds

â-ª Tallied a career-high 12 defensive rebounds

â-ª Made a career-high 10 field goals, 10-for-12

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

â-ª Reached double-figure rebounds for the 7^th time this year, including 5 straight

â-ª Leads The Summit League in rebounds per game (11^th in the country) and double-doubles