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OAKLAND 86, IPFW 78

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

Athletics Center O'rena (3,805 attendance)

Rochester, Mich.

OAKLAND (18-9, 13-1 SUMMIT LEAGUE)

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are riding a 27-game home court league winning streak, 3^rd-best in the country

â-ª Oakland is a nation's best 37-2 over its last 39 league games

â-ª The Black and Gold are 43-5 versus non-BCS schools over the last 2 seasons

â-ª OU has won 38 consecutive league games when leading at halftime, 40-33 today

â-ª The Grizzlies are 42-3 in their last 45 games against league opponents, including the 2009 and '10 Summit League tournaments

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies used a 12-0 run around the 8-minute mark to regain the lead

â-ª Reggie Hamilton has reached 20 points or more in 5 of 6 games and posted double-digit scoring in 11 consecutive games, finishing with 30 today; Both his 30-point games this season have come against IPFW

â-ª Hamilton made a career-best 13 of 17 free throws today

â-ª Keith Benson posted his 15^th double-double of the season and 44^th of his career with 18 points and 12 rebounds; He added 6 blocked shots

â-ª Benson moved in to 4^th all-time in league history with his 6 free-throw attempts, pushing his total to 712

â-ª The starting 5 of Travis Bader, Keith Benson, Reggie Hamilton, Will Hudson and Drew Valentine are 9-1 this season, losing for the first time tonight

â-ª OU has won 8 straight against the Mastodons and leads the all-time series 14-3

â-ª Oakland is 53-8 inside the O'rena over the last 5 seasons and 36-2 in last 38 games

â-ª 6 of OU's 9 losses have come to BCS schools, including 4 losses to nationally-ranked teams

â-ª With Travis Bader's 3-pointer in the first half (16:48), Oakland extends its streak to 692 consecutive

games with at least one trey, 7^th longest streak in the NCAA

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are No. 12 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll