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OAKLAND 71, NORTH DAKOTA STATE 69

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Athletics Center O'rena (2,865 attendance)

Rochester, Mich.

OAKLAND (19-9, 14-1 SUMMIT LEAGUE)

â-ª OU clinched its second consecutive Summit League regular-season championship and fifth title since 2000

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are riding a 28-game home court league winning streak, 3rd-best in the country

â-ª Oakland is a nation's best 38-2 over its last 40 league games

â-ª Will Hudson moved into a 2nd all-time in school history with 130 games played, matching former standout Derick Nelson (2005-08, '09-10)

â-ª OU has won 39 consecutive league games when leading at halftime, 38-37 tonight

â-ª Keith Benson moved past former NBA player Kevin Duckworth (Eastern Illinois, 1982-86) on the all-time Summit League list in field goals made with 8 tonight, pushing his total to 632

â-ª The Black and Gold are 44-5 versus non-BCS schools over the last 2 seasons

â-ª The Grizzlies are 43-3 in their last 46 games against league opponents, including the 2009 and '10 Summit League tournaments

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are riding a 6-game home court winning streak

â-ª With 5 treys made tonight, the Grizzlies have now made 228 on the season which ranks as the 8th most for any single-season in program history

â-ª Reggie Hamilton posted 19 points tonight to reach double figures for the 12th straight time

â-ª The Grizzlies shot a season-low 24 percent (5-21) from three-point range

â-ª Oakland is 17-1 in the month of February over the last 3 seasons (2008-present)

â-ª The starting 5 of Travis Bader, Keith Benson, Reggie Hamilton, Will Hudson and Drew Valentine are 10-1 this season, losing for the first time tonight

â-ª OU has won 5 straight at home against NDSU and lead the all-time series 8-2

â-ª Oakland is 54-8 inside the O'rena over the last 5 seasons and 37-2 in last 39 games

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

â-ª With Reggie Hamilton's 3-pointer in the first half (19:43), Oakland extends its streak to 693 consecutive

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

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

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Players Mentioned

Reggie Hamilton

#23 Reggie Hamilton

Guard
5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Reggie Hamilton

#4 Reggie Hamilton

Point Guard
5' 11"
Junior
Travis Bader

#14 Travis Bader

Guard
6' 3"
Freshman
Drew Valentine

#15 Drew Valentine

Forward
6' 4"
Freshman
Derick Nelson

#1 Derick Nelson

Forward
6' 5"
Senior
Will Hudson

#4 Will Hudson

Forward
6' 9"
Sophomore
Keith Benson

#34 Keith Benson

Center
6' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Reggie Hamilton

#23 Reggie Hamilton

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Guard
Reggie Hamilton

#4 Reggie Hamilton

5' 11"
Junior
Point Guard
Travis Bader

#14 Travis Bader

6' 3"
Freshman
Guard
Drew Valentine

#15 Drew Valentine

6' 4"
Freshman
Forward
Derick Nelson

#1 Derick Nelson

6' 5"
Senior
Forward
Will Hudson

#4 Will Hudson

6' 9"
Sophomore
Forward
Keith Benson

#34 Keith Benson

6' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Center