Recap | Box Score

OAKLAND 88, WESTERN ILLINOIS 65

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

WASTE MANAGEMENT COURT (497 attendance)

MACOMB, ILL.

OAKLAND (17-8, 12-0 SUMMIT LEAGUE)

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are riding a Summit League record 20-game league winning streak

â-ª OU has won 23 straight games against league opponents, including the 2010 Summit League Tournament

â-ª The Grizzlies are off to their best league start in program history at 12-0; Cleveland State holds the league record at 14-0 (1992-93), OU and Oral Roberts are second at 12-0 (2007-08)

â-ª Oakland is a nation's best 36-1 over its last 37 league games and boast the country's best league record over the last 2 seasons at 29-1

â-ª OU is riding the country's 5^th-longest winning streak at 10

â-ª The Black and Gold are 42-4 versus non-BCS schools over the last 2 seasons

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies have won 37 consecutive league games when leading at halftime - 42-35 tonight

â-ª The Grizzlies are 41-2 in their last 42 games against league opponents, including the 2009 and '10 Summit League tournaments

â-ª Larry Wright tallied 17 points tonight and surpassed 1,000 for his career (1,003); 614 at Oakland and 389 at St. John's

â-ª Keith Benson moved in to 15^th all-time in Summit League history with 10 points tonight, pushing his total to 1,715

â-ª Benson's 13 rebounds tonight gave him 1,000 for his career, becoming just the 2^nd player in league history to reach 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds; ORU's Caleb Green (2,504 pts., 1,189 rebs. - 2003-07)

â-ª Benson posted his league-leading 14^th double-double with 10 points and 13 boards; He also blocked 5 shots, all in the 2^nd half

â-ª Reggie Hamilton went 4 of 4 from the free-throw line and is 53-for-55 in league play

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies have shot 50 percent or better in 10 of 12 league games, with Western Illinois holding OU to under that percentage in both games; 48 percent (Jan. 8) in Rochester and 49 percent tonight

â-ª Oakland has 3 players that have reached 1,000 for their career; Benson (1,705), Hamilton (1,026) and Wright (1,003)

â-ª 6 of OU's 8 losses have come to BCS schools, including 4 losses to nationally-ranked teams

â-ª With Larry Wright's 3-pointer in the first half (17:06), Oakland extends its streak to 689 consecutive

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

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are No. 9 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll