March 5, 2011

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#1 SEED OAKLAND 82, #8 SEED SOUTHERN UTAH 68
MARCH 5, 2011
SIOUX FALLS ARENA
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.

NO. 1 SEED OAKLAND (23-9)

• The Golden Grizzlies have won 4 straight games at the tournament
• OU is has advanced to four straight semifinal games
• The Grizzlies are 6-4 all-time in quarterfinals and have won 4 straight
• Oakland is on a 4-game tournament winning streak
• The Black and Gold are 6-1 all-time in Sioux Falls Arena
• The Golden Grizzlies have held double-digit leads in all 7 tournament games in Sioux Falls
• Oakland is riding a 6-game winning streak and are 16-1 over its last 17 games
• The Golden Grizzlies are riding a 6-game winning streak against the Thunderbirds and are 15-13 all-time
• Keith Benson failed to reach double-figure rebounds in a tournament game for the first time in his career, doing so in his previous 6 Summit League tournament games
• Will Hudson played in his 134th career game, 1 shy of Johnathon Jones' (2006-10) record of 135
• Hudson and Benson are the winningest senior class in school history with 89 wins
• The 23 wins are tied for third-most in program history
• With Benson's 8 field goals made tonight he moved in to 15th all-time in The Summit League with 661; He also had 7 free-throw attempts which moves him in to a tie for 19th all-time in league single-season history with 222
• Reggie Hamilton tallied 23 points tonight and has reached double figures in 15 of his last 16 games
• The Grizzlies are on a 16-game winning streak when leading at the half; 46-34 tonight
• Bader finished with 13 points tonight and has reached double figures in 16 of his last 20 games
• With his 3 3-pointers made tonight, Travis Bader moved into a tie for 6th in single-season school history (87) with Erik Kangas (2007-08)
• The Grizzlies are 47-3 over their last 50 games against Summit League opponents, including the last three tournaments
• The starting lineup of Travis Bader, Keith Benson, Will Hudson, Reggie Hamilton and Drew Valentine are 13-1 this season
• The Grizzlies are 1-1 lifetime against Southern Utah in the tournament
• The Black and Gold are 48-5 versus non-BCS schools over the last 2 seasons
• 6 of OU's 9 losses have come to BCS schools, including 4 losses to nationally-ranked teams
• With Bader's 3-pointer in the first half (19:45), Oakland extends its streak to 697 consecutive
• games with at least one trey, 7th longest streak in the NCAA
• OU has never last as the No. 1 seed (4-0)
• Oakland picked up its 665th win all-time tonight
• The Golden Grizzlies are No. 6 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll