March 7, 2011

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#1 SEED OAKLAND 110, #5 SEED SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 90
MARCH 7, 2011
SIOUX FALLS ARENA
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.

NO. 1 SEED OAKLAND (24-9)

• The Golden Grizzlies have won 5 straight games at the tournament
• OU has advanced to three straight championship games
• The Grizzlies are 5-1 in semifinal games
• The Black and Gold are 7-1 all-time in Sioux Falls Arena
• Oakland has appeared in 5 of the last 7 Summit League Championship games
• The Golden Grizzlies have held double-digit leads in all 8 tournament games in Sioux Falls
• Oakland is riding a 7-game winning streak and are 17-1 over its last 18 games
• The Golden Grizzlies are 9-1 all-time against SDSU and 2-0 in the tournament, both wins coming in the semifinals
• Keith Benson moved in to 3rd in single-season league history in rebounds with 8 tonight, pushing his season total of 329; That number stands 4th in in league history
• Will Hudson tied Johnathon Jones all-time school record with his 135th game played
• Hudson and Benson are the winningest senior class in school history with 90 wins
• The 24 wins are tied for 2nd-most in school history
• Reggie Hamilton tallied 20 points tonight and has reached double figures in 16 of his last 17 games; He finished with 8 assists to increase his single-season total 176 which is 9th in school history
• Oakland is 12-2 when Drew Valentine reaches double figures, tallying a career-high 24 tonight; It was the first time in his career that he reached 20 or more points
• Valentine grabbed 11 rebounds to post is 4th double-double of the season
• Hudson set the all-time single-season school record with 4 offensive rebounds tonight to advance his season total of 121
• The Grizzlies are on a 17-game winning streak when leading at the half; 59-43 tonight
• Bader made 4 of 7 3-pointers today to move in to 5th in single-season school history with 91; That number ranks T-17th in league history
• The Grizzlies are 48-3 over their last 51 games against Summit League opponents, including the last three tournaments
• The starting lineup of Bader, Benson, Hudson, Hamilton and Valentine are 14-1 this season; They all reached double figures tonight
• The Black and Gold are 49-5 versus non-BCS schools over the last 2 seasons
• The 110 points scored tonight were the most-ever by an Oakland team at the league tournament and 2nd most in tournament history
• The 45 field goals made were the most in tournament history
• 6 of OU's 9 losses have come to BCS schools, including 4 losses to nationally-ranked teams
• With Hamilton's 3-pointer in the first half (15:42), Oakland extends its streak to 698 consecutive games with at least one trey, 7th longest streak in the NCAA
• OU has never lost as the No. 1 seed (5-0)
• The Golden Grizzlies are No. 6 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll