Recap | Box Score

OAKLAND 96, IPFW 86

MEMORIAL COLISEUM (2,701 attendance)

FORT WAYNE, Ind.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (10-10, 4-4 Summit League)

â-ª Oakland made a season-high 8 3-pointers in the first half to lead 48-44

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies went on to make a season-high 14 in the game

â-ª OU shot a season-high 48% from 3 (14-29)

â-ª The Grizzlies are 9-0 this season when leading at halftime

â-ª OU has won 27 straight when leading at the break, dating back to last season

â-ª Oakland shot 50% for the second straight game and 3^rd time this season, 2-1 record

â-ª IPFW shot 53% from the floor (31-58) to become the 10^th opponent to reach that mark this season

â-ª The Grizzlies are 1-9 this year when allowing 50% or better from the floor

â-ª The 4 blocked shots in the first half matched a season high in a game

â-ª The Black and Gold scored 24 points from the foul line, shooting 77%

â-ª Oakland is 6-2 this season when scored 20 or more from the charity stripe

â-ª In all 10 wins this season OU has gone to the free-throw line more than its opponents

â-ª With Reggie Hamilton's 3-pointer in the first half (18:17), Oakland extends its streak to 720 consecutive games with at least one trey made - 7^th-longest streak in the country

â-ª Greg Kampe picked up his 480th career win

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 15-3 vs. IPFW and have won 9 straight

â-ª OU is 4-1 all-time at the Memorial Coliseum vs. the Mastodons

â-ª Over 400 Oakland basketball fans made the trip to Fort Wayne for the game

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Travis Bader

â-ª After starting the game 0-for-3 from 3-point range, made 2 straight and finished 4-for-10

â-ª Finished with 21 points

â-ª Tallied a career-high tying 3 steals

â-ª Moved in to 10^th all-time in school history with 147 3-pointers made, surpassing Johnathon Jones' 146 from 2006-10

â-ª Reached the 20-point mark for the 4^th time this season and 5^th in his career

â-ª Converted at least 1 3-pointer in 49 of 55 career games

Sophomore Ryan Bass

â-ª Converted his first 3-pointer of the season

â-ª Finished a career-best 3-for-4 from 3-point range

â-ª Scored a career-high 15 points

â-ª Posted consecutive double-figure scoring games for the 1^st time in his career

â-ª Posted a season-high five assists

â-ª Career-high 5 field goals made, going 5 of 7

â-ª Had 3 assists and 0 turnovers

Senior Reggie Hamilton

â-ª Reached the 30-point mark for the 6^th time this season

â-ª Finished with a game-high 30

â-ª Made 5 of 10 3-pointers

â-ª Moved in to 18^th on all-time Summit League scoring list (1,714)

â-ª Dished out 8 assists to 4 turnovers

â-ª Had a string of 36 consecutive free-throws made snapped tonight on his 3^rd attempt

â-ª Reached 20-plus points for the 12^th time this season

â-ª Has scored at least 20 points in 8 of his last 9 games

â-ª Has reached double figures in 24 consecutive games

â-ª Is the only OU player to reach double figures in every game this season

â-ª Reached 30 points in all 3 games vs. IPFW since transferring to Oakland; 31 pts, 30 pts, 30 pts

â-ª Made his 53^rd consecutive start

Senior Laval Lucas-Perry

â-ª Grabbed a career-high 7 rebounds in league play

â-ª Tied for the team-lead in rebounds

â-ª Tallied 3 points, all from the foul line (3 of 7 from the charity stripe)

Freshman Corey Petros

â-ª Tallied 13 points to reach double figures in the 2^nd straight game

â-ª Has 11 double-figure scoring games this season

â-ª OU is 7-2 this season when he makes 2 or more free throws, 5-for-5 tonight

â-ª Went 4 of 6 from the floor

Freshman Kyle Sikora

â-ª Made 3^rd consecutive start

â-ª Blocked a career-high 4 shots tonight, all in the first half

â-ª Played a season-high 14 minutes in first half and finished with a career-high 18 in the game

Junior Drew Valentine

â-ª Scored 14 points to reach double figures for the 14^th time this season

â-ª Posted double figures in 4 of his last 5 games

â-ª Tied for the team-lead with 7 rebounds

â-ª The team is 4-2 when head leads on the glass