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OAKLAND 72, SOUTHERN UTAH 63

CENTRUM ARENA (2,579 attendance)

CEDAR CITY, UTAH

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (11-10, 5-4 Summit League)

â-ª Oakland is riding a 3-game winning streak

â-ª OU outscored SUU 22-13 over the final 11 minutes of the first half to lead 33-26 at the break

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 10-0 this season when leading at halftime

â-ª Oakland has won 28 straight when leading at the break, dating back to last season

â-ª The Black and Gold held SUU to just 34.6% shooting in first half; The T-Birds came in to the game shooting 49% for the season, 11^th-best in the NCAA

â-ª SUU shot a season low 37.9% in league play

â-ª Tonight was the first time OU has held an opponent under 40% shooting in league play and only second time this year (Grambling State, 33.3%)

â-ª Oakland is 7-2 this season when scored 20 or more from the charity stripe

â-ª The Grizzlies won the battle of the boards, 34-29

â-ª The 16 3-point field goals attempted was the second-least this season (15 vs. UMKC)

â-ª In all 11 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 (9:50), Oakland extends its streak to 721 consecutive games with at least one trey made - 7^th-longest streak in the country

â-ª The 4 offensive rebounds for Oakland was a season low

â-ª 7 of 8 OU players scored that played in the game

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies have won 7 straight in the series against Southern Utah and lead, 16-13

â-ª OU is 6-8 all-time inside Centrum Arena

â-ª Tonight was the final game for Oakland inside Centrum Arena (S. Utah is leaving league at the end of the season to compete in the Big Sky Conference)

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Travis Bader

â-ª Went 2 of 4 from long range

â-ª The 3 turnovers matches his season high

â-ª Converted at least 1 3-pointer in 50 of 56 career games

Sophomore Ryan Bass

â-ª Played just 18 minutes

â-ª Went 3 of 7 from the floor

Senior Reggie Hamilton

â-ª Scored a game-high 21 points

â-ª Led the team in scoring for the 16^th time this season

â-ª Went 9 of 10 from the free-throw line

â-ª Reached 20-plus points for the 13^th time this season and 34^th time in his career

â-ª Has scored at least 20 points in 9 of his last 10 games

â-ª Has reached double figures in 25 consecutive games

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

â-ª Made his 54^th consecutive start

Senior Laval Lucas-Perry

â-ª Tallied 14 points

â-ª Reached double figures for the 11^th time this season

â-ª Went 7-for-10 from the foul line

â-ª Grabbed 6 defensive rebounds, tying a season high

â-ª His 26 minutes played was the most since the ORU game (1/3)

Freshman Corey Petros

â-ª Finished with 13 points

â-ª Has 12 double-figure scoring games this season, including 3 straight

â-ª OU is 8-2 this season when he makes 2 or more free throws, 3-for-6 tonight

â-ª Grabbed a team-high tying 8 rebounds

â-ª First time he has grabbed at least 8 boards in 7 games

Freshman Kyle Sikora

â-ª Made 4^th consecutive start

â-ª Played 12 minutes

â-ª Scored 3 points and grabbed 3 rebounds

Junior Drew Valentine

â-ª Matched team-best 8 rebounds

â-ª Blocked a career-high 2 shots

â-ª The team is 5-2 when head leads on the glass

â-ª Posted 3 assists to just 1 turnover