Jan. 21, 2012
Recap | Box Score
OAKLAND, ORAL ROBERTS
JANUARY 21, 2012
MABEE CENTER (9,005 attendance)
TULSA, Okla.
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (11-11, 5-5 Summit League)
• ORU snaps Oakland's 3-game winning streak
• The Golden Grizzlies made a season-high 9 treys in the first half
• OU finished the game with a season-high 15 3-pointers
• The Grizzlies' 53.6% from behind the arc was a season high (15-for-28)
• The Black and Gold lost for the first time this season when shooting 40% or better from 3, 4-1
• The Grizzlies lost for the first time when leading at halftime (10-1), 46-45 tonight
• The loss snaps a 28-game winning streak when leading at the half
• Oakland outshot Oral Roberts 56.6% to 55.7% and are now 7-2 when outshooting its opponent
• With Reggie Hamilton's 3-pointer in the first half (18:25), Oakland extends its streak to 722 consecutive games with at least one trey made - 7th-longest streak in the country
• OU played its final game inside the Mabee Center tonight as ORU is leaving for the Southland Conference in 2012-13
• The Golden Eagles have won 18 straight at home and 17 consecutive league games. That is second only to OU's 20 straight wins from 2009-10 to 2010-11
PLAYER NOTES
Sophomore Travis Bader
• Tallied 17 points on 4 of 8 shooting from long range
• Reached double figures for the 14th time this season
• With his 4 treys made, moved in to 9th all-time in program history with 153
• Passed former OU standout Myke Thom (151 from 1996-00) on the career 3-point field goals made list
• Converted at least 1 3-pointer in 51 of 57 career games
Sophomore Ryan Bass
• Posted 11 points
• Has reached double figures in 3 of his last 4 games
• Tallied 3 assists and 3 turnovers
Senior Reggie Hamilton
• Scored a game-high 30 points
• Had 7 assists to push his career total to 467, 11th all-time in Summit League history
• Became just the 2nd player in D-I history to reach 100 assists or more in consecutive seasons
• Led the team in scoring for the 17th time this season
• Has a league-high 7 30-point games this season
• Reached 20-plus points for the 14th time this season and 35th time in his career
• Has scored at least 20 points in 10 of his last 11 games
• Has reached double figures in 26 consecutive games
• Is the only OU player to reach double figures in every game this season
• Made his 55th consecutive start
Freshman Kyle Sikora
• Made 5th consecutive start
• Blocked 2 shots and grabbed a team-high 5 boards
• Played in a career-high 19 minutes
Junior Drew Valentine
• Finished with 15 points
• Had 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 blocked shot and 2 steals
• Reached double figures for the 15th time this season and 30th time in his career
