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NORTH DAKOTA STATE 78, OAKLAND 75

Athletics Center O'rena (3,935 attendance)

ROCHESTER, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (12-12, 6-6 Summit League)

â-ª Oakland is 4-2 over its last 6 games

â-ª OU is now 55-9 over its last 64 games vs. Summit League opponents

â-ª For the second straight game, OU trailed at the half, 41-37 tonight

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 2-9 this season when trailing at the break

â-ª The Grizzlies shot 44.8% from beyond the arc

â-ª The Black and Gold are 5-2 this season when shooting 40% or better from 3-point range

â-ª OU is 0-4 this season when going to the line 15 times or less, finishing 8-for-12

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies were averaging getting to the line 24 times per game before tonight

â-ª With Drew Valentine's 3-pointer in the first half (18:31), Oakland extends its streak to 724 consecutive games with at least one trey made - 7^th-longest streak in the country

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies 122-39 (.758) against Mid-Major opponents since 2006

â-ª The 3,935 attendance is the 4^th largest O'rena crowd in school history

â-ª Oakland leads the all-time series with ND State, 8-4

â-ª Tonight was the first-ever win for the Bison inside the O'rena as OU leads 5-1

â-ª 6 of 11 games between OU-NDSU have come down to the final possession, with Oakland winning 4 of those

â-ª NDSU's Lawrence Alexander hit a 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds left to give the Bison the 78-75 win

â-ª The Bison shot 63% for the game and shot 64.4% in the first meeting between the two schools

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Travis Bader

â-ª Finished with 12 points

â-ª Has reached double figures in 6 of 7 games off the bench
â-ª Tallied 16 double-figure scoring games this season, 36 in his career

â-ª Converted at least one 3-pointer in 54 of 60 career games

â-ª Went 4 of 10 from behind the arc tonight

â-ª Is 32-for-64 (50%) over his last 7 games

Senior Reggie Hamilton

â-ª Scored 20 straight points for OU from 3:44 (1^st half) to 17:20 (2^nd half)

â-ª Tallied a career-high 37 points in league play

â-ª Advanced to 16^th on the all-time Summit League scoring list with 1,811 points

â-ª Has a league-best eight 30-point games this season

â-ª Has reached double figures in 28 consecutive games

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

â-ª Made his 57^th consecutive start

Junior Drew Valentine

â-ª Posted 15 points to reach double figures for the third straight game

â-ª Has 17 double-figure scoring games this season

â-ª Dished out 2 assists and tallied 1 blocked shot