Oakland vs. Purdue Game Notes

Dec. 16, 2012

No. 15/14 PURDUE 77, OAKLAND 46
Athletics Center O'rena (790 attendance)
ROCHESTER, Mich.

OAKLAND (5-5)

Oakland is 0-4 against Purdue all-time and is now 0-2 against the Boilermakers inside the O'rena
Oakland is 9-25 all-time against current members of the Big Ten, but played Nebraska when the Cornhuskers were members of the Big XII (Purdue 0-4, Ill. 1-1, U-M 4-6, MSU 4-9, Neb. 0-1, NW 0-1, OSU 0-1, PSU 0-2)
The Golden Grizzlies are 3-6 against ranked opponents inside the O'rena. OU is 3-18 overall against top-25 ranked squads
Annemarie Hamlet made her first start of the season for the Golden Grizzlies
Annemarie Hamlet hit a jumper to tie the game 2-2 scoring the first points of the game for OU
Zakiya Minifee scored to put OU ahead 4-3 for the first lead of the game for the Black and Gold
Oakland led 10-8 on a layup by Elena Popkey. It was their final lead of the game as Purdue went on a15-4 run to lead 23-14
The Oakland starting five scored 43 of the teams 46 points
The Black and Gold shot 40.7 percent from the floor in the first half
The four free throw attempts were the fewest of the season for Oakland, which has now been outscored at the line in consecutive games, after outscoring its first eight opponents at the line
The Golden Grizzlies went without a field goal from the 15:48 mark of the first half until a 3-pointer by Annemarie Hamlet at the 8:39 mark, which made it 19-14.
Zakiya Minifee scored the opening basket of the second half for OU, before Purdue went on a 9-0 run to take a 47-29 lead and eventually led by as many as 20 points (51-31)
Drey Mingo scored 15 of her game-high 19 in the first half
The highest ranked opponent Oakland has defeated was No. 15 Colorado State on Dec. 30, 2001
Oakland last defeated a top-25 ranked opponent on Jan. 5, 2009, beating No. 21 South Dakota State
The Golden Grizzlies face ranked opposition in back-to-back games, traveling to No. 2 Connecticut on Wednesday
The 31-point margin was the largest margin of victory for Purdue over OU in the series
Both teams' benches scored three points in the first half, while the Purdue reserves outscored OU 12-0
Elena Popkey hit a jumper with 8:22 to play. It was the final field goal of the game for OU

Beckie Francis quote:

"I thought we fought [Purdue] really well in the first half, before they went on a really intense run against us, that we just couldn't match that intensity level. Their size ended up being a difference and they killed us on the boards. I was really proud of how well we played, especially without our leading scorer and our leading rebounder [Olivia Nash], which I thought hurt us a little bit. I also thought Purdue made some nice adjustments in the second half."

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