Dec. 17, 2012

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Oakland 70, Valparaiso 68
Athletics Center O'rena (2,065 attendance)
Rochester, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (4-7)

• Oakland has won 52 of its last 59 games inside the O'rena (3-0 this season)
• The Golden Grizzlies closed the final 4:51 on an 11-0 run
• The Grizzlies are riding an 8-game home court winning streak
• OU led 34-32 at halftime and are 4-2 this season when leading at the break
• Oakland led by 10 pts (44-34) with 17:15 remaining
• The Golden Grizzlies shot 38% (23-60), compared to Valpo's 51% (27-53)
• OU scored 14 points off Valpo's 19 turnovers
• The Golden Grizzlies blocked a season-high 5 shots
• The Black and Gold have won 7 of their last 8 non-conference games at home (6 straight)
• With Ryan Bass' 3-pointer in the 1st half (13:22), OU extends its streak to 747 straight games with at least 1 triple; 7th-longest streak in the country
• Coach Greg Kampe picked up his 494th career win tonight
• Valparaiso is ranked No. 20 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll
• Oakland is now 22-47 vs. teams from the Horizon League
• The Golden Grizzlies are 88-32 vs. Mid-Major opponents since 2008 (2-4 this season)
• OU is 134-50 all-time inside the O'rena; 44-20 in non-conference action
• Oakland is 679-613 all-time in 46 seasons

OU-VALPO SERIES NOTES

• The Golden Grizzlies have won 5 of the last 6 meetings
• The Crusaders lead the overall series 17-5
• This was the 4th consecutive game decided in the final possession
• 17 of the 22 contests have been decided by single digits

PLAYER NOTES

Junior Travis Bader

• Scored 16 points to reach double figures for the 5th straight game (10 of 11 this season)
• Tied a season high by going 8 of 9 from the free-throw line
• Went 2 of 8 from 3-point range
• Advanced to 26th on the all-time scoring list at Oakland (1,156)
• Reached double figures for the 24th time in his last 26 games
• Made at least 1 three in 31 consecutive games
• Last time he did not make a 3-pointer was at South Dakota State (12/30/11)
• Tallied at least one 3-pointer in 76 of 82 career games

Junior Ryan Bass

• Fouled out in 27 minutes
• Scored a season-high 16 points
• Matched a career high with 7 field goals made
• Attempted a career-high 13 field goals
• Finished 7-for-13 from the floor

Junior Raphael Carter

• Blocked a career-high 2 shots in 7 minutes

Junior Duke Mondy

• Reached double figures with 16 points
• 6th time this season he has scored 10 or more points
• Tallied 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals
• Posted 3 or more steals for the 6th time this year (18th in his career)
• Has 28 assists and 11 turnovers in his last 6 games

Sophomore Corey Petros

• Had a key blocked shot with 11 seconds left and OU up 1
• Posted 12 points and 6 rebounds
• Reached double figures for the 10th time in 11 games
• 3rd straight game with a blocked shot

Sophomore Matt Poches

• Grabbed a season-high 3 rebounds
• Went 2-for-2 from the free-throw line
• Had a career-high 2 steals

Senior Drew Valentine

• Grabbed a team-best tying 6 rebounds
• Tallied 2 steals, 1 blocked shot and 1 assist