Dec. 20, 2012

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West Virginia 76, Oakland 71 WVU Coliseum (4,982 attendance) Morgantown, W. Va.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (4-8)

• Oakland had chance to tie the game with 10 seconds left, but Travis Bader's 3-point attempt fell short
• The Golden Grizzlies went to the free-throw line with 19 seconds left and down 73-71, but missed the front end of a 1-and-1
• OU's largest lead of the game was 8 points in 1st half (10:20)
• The Golden Grizzlies led by 7, 47-40, in the 2nd half (17:45)
• This is the 5th time OU held a 2nd-half lead, but failed to win the game
• WVU's bench outscored OU's bench 37-2
• The Golden Grizzlies shot 53% from 3-point range (10-19)
• OU won the battle of the glass, 34-32; The Grizzlies are 2-4 this season when they outrebound their opponent
• Oakland grabbed 14 offensive rebounds, 2nd-most in a single game this season
• Tonight was the first loss for Oakland in a nationally-televised game on ESPNU (3-1)
• The Golden Grizzlies have lost 5 straight on the road (1-8 this season)
• OU is 7-64 all-time vs. BCS opponents (1-10 vs. Big 12 teams)
• Oakland led 39-37 at halftime; The Golden Grizzlies are 4-3 this season when leading at the break
• With Travis Bader's 3-pointer in the 1st half (17:22), OU extends its streak to 748 straight games with at least 1 triple; 7th-longest streak in the country
• The Golden Grizzlies are 0-4 this season against teams from the power-six conferences
• Oakland is 679-614 all-time in 46 seasons

OU-WVU SERIES NOTES

• Oakland trails the all-time series 2-0
• WVU Coach Bob Huggins is 5-0 all-time vs. OU (3-0 while at Cincy)

PLAYER NOTES

Junior Travis Bader

• Scored a game-high 25 points
• Went 6 of 12 from long range
• Posted double-figure points in 11 of 12 games
• 5th time this season he has surpassed 20 points
• 22nd time in his career he has made 5 or more 3s (5th time this season)
• Moved into 11th all-time in Summit League history with 266 career 3-pointers
• Reached double figures for the 25th time in his last 27 games
• Made at least 1 three in 32 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 77 of 83 career games

Junior Ryan Bass

• Tallied 5 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist
• Made his only 3-point attempt
• Finished 1 of 7 from the floor

Junior Duke Mondy

• Grabbed a career-high 9 rebounds
• Was close to a triple-double with 10 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists
• His 8 assists was the 2nd-most this season
• Reached double figures for the 2nd consecutive game (7 this season)
• Has 36 assists and 16 turnovers in his last 7 games

Sophomore Corey Petros

• Posted 14 points and 8 rebounds
• Has posted double-figure points in 11 of 12 games this season
• Had a chance to tie the game with 19 seconds left, but missed front end of 1-and-1 from the free-throw line
• Played 38 minutes

Senior Drew Valentine

• Tallied 15 points and 7 rebounds
• Had a highlight dunk on a missed shot and offensive rebound
• Reached double figures for the 2nd straight game, 5th time this season