Dec. 30, 2012
Recap |
Box Score OAKLAND 68, IUPUI 59
Athletics Center O'rena (446 attendance)
ROCHESTER, Mich.
OAKLAND (7-7, 1-1 Summit League)
- Elena Popkey led Oakland in scoring with 20 points
Popkey led OU in scoring for the third consecutive game. Oakland is 3-4 when Popkey leads the team in scoring
Popkey has scored 20 or more points in back-to-back games
OU is 24-11 all-time against IUPUI.
The Golden Grizzlies are 13-3 all-time in games played at the O'rena. One IUPUI win at the O'rena was vacated by the Jaguars.
Popkey scored Oakland's first basket for Oakland to make it 7-2 at the 16:52 mark of the first half.
The first 10 points of the game for IUPUI were second-chance points as IUPUI jumped out to a 10-4 lead
IUPUI finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds and 16 second-chance points
The Black and Gold had a 12-6 rebounding edge in the second half after losing the battle of the boards 24-13 in the first half
The Golden Grizzlies shot a season-high 60.5 percent from the field
It was the first time OU had shot over 60 percent from the field since Jan. 29, 2011 against Centenary (66.7)
Oakland is now 6-4 in home games this season
After trailing 9-2 at the 15:52 mark, OU outscored IUPUI 19-5 to take a 21-14 lead at the 10:14 mark of the first half, it was the largest lead of the half for OU
OU led by as many as 14 points in the second half
Popkey hit a jumper to cap an 9-2 Oakland run and gave OU its first lead 13-12
The previous three meetings in the series between Oakland and IUPUI had been decided by 3 or fewer points
IUPUI led 33-31 at the half. The Golden Grizzlies improve to 2-7 when trailing at the half
Elizabeth Hamlet was 5-of-5 at the free-throw line for a second consecutive game and has hit 11 consecutive free throws dating back to the game against Rochester College
Hamlet equaled her season rebounding high and was tied for the OU rebounding lead with four
Shelby Herrington hit the first two baskets of the second half and tied the score 35-35
Popkey hit a 3 to put OU in front 38-37 the first lead of the second half for OU
Elizabeth and Annemarie Hamlet both equaled their season-highs of four assists and led the OU squad in assists
Beckie Francis Quote
I was really happy with how we handled their press. We said that it really helped playing Michigan State, Purdue and UConn because they pressed us really hard and we learned a lot from that. So we came in and felt prepared for the press and I thought our players were very smart with how they beat it.
