Dec. 6, 2012

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Oakland 88, Rochester College 77
Athletics Center O'rena (2,165 attendance)
Rochester, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (3-6)

• Oakland went with its 5th different starting lineup today; Bader, Mondy, Petros, Poches and Valentine
• OU improved to 51-7 over its last 58 home games
• The Golden Grizzlies are riding a 6-game home court winning streak
• The Grizzlies led 43-25 at halftime and are 3-2 this season when leading at the break
• Oakland shot better from 3-point range (67%) than from the free-throw line (55%) in the 1st half
• The Black and Gold snapped a 3-game losing streak tonight
• The Grizzlies shot 54% (28-52) and scored 27 points off 20 Rochester College turnovers
• Oakland is 2-1 this season when shooting better than 50%
• The 25 free-throws made was a season high
• With Travis Bader's 3-pointer in the 1st half (14:07), OU extends its streak to 745 straight games with at least 1 triple; 7th-longest streak in the country
• Former OU player Drew Maynard returned to the O'rena for Rochester College tonight, scoring 22 points
• Tonight was Greg Kampe's 493rd win
• Oakland is 678-612 all-time in 46 seasons

OU-RC SERIES NOTES

• The Golden Grizzlies lead 15-0
• This is the 6th consecutive season the two teams have played
• Oakland leads 7-0 inside the O'rena

PLAYER NOTES

Junior Travis Bader

• Posted a season-high 32 points
• 2nd time in his career he has reached 30 points
• Finished 6 of 8 from 3-point range
• Went 8-for-9 from the free-throw line
• Tied his career-high 3 steals
• Reached double figures for the 22nd time in his last 24 games
• Made at least 1 three in 29 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 74 of 80 career games

Junior Raphael Carter

• Scored a career-high 3 points in 16 minutes
• Tallied his first dunk of the season
• Grabbed a career-high 3 rebounds

Junior Duke Mondy

• Recorded game highs with 7 assists and 4 steals
• Has 20 assists to just 5 turnovers in his last 4 games
• Blocked a shot for the 2nd consecutive game

Sophomore Corey Petros

• Tied his career-high 23 points
• Was a perfect 8-for-8 from the floor
• Third time this season he has been perfect from the floor
• Has made 7 or more free throws in 3 of last 4 games (7-11 tonight)
• Only player to reach double figures in every game this season

Sophomore Matt Poches

• Made his 2nd career start, 1st of the season
• Scored a career-high 17 points
• Made a career-best 7 free throws on a career-high 11 attempts
• Played a career-high 35 minutes
• Set a new career high with 3 assists