Feb. 18, 2012

Recap | Box Score

ILLINOIS STATE 79, OAKLAND 75
FEBRUARY 18, 2012
REDBIRD ARENA (4,601 attendance)
NORMAL, Ill.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (15-14)

• The loss snaps a 3-game winning streak for Oakland
• The Golden Grizzlies led at halftime, 43-34
• Oakland falls to 13-3 this season when leading at the half
• The Grizzlies shot 50% from 3 in the first half (8-16) and just 21.4% in the second half (3-14)
• The Redbirds outrebounded the Golden Grizzlies, 41-30
• ISU had 19 second-chance points
• The Redbirds shot 64% (16-25) in the second half compared to 30% (9-30) in the first half
• OU was outscored 45-32 in the final 20 minutes
• Oakland used a familiar starting lineup today (Bass, Hamilton, Sikora, Valentine, Williams)
• That lineup has a record of 4-4 on the season
• Tonight's loss snaps a 27-game winning streak for OU from Feb. 6-March 9, since 2008
• With Reggie Hamilton's 3-pointer in the first half (17:32), Oakland extends its streak to 729 consecutive games with at least one trey made - 7th-longest streak in the country
• OU trails the overall series with ISU 4-1

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Travis Bader

• Tallied 18 points on 5 of 14 shooting
• Went 3-for-11 from beyond the arc
• Made 5 of 6 shots from the foul line
• Has 36 threes in last 7 games (5.2 per game)
• Reached double figures for the 9th straight game, 21st time this season
• With the 3 treys made, pushed his season total to 95
• Ranks T3 in single-season school history and T9 in Summit League history
• Converted at least one 3-pointer in 58 of 64 career games

Sophomore Ryan Bass

• Finished with 9 points and 5 rebounds
• Played in a career-high 34 minutes

Senior Reggie Hamilton

• Recorded his 12th 30-point game of the season, 1 shy of tying school record
• Has scored 30 or more points in 4 straight games and 5 of 6
• Had a string of 26 consecutive free-throws made snapped on his 3rd attempt
• Scored a game-high 34 points
• Advanced to 13th all-time in league for scoring with 1,971 points
• Dished out 8 assists and had just 3 turnovers
• Advanced to 19th in OU history with 1,344 points in just 2 seasons
• Has reached double figures in 33 consecutive games
• Is the only OU player to reach double figures in every game this season
• Made his 63rd consecutive start

Freshman Corey Petros

• Fouled out with 6:03 left in the game
• It is the 5th time this season he has gotten 5 fouls
• Finished with 2 points and 5 rebounds

Junior Drew Valentine

• Posted 10 points and 5 rebounds
• Was perfect from the foul line, 3-for-3
• Made his only shot attempt from behind the arc