Recap | Box Score

OAKLAND 74, WESTERN ILLINOIS 70 (2OT)

WESTERN HALL (2,124 attendance)

MACOMB, Ill.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (13-13, 7-7 Summit League)

â-ª Oakland has won 11 straight inside Western Hall

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies split the season series with WIU and have never been swept by the Leathernecks

â-ª OU led 30-23 at halftime and are 11-2 this season when leading at the break

â-ª The Grizzlies outrebounded WIU 42-32 and are 9-3 this season when winning that department

â-ª The Black and Gold are 5-1 in league play when outrebounding their opponent

â-ª OU shot a season-low 46.2% from the free-throw line (12-26)

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies shot better from beyond the arc than the floor and the foul line, going 14-for-30 (46.7%)

â-ª OU is 6-2 this season when shooting better than 40% from 3-point range

â-ª The 50 points scored in regulation was a season low for the Grizzlies (57 at Alabama to start the season, 11/14/11)

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies held WIU to just 50 points in regulation, a season-best effort for Oakland in league play (Previously held SUU to 63 points, 1/19/12)

â-ª Oakland is now 56-10 over its last 66 games vs. Summit League opponents

â-ª This was the first double-overtime game for OU since Feb. 24, 2000 vs. UMKC (W, 111-108)

â-ª OU only had 4 of 8 players score in the entire game (250 minutes)

â-ª Posted its 6^th different starting lineup this season (Hamilton, Poches, Sikora, Valentine, Williams)

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 21-2 in the month of February over the last 4 seasons (both losses at IUPUI)

â-ª With Reggie Hamilton's 3-pointer in the first half (18:39), Oakland extends its streak to 726 consecutive games with at least one trey made - 7^th-longest streak in the country

â-ª The Black and Gold are 12-2 all-time at WIU

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies lead the all-time series with WIU 25-5

â-ª The Grizzlies 123-40 (.755) against Mid-Major opponents since 2006

â-ª Tonight's win was the 680^th all-time in program history

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Travis Bader

â-ª Finished with 19 points to reach double figures for the 9^th time in 10 games

â-ª Went 4 of 10 from behind the arc (24 threes in last 4 games)

â-ª Reached double figures for the 18^th time this season (38^th in his career)

â-ª Converted at least one 3-pointer in 56 of 62 career games

â-ª Is 42-for-86 (49%) over his last 9 games

â-ª He leads the country in 3-point field goals attempted (215)

Senior Reggie Hamilton

â-ª Tallied a career-high 9 threes tonight, going 9-for-14

â-ª Scored 40 points for the second time this season (41 at Valpo)

â-ª League-best 9 games of 30 points or more

â-ª Advanced to 16^th all-time in Summit League history with 235 treys made

â-ª Has reached double figures in 30 consecutive games

â-ª Is the only OU player to reach double figures in every game this season

â-ª Made his 59^th consecutive start

Senior Laval Lucas-Perry

â-ª Matched his career-high 7 rebounds in league play

â-ª Also tied his career-high with 2 steals (11 times overall)

Freshman Corey Petros

â-ª Grabbed a team-high tying 8 rebounds in 37 minutes

â-ª Tallied 5 points

â-ª Went 3 of 7 from the foul line

Freshman Matt Poches

â-ª Made his first-ever collegiate start

â-ª Big defensive stop on WIU's Ceola Clark at the end of overtime to send game in to double-OT

â-ª Grabbed a career-high 4 rebounds in career-best 21 minutes

â-ª Dished out season-best tying 2 assists

Junior Drew Valentine

â-ª Posted 10 points and 8 rebounds in career-high 41 minutes

â-ª Fouled out with 4:09 left in OT

â-ª Led team in rebounding for the 9^th time this season

â-ª It was 14^th time this season he has recorded at least 10 points and 5 boards

â-ª 27^th time in his career he has accomplished that feat