March 25, 2012

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OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (20-16)
TOURNAMENT NOTES

• The Golden Grizzlies made its first appearance in the CIT Final Four
• Oakland is 4-2 in 2 appearances in the CIT
• Previous appearance was in 2009 (lost in quarterfinals)
• The Grizzlies are a perfect 4-0 at home in the tourney
• The Black and Gold are now 5-5 all-time in NCAA Division I postseason

SEASON NOTES

• Today was the 36th game of the season for OU, tying a school record set in 2008-09 (23-13 record)
• The 60 points Oakland allowed in first half was the most by any team this season
• The Golden Grizzlies finish 2-11 this season when trailing at halftime
• Oakland broke a Summit League record with 3 postseason wins this season
• OU ended the year 8-3 over its last 11 games
• With the loss, Oakland falls to 130-43 vs. Mid-Major opponents since 2006
• Today was the first time OU had given up 100 points in a game, 105 (Last time was by IUPUI at Conseco Fieldhouse, 100 on 2/5/11)
• The Grizzlies made 13 threes today and have made 10 or more in 13 of final 15 games
• Oakland has scored 2,875 points this season, 3rd in school and league history
• The 335 treys made is a Summit League record, 2nd in program history (356 in 1993-94)
• OU broke the single-season school record with 646 free-throws made, 2nd in league history
• The 877 free-throw attempts is a school record, 2nd in the league ledger
• With Travis Bader's 3-pointer in the first half (18:56), Oakland extends its streak to 736 consecutive games with at least one trey made - 7th-longest streak in the country
• Travis Bader and Reggie Hamilton are just the 3rd tandem in NCAA Division I history to make over 100 threes in a season, 124 and 118, respectively; They join Dukes' Jason Williams (132) and Shane Battier (124) in 2000-01, and La Salle's Randy Woods (121) and Jack Hurd (113) in 1991-92
• The starting lineup of Bader, Bass, Hamilton, Petros and Valentine finished 2-1 on the season
• Oakland has made the postseason in 4 straight seasons

OU-USU SERIES NOTES

• Today was the first-ever meeting between the schools
• USU leads the series 1-0
• This was the first-ever game for OU vs. a WAC opponent
• The Aggies are 100-6 in their last 106 games at home (210-17 all-time under Coach Stew Morrill)
• Utah State is playing in its 30th postseason tournament (20 NCAA tourneys, 9 NIT appearances and 1 CIT appearance)

PLAYER NOTES
Sophomore Travis Bader

• Finished with 22 points
• Career-best 11th game of 20 or more
• Went 4-for-10 from three
• His 124 threes this season ranks 2nd all-time in school history and Summit League history
• Ranks 6th in program history with 218 career triples
• Has made 1 or more threes in 20 consecutive games
• Converted at least one 3-pointer in 65 of 71 career games

Sophomore Ryan Bass

• Tallied 12 points on 4 of 13 shooting
• Reached double-figures for the 3rd straight game
• Finished with 8 double-figure scoring games this season

Senior Reggie Hamilton

• Had a string of 22 consecutive free throws snapped, missing his 3rd attempt today (7-for-11 today)
• Scored below 29 points for the first time in 10 games, finishing with 23
• Dished out a season-high tying 9 assists
• Advanced to 5th all-time in league history with 548 assists
• Ended his career with 2,185 points, 7th in Summit League history
• Finished this season with a Summit League record 942 points
• His 262 free-throws made is 2nd in league single-season history
• Made 534 career foul shots, 4th in league history
• With his 4 triples today, moved into 9th in league history with 277
• Has reached double figures in 39 consecutive games
• Is the only OU player to reach double figures in every game this season
• Made his 70th consecutive start

Freshman Corey Petros

• Led OU on the glass with 10 boards
• 10th game of 10 or more rebounds
• 21st time he has led the team in rebounding

Junior Drew Valentine

• Fouled out for the 3rd time this season
• Finished with 10 points and 6 rebounds
• It's the 19th time this year he has gone for at least 10 points and 5 rebounds (32 times in his career)
• 23rd double-figure scoring game this season

Freshman Dante Williams

• Made a career-high 2 of 4 treys
• Tallied 6 points, 1 shy of career high