March 5, 2012

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THE SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
POSTGAME NOTES - QUARTERFINALS
SOUTHERN UTAH 84, OAKLAND 82
MARCH 4, 2012, SIOUX FALLS, S.D.
SIOUX FALLS ARENA (2,835 attendance)

No. 3 SEED OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (17-15)
TOURNAMENT NOTES

• The loss tonight snaps a 5-game winning streak for OU in the quarterfinals
• The Golden Grizzlies' 6-game winning streak in Sioux Falls Arena was snapped
• OU is 8-2 all-time inside Sioux Falls Arena
• Oakland made a tournament-high 15 threes (12 was previous record vs. SDSU last season)
• The Grizzlies are 6-5 all-time in quarterfinal round games
• The Black and Gold have held double-digit leads in all 10 games played in Sioux Falls
• The Grizzlies are 14-8 all-time at the league tournament (Began play in 2002)
• OU has scored 80 or more points in 4 straight tournament games
• Reggie Hamilton has scored 20 or more points in 4 consecutive tournament games
• Travis Bader has scored double figures in 3 of 4 tourney games, shooting 50% from three (8-16)
• This is Oakland's 11th appearance at the tournament (3 titles and 2 runner-up finishes)
• The 3 tournament championships is tied for 2nd-best in league history (Valpo 8, OU 3 and ORU 3)

SEASON NOTES

• Tied season-high 15 threes made tonight
• The Golden Grizzlies are 2-12 when their opponent shoots better than 50%, 58.2% tonight
• Oakland finished 5-2 over its last 7 games
• OU has made at least 10 triples in 10 of 11 games, 4 straight
• The loss tonight snaps the Grizzlies' 29 straight wins vs. league opponents from Feb. 6-March 9, since 2008
• With Travis Bader's 3-pointer in the first half (18:02), Oakland extends its streak to 732 consecutive games with at least one trey made - 7th-longest streak in the country
• The Black and Gold are 2-10 when trailing at halftime, 43-40 tonight
• OU is 60-11 over its last 71 games vs. league opponents
• The Golden Grizzlies are 127-42 vs. mid-major opponents since 2006

OU-SUU SERIES NOTES

• Southern Utah snaps an 8-game winning streak vs. Oakland
• Oakland leads the all-time series 17-14
• OU is 1-2 all-time vs. the Thunderbirds at the tournament
• All 3 games have been in the quarterfinal round

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Travis Bader

• Reached double figures for the 12th straight game
• Has 24 double-figure scoring games this season
• With his 6 treys, moves in to 2nd in single-season school history with 110
• Is just the 2nd player in school history (Erik Kangas twice) to reach 100 triples
• Moved in to a T3 in Summit League single-season history in threes (Mark Alberts, Akron - 110)
• Has 51 threes in last 10 games (5.1 per game)
• Converted at least one 3-pointer in 61 of 67 career games
• Made his 20th start of the season

Senior Reggie Hamilton

• Improved his Summit League single-season scoring record with 821 points
• Holds school record with 15 30-point games, 31 tonight
• Has scored 30 or more points in 7 straight games and 8 of 9
• Moved in to 8th all-time in league history with 2,064 points
• Finished 6-for-8 from behind the arc and advanced to 10th all-time in league history with 263
• Has reached double figures in 36 consecutive games
• Is the only OU player to reach double figures in every game this season
• Made his 66th consecutive start

Senior Laval Lucas-Perry

• Tallied 8 points
• Dished out 4 assists, a career-high vs. league opponents
• Finished 3-for-3 from the floor

Junior Drew Valentine

• Grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds
• Scored 8 points on 3 of 11 shooting
• Played the entire 40 minutes