Jan. 17, 2013

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68 KANSAS CITY (5-14, 2-5)

1ST 2ND FINAL 33 35 68 33 48 81 Rochester, Mich. • Attendance: 2,345

81 OAKLAND (8-12, 3-3)

STATS COMPARISON Points 68 81 FG Made/Att 25-52 26-47 Field Goal Pct. 48.1% 55.3% 3pt Made/Att 9-22 8-18 3pt FG Pct. 40.9% 44.4% FT Made/Att 9-12 21-27 Free Throw Pct. 75.0% 77.8% Rebounds 22 31 Turnovers 21 20 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Points Tyler - 20 Bader - 30 Rebounds Chatmon - 6 Petros - 10 Assists Staton - 4 Mondy - 7 Steals Staton & Washington - 2 Valentine - 8 Blocks Chatmon - 1 Petros & Mondy - 1 OAKLAND MEN'S BASKETBALL CENTRAL • Roster • Schedule/Results • Season Stats • Web Guide

ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP)- Travis Bader scored 30 points, including 23 in the second half, to help Oakland pull away for an 81-68 victory over UMKC on Thursday night.

Oakland (8-12, 3-3 Summit) increased its home winning streak to 10 games.

Bader converted 5 of 11 attempts from 3-point range, including 4 of 9 in the second half. He was a perfect 9-of-9 from the free-throw line, all in the second half.

Oakland eased in front after a 33-33 halftime tie, but UMKC (5-14, 2-5) was within 70-65 with 2:31 left in the game.

Two free throws by Drew Valentine at the 2:05 mark and a three-point play by Bader at 1:22 increased the margin to 75-65.

Valentine scored 19 points and Corey Petros had 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Estan Tucker scored 20 points for UMKC, including four 3-pointers.

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