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Oakland-South Dakota Postgame Notes

South Dakota 97, Oakland 78

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Athletics Center O'rena (2,515 attendance)

Rochester, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (8-13, 3-4 Summit League)

â-ª South Dakota ended OU's 10-game home court winning streak

â-ª Tonight was Oakland's first loss at home this season, now 5-1

â-ª The 19-point loss is the 2nd-worst league defeat for OU in the O'rena (37 to Oral Roberts on 2/9/06)

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies fall 37-4 over their last 41 home games vs. Summit League opponents

â-ª After leading by 14, 30-16, (9:40) in the 1st half, OU was outscored 32-10 to trail 48-40 at halftime

â-ª The Grizzlies are 0-9 this season when trailing at the half

â-ª South Dakota's bench outscored OU's 31-6

â-ª The Coyotes shot 58% in the game and 53% from 3-point range

â-ª South Dakota went 19-for-20 from the free-throw line (95%) and outscored Oakland 19-7 from the charity stripe

â-ª OU is 21-8 in January League games since 2010 (2-3 this season)

â-ª With Travis Bader's 3-pointer in the 1st half (19:06), OU extends its streak to 757 straight games with at least 1 triple; 7th-longest streak in the country

â-ª OU is 54-8 over its last 62 games inside the O'rena

â-ª Oakland is 63-15 over its last 78 games vs. Summit League opponents

â-ª The Black and Gold are 92-36 vs. Mid-Major opponents since the 2008-09 season

â-ª Oakland is 683-619 all-time in 46 seasons

â-ª The Black and Gold are 136-51 all-time in the O'rena

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 139-79 in 14 seasons of Summit League play

OU-USD SERIES NOTES

â-ª Oakland leads the series 2-1

PLAYER NOTES

Junior Travis Bader

â-ª Finished with 19 points, after scoring 15 in 1st half

â-ª Made his first 5 3-point attempts tonight, and then finished 0-for-10

â-ª Has reached double figures in 15 straight games

â-ª Posted double figures in 34 of his last 36 games

â-ª Pushed his nation-leading streak to 41 consecutive games with a 3-pointer

â-ª Tallied at least 1 3-pointer in 86 of 92 career games

Junior Duke Mondy

â-ª Reached double figures with 17 points

â-ª Went 8 of 18 from the floor and 1 of 4 from 3-point range

â-ª Had 3 assists and 3 steals

Sophomore Corey Petros

â-ª Tallied 10 points and 8 rebounds

â-ª Tied his career high with 2 blocked shots

â-ª Reached double figures for the 17th time this season

Senior Drew Valentine

â-ª Posted his 3rd double-double of the season (12th in his career)

â-ª Finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds

â-ª Made 6 of 9 shots from the floor

â-ª Posted 2 assists and 2 steals

Sophomore Dante Williams

â-ª Matched his career high with 2 3-pointers

â-ª Went 2 of 3 from beyond the arc

â-ª Scored 6 points in 10 minutes

â-ª Most points he has scored since tallying 9 in the season opener

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Players Mentioned

Dante Williams

#2 Dante Williams

Forward
6' 6"
Sophomore
Travis Bader

#3 Travis Bader

Guard
6' 5"
Redshirt Junior
Duke Mondy

#10 Duke Mondy

Guard
6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
Drew Valentine

#15 Drew Valentine

Forward
6' 5"
Senior
Corey Petros

#42 Corey Petros

Center/Forward
6' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Dante Williams

#2 Dante Williams

6' 6"
Sophomore
Forward
Travis Bader

#3 Travis Bader

6' 5"
Redshirt Junior
Guard
Duke Mondy

#10 Duke Mondy

6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
Guard
Drew Valentine

#15 Drew Valentine

6' 5"
Senior
Forward
Corey Petros

#42 Corey Petros

6' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
Center/Forward