Jan. 3, 2013

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79 OMAHA (4-13, 1-4)

1ST 2ND FINAL 42 37 79 50 41 91 Rochester, Mich. • Attendance: 2,105

91 OAKLAND (7-9, 2-1)

STATS COMPARISON Points 79 91 FG Made/Att 30-55 35-69 Field Goal Pct. 54.5% 50.7% 3pt Made/Att 11-22 11-29 3pt FG Pct. 50.0% 37.9% FT Made/Att 8-18 10-19 Free Throw Pct. 44.4% 52.6% Rebounds 32 39 Turnovers 20 13 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Points Simmons - 24 Bass - 20 Rebounds Welhouse - 6 Valentine - 10 Assists Carter - 6 Mondy - 9 Steals Hagerbaumer - 2 Mondy - 6 Blocks 4 players tied at 1 Mondy - 2 OAKLAND MEN'S BASKETBALL CENTRAL • Roster • Schedule/Results • Season Stats • Web Guide

ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) - Ryan Bass scored 20 points to lead all five starters in double figures, helping Oakland beat Nebraska-Omaha 91-79 Thursday night in the first-ever meeting between the schools.

Bass was 7 of 15 from the field for the Golden Grizzlies (7-9, 2-1 Summit League). Travis Bader, who entered leading the nation with 60 3-pointers, made five more and had 19 points. Duke Mondy added 18 points, nine assists and six steals, while Corey Petros chipped in 16 points and Drew Valentine had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Justin Simmons had 24 points and John Karhoff added 14 for the Mavericks (4-13, 1-4), who shot 54.5 percent and took their only lead, 29-28, on a Caleb Steffensmeier 3-pointer with 8:37 left in the first half. But Oakland rallied to lead 50-42 at halftime and by as many as 22 in the second half. The Grizzlies scored 36 points off 20 Omaha turnovers.

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