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#5/5 Michigan State 67, Oakland 63

The Palace of Auburn Hills (13,873 attendance)

Auburn Hills, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (2-9)

â-ª Oakland led by as many as 8 points in the first half (12:55), and led at halftime, 31-30

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies fall to 1-3 this season when leading after 20 minutes

â-ª Oakland has dropped 12 straight games away from home

â-ª The Grizzlies have caused 15 or more turnovers in 5 straight games and 7 overall, 17 this afternoon

â-ª OU has shot less than 41% in 7 games this season, 1-6 record

â-ª OU is 2-34 all-time vs. Associated Press Top 25 opponents, 0-4 this season

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies have lost 26 consecutive games against the Big Ten, 2-32 overall

â-ª The Grizzlies have been outrebounded in 10-of-11 games this season, 41-32 tonight

â-ª Oakland falls to 0-5 this season against power-six conference opponents this season, 7-70 overall

â-ª OU extended its 3-point streak to 780, 8^th-longest streak in the country

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are ranked No. 1 in RPI Strength of Schedule by USA Today

OU-MSU SERIES NOTES

â-ª The Spartans have won all 12 meetings

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 0-3 at the Palace vs. the Spartans

â-ª The last 2 games played in this series at The Palace have been decided by a combined 5 points

PLAYER NOTES

Senior Travis Bader

â-ª Made his 2^nd 3-point attempt to snap a string of 11 straight misses

â-ª Went 4-for-14 from behind the arc

â-ª Made all 4 free throws to extend his streak to 13

â-ª Finished the game with 18 points

â-ª Tied for 10^th in NCAA history with 401 career 3-pointers

â-ª Moved into 13^th in NCAA history with 1,008 3-point attempts

â-ª Reached double figures in 38 straight games

Sophomore Mitch Baenziger

â-ª First game this season without a field goal

â-ª Went 0-for-4 and 0-for-3 from behind the arc

Senior Duke Mondy

â-ª Posted consecutive games of a career-high 7 steals

â-ª Scored a game-high 24 points

â-ª First time scoring 20 or more points in 14 games

â-ª Made a season-high 10 field goals (10-for-15)

â-ª Added 6 rebounds and 3 assists

â-ª 6^th time this season he has recorded 5 or more steals

â-ª Has 3 or more steals in all but 1 game this year and 40 times in his career

â-ª Has 1 steal in 50 of last 51 games, 10 straight

Junior Corey Petros

â-ª Posted 11 points and 6 rebounds

â-ª Reached double figures for the 7^th straight time

â-ª Played 39 minutes

Junior Dante Williams

â-ª Tallied 6 points and 5 rebounds

â-ª Earned 28 minutes of playing time

â-ª Finished 2-for-4 from the floor and 1-of-3 from long range