Postgame Notes - Oakland vs. Michigan State

Dec. 15, 2013

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Michigan State 80, Oakland 62
Breslin Center (6,513)
East Lansing, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (2-7)

Michigan State is the 6th BCS opponent for OU
Oakland is 0-4 on the road
Oakland trailed 27-26 at the half but led by as many as 10 at the 7:52 mark as they used a 10-point run
Michigan State outrebounded the Golden Grizzlies 55-35
First game this Oakland has finished with 4 players in double-figures
The Spartans started the second half on a 25-8 run and outscored OU 53-36 in the second half
MSU is the second of three Big Ten opponents as OU will travel to Minnesota on Dec. 29
Jeff Tungate started his 1st season as head coach of the women's program after spending the last six seasons as associate head coach for the men's team
The Golden Grizzlies forced 10 Spartan turnovers in the first half; ended game forcing 15 total
Oakland shot 27.0 percent (10-37), but only 4-for-16 from beyond the arc in the first half; finished game at 32.4 percent (23-71), including 38.2 percent (13-34) in the 2nd half
Michigan State shot 32.3 percent (10-31), but 20.0 percent (2-10) from beyond the arc in the first half; finished game at 44.3 percent (27-61) and 40.0 percent from 3-point range (8-20)
The Spartans outscored the Golden Grizzlies 22-13 in bench points and 18-8 in second chance points

OU-MSU SERIES NOTES

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Elena Popkey

Senior Kim Bee

Sophomore Olivia Nash