Dec. 21, 2013

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Eastern Michigan 81, Oakland 79 (OT) Athletics Center O'rena (1,507 attendance) Rochester, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (3-10)

• First overtime game for Oakland this season, 6-3 all-time in the O'rena
• OU is now 13-12 all-time at home in OT games
• The loss snaps a 10-game home court winning winning streak vs. non-conference opponents
• The Golden Grizzlies are 62-10 over their last 72 games inside the O'rena
• OU is 48-21 all-time vs. non-conference opponents at home
• The Grizzlies fall to 0-7 this season when trailing at the half, 29-28 today
• Oakland shot below 41% for the 8th time this season
• The Golden Grizzlies won the battle of the boards, 47-34
• OU's 21 offensive rebounds was a season high
• EMU outscored the Grizzlies 36-8 in the paint
• The 5 turnovers by EMU was the lowest total against Oakland
• Oakland improves to 28-12 vs. non-BCS opponents in December since 2007-08
• OU extended its 3-point streak to 782, 8th-longest streak in the country

OU-EMU SERIES NOTES

• The Golden Grizzlies are 4-2 vs. the Eagles in the D-I era
• OU trails the all-time series 8-5

PLAYER NOTES

Senior Travis Bader

• Made a season-high 10 3-pointers
• That is tied for the 2nd-most made in single-game school history (Bader 11 vs. IUPUI, Bader 10 vs. EMU, Bader 10 vs. SDSU) - T-3 in Horizon League history
• Moved into 6th all-time in NCAA history with 415 3-pointers; Just ahead of NBA standout Stephen Curry (Davidson, 414)
• Scored a season-high 33 points
• Went a season-best 10-for-15 in the game, all from beyond the arc
• Reached double figures in 40 straight games
• Tallied his 90th double-digit scoring game
• Played all 45 minutes of the game

Freshman Kahlil Felder

• Made a season-high 6 free throws in 6 attempts
• Finished with 11 points and 6 assists
• Went 1-of-2 from beyond the arc
• Reached double figures in the 2nd straight game, 6th time this season

Senior Duke Mondy

• Finished with a season-high 8 assists
• Posted 6 points on 2-of-12 shooting
• Grabbed 8 rebounds
• Made a pair of free throws to tie the game with 33 seconds left in regulation
• Has 1 steal in 52 of last 53 games, 12 straight

Junior Corey Petros

• Made just 5-of-14 field goals
• Grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds
• The 11 offensive rebounds ranks T-2nd in school history
• Tallied 13 points to record his league-best 5th double-double of the season
• Has 9 straight double-figure scoring games, and 2 straight double-doubles
• 26th time he has grabbed 10 or more rebounds in his career

Junior Dante Williams

• Tallied a career-high 16 points
• Had career highs with 6 field goals made and 13 attempted
• Tied his career high with 6 rebounds, 4 offensive
• Fouled out for the 5th time this season before overtime
• Played 32 minutes before picking up his 5th foul