Dec. 27, 2013

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Oakland 87, Defiance 46

Athletics Center O'rena (1,433 attendance)

Rochester, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (5-10)

â-ª Oakland is 5-1 inside the O'rena this year

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies led by 15 points at halftime, 44-29

â-ª OU is 4-3 this season when leading at the half

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies shot 55.6% in the game

â-ª OU has shot 50% or better in 2 straight games and 3-of-6 at home

â-ª Oakland went 15-for-27 from the floor in the first and second half

â-ª The Grizzlies committed a season-low 3 turnovers

â-ª Oakland led by 24 points with 2:27 left in the game

â-ª Defiance outrebounded OU, 34-28

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies have been outrebounded in 11-of-15 games

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 12-1 in their last 13 games vs. non-conference opponents

â-ª OU is 64-10 over their last 74 games inside the O'rena

â-ª Oakland is 50-21 all-time vs. non-conference opponents at home

â-ª The Grizzlies are 22-1 all-time vs. non-D-I opponents in the O'rena, 6-0 vs. D-III teams

â-ª OU extended its 3-point streak to 784, 8^th-longest streak in the country

OU-DC SERIES NOTES

â-ª Oakland leads the all-time series 6-0

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 2-0 against the Yellow Jackets inside the O'rena

PLAYER NOTES

Senior Travis Bader

â-ª Scored a game-high 34 points

â-ª Became the 4^th player in school history to surpass 2,000 points (2,001)

â-ª Leads the Horizon League with 9 20-point games

â-ª Surpassed the 30-point plateau for the 3^rd time this season

â-ª Is 24-for-37 (65%) from behind the arc in last 3 games

â-ª Finished 7-for-10 today from 3

â-ª Had a season-high 4 assists

â-ª Reached double figures in 42 straight games

â-ª Tallied his 92^nd double-digit scoring game

Sophomore Mitch Baenziger

â-ª Made his 3^rd start tonight

â-ª Finished with 4 points, 1 assist and 1 steal in 24 minutes

Freshman Kahlil Felder

â-ª Had a career-high 10 assists

â-ª Matched his career high with 6 rebounds

â-ª Tallied 5 points and 2 steals

Senior Duke Mondy

â-ª Missed the game due to knee injury suffered against Robert Morris

Sophomore Tommie McCune

â-ª Fouled out (6:36) for the 5^th time this season

â-ª Scored 10 points in 11 minutes

â-ª Reached double figures for the 5^th time this year

Sophomore Lloyd Neely II

â-ª Dished out a career-high 4 assists

â-ª Went 1-for-2 and finished with 2 points in 16 minutes

Junior Corey Petros

â-ª Posted 21 points and 7 rebounds

â-ª Surpassed 20 points in 2^nd straight game

â-ª Tallied double-figure points in 11 consecutive games

â-ª Reached 20 points for the 2^nd straight game and 3^rd time this season

â-ª Is 18-for-25 (72%) from the floor in last 2 games

Junior Dante Williams

â-ª Went 4-of-8 from the floor to finish with 9 points

â-ª Grabbed 5 rebounds

â-ª Tied his season-high with 3 assists