Feb. 14, 2013
Recap | Box Score
Oakland 76, South Dakota 75
DakotaDome (1,344 attendance) Vermillion, S.D.
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (14-13, 9-4 Summit League)
â-ª Oakland is 5-0 this season in 1-possession games
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are riding a season-high 6-game winning streak
â-ª Oakland is 29-2 in February League games since 2009
â-ª OU trailed 42-34 at halftime and are 3-9 this season when behind at the break
â-ª With Travis Bader's 3-pointer in the 1st half (18:39), OU extends its streak to 763 straight games with at least 1 triple; 7th-longest streak in the country
â-ª Oakland is 69-15 over its last 84 games vs. Summit League opponents
â-ª The Black and Gold are 98-36 vs. Mid-Major opponents since the 2008-09 season
â-ª Oakland is 689-619 all-time in 46 seasons
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 145-79 in 14 seasons of Summit League play
OU-USD SERIES NOTES
â-ª Oakland leads the overall series 3-1
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are a perfect 2-0 vs. the Coyotes at the DakotaDome
PLAYER NOTES
Junior Travis Bader
â-ª Played a season-low 28 minutes, picking up 3 fouls in 1st half
â-ª Was perfect from the free-throw line (3-3) for the 12th time this season
â-ª Has reached double figures in 21 straight games
â-ª Posted double figures in 40 of his last 42 games
â-ª Has made a 3-pointer in 47 straight games (2nd-best in NCAA)
â-ª Tallied at least 1 3-pointer in 92 of 98 career games
â-ª Passes Derick Nelson for 18th all-time in scoring
Junior Ryan Bass
â-ª Dished out a team-best 7 assists
â-ª 5th time this season with 5 or more assists
â-ª Finished 2-for-3 from behind the arc
â-ª Shooting 46% (22-48) from 3-point range over last 14 games after starting 18% in first 9 games
Junior Duke Mondy
â-ª Went to the free-throw line with 4.3 seconds left and the game tied
â-ª Made 1 of 2 free throws to give OU the lead
â-ª Has scored the game-winning points in 3 games this season (Valpo, North Dakota State and South Dakota)
â-ª Posted 16 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds
â-ª Has 12 assists to 1 turnover over last 2 games
â-ª With his 3 steals tonight, improved his single-season school record to 85 (8th in Summit League history)
Sophomore Corey Petros
â-ª Finished with 17 points on 7 of 10 shooting
â-ª Tallied 13 rebounds to record his team-best 7th double-double (2nd in the league)
â-ª 11th double-figure rebounding game of the season (21st of his career)
â-ª Has 7 assists over the last 2 games (3 tonight)
Senior Drew Valentine
â-ª Tied Derick Nelson (2005-10) with his 130th game played tonight, 4th in school history
â-ª Recorded his 5th double-double of the season
â-ª Reached double-digit points for the 4th straight game
â-ª Hit season-high 7 field goals
â-ª 3rd time this season he has played all 40 minutes
â-ª 6th time this season with 4 or more assists, 3rd straight game
â-ª Shooting 63% (38-60) from the floor in the last 9 games
