Feb. 7, 2013

Recap | Box Score

NDSU 73, OAKLAND 68
Bison Sports Arena (489 attendance)
FARGO, N.D.
OAKLAND (8-13, 2-7 Summit League)

Oakland vs NDSU Series Notes

• Oakland leads the all-time series 9-6
• Oakland is 2-7 on the road this season
• The Golden Grizzlies are 4-3 inside the Bison Sports Arena
• OU is 4-2 against NDSU on the road in Division I contests

Game Notes and Runs

• Neither team scored for the first 2:20 of the game
• Elizabeth Hamlet scored OU's first basket tying the game at 2-2
• Victoria Lipscomb's jumper gave Oakland a 4-2 lead
• The Golden Grizzlies trailed 33-32 at the half, OU is 2-11 when trailing at the half
• There were six ties in the first half, OU's largest lead was 5, while NDSU never led by more than 3
• Victoria Lipscomb opened the second half with a 3-pointer to give Oakland the lead
• NDSU had nine 2nd chance points in the first half
• The Bison had a 40-34 rebounding edge and a 16-8 advantage in 2nd-chance points
• OU didn't attempt a free throw in the first half,(First time since Jan. 17, 2013 at Kanas City)
• Oakland was 0-7 at the free-throw line
• The Black and Gold failed to hit a free throw for the first time since Nov. 28, 2011 at Michigan State
• NDSU outscored Oakland 15-0 at the line
• With Hamlet leading the way, the Golden Grizzlies' bench outscored NDSUs
• Oakland's 10 3-pointers were a season-high and it was the first time OU hit 10 or more 3s since a game against Oral Roberts on Dec. 31, 2010
• Oakland used a 6-0 run to tie the game at 55-55 on a basket by Olivia Nash (Final tie of game

Player Notes

Freshman Elena Popkey
• Had 16 points to tie for the team scoring lead
• Hit a career-high four 3-pointers
• Has reached double-digits in 8 of 10 Summit League games this season
• Posted her third consecutive double-digit scoring performance

Freshman Annemarie Hamlet
• Had 10 points in the first half
• Reached double-digits in back-to-back games for the first time since Dec. 21/28
• Her 13 points marked a career-high in scoring during a Summit League game
• Her four 3-pointers were also her Summit League high

Junior Victoria Lipscomb
• Reached 500 points for her career
• Finished in double-digits for the ninth time this season
• It was her first double-digit scoring performance since the OU win over UMKC on Jan. 17, 2013
• Her 14 points were one shy of her career-high

Freshman Olivia Nash
• Scored all of her 10 points in the second half
• Played just six minutes in the first half and picked up three fouls