Oakland vs. IUPUI - Postgame Notes

IUPUI 59, OAKLAND 37
The Jungle (405 attendance)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.

OAKLAND (9-18, 3-12 Summit League)

Game Notes and Runs

Oakland's first points came on a pair of FTs by Olivia Nash at the 14:16 mark to make it 7-2
OU went without a field goal for the first 10:51 of the game
The Golden Grizzlies trailed by 12 in the first half
Victoria Lipscomb had the made basket for OU at the 9:09 mark of the first half making it 14-8
The Golden Grizzlies hit their first six free throws of the game, and were 7 of 9 in the first half
IUPUI held a 28-19 lead at the half, as OU shot 24 percent from the field, the Jags hit 43.3 percent
The Golden Grizzlies did not hit a 3-pointer in the first half and went 1-for-15 beyond the arc
OU averages 5.5 three-point baskets per-game
Both teams finished with 20 turnovers
The teams combined to go 3-for-26 from three-point-range
The Black and Gold is 3-15 when trailing at half (Had a comeback win against IUPUI at the O'rena)
Oakland had six field goals in each half
OU was 7 of 9 at the free-throw line in the first half, but finished the game 12 of 24 at the line
Oakland had 15 offensive rebounds, IUPUI won the battle of the boards 48-39
IUPUI outscored OU 38-12 in the paint

Oakland vs IUPUI Series Notes

Oakland leads the all-time series 24-12
The Golden Grizzlies are 2-9 on the road this season, 1-6 in road league games
The Black and Gold split the season series with the Jaguars
OU is 7-9 in road games against IUPUI (game played at The Jungle and Conseco Fieldhouse)
The Grizzlies are 8-2 in the last 10 meetings with IUPUI
IUPUI forfeited a win from 2007 for using an ineligible player
With the loss Oakland is assured of being the No. 8 seed at The Summit League Championship
The 96 combined points tied as the fewest between the two teams in series history

Player Notes

Freshman Elena Popkey

Recorded her first career double-double
Popkey finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds
Hit the only 3-pointer of the game for OU
Entered the day leading the league in 3-point shooting percentage (went 1-for-4 in the game)