Jan. 18, 2014
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UIC 78, Oakland 65
Rochester, Mich. (581)
Rochester, Mich.
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (7-10, 2-2 HL)
- Oakland is 5-4 at home and snapped a 5-game home winning streak
- OU trailed 37-28 at the half; Oakland is 0-9 when trailing at half
- The Flames outrebounded the Golden Grizzlies 57-36; Fall to 1-6 when being outrebounded
- UIC outscored OU 28-13 in second chance points
- Jeff Tungate started his 1st season as head coach of the women's program after spending the last six seasons as associate head coach for the men's team
- Oakland shot 23.7 percent (9-38) in the first half including 25.0 percent (4-16) from 3-point range
- OU finished game shooting 32.4 percent (22-68) with 25.0 percent (6-24)
- UIC shot 46.4 percent (13-28) in the opening half including just 28.6 percent (2-7) from 3-point range
- UIC finished shooting 40.7 percent (24-59) from the floor and 26.7 percent (4-15) from 3-point range
- Oakland held a 7-2 blocked shots advantage
- Oakland won the turnover battle 14-10; OU is just 5-5 when winning the turnover margin
OU-UIC SERIES NOTES
- Oakland leads 2-1
- OU came into the game undefeated against the Flames
PLAYER NOTES
Senior Bethany Watterworth
- Scored 21 points
- It is her 2nd 20-plus point performance of the season and 32nd of her career
- Marks her 9th double-figure scoring game of the season
- It is her 5th straight double-figure scoring effort
- It is her 89th career double-figure scoring game
Senior Kim Bee
- Tallied 16 points and 8 rebounds
- It is her 7th double-figure scoring game of season
- Tied career-high with 5 blocks; Has at least 2 blocks in 13 of 15 games this season
Sophomore Elena Popkey
- Scored 11 points
- Snapped streak of 3-straight 20-plus point games
- It is her 11th double-figure point game of the season
