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Western Michigan 82, Oakland 71

Athletics Center O'rena (2,415 attendance)

Rochester, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (0-3)

â-ª This was just the 2^nd time in 11 seasons that Oakland dropped its home opener

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies have trailed at halftime in every game this season, 35-29 tonight

â-ª Oakland is 0-3 this season when trailing at the break

â-ª The Black and Gold and Broncos were tied at 65 with 5:35 left in the game

â-ª WMU went on an 8-0 run over the next 2 minutes to seize control of the contest

â-ª Both teams grabbed 29 rebounds

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies shot 43.6% to WMU's 56.9%

â-ª The Broncos shot 50% from behind the arc (9-for-18)

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies drop to 69-15 in their last 84 games inside the O'rena

â-ª Oakland extended its 3-point streak to 805, 8^th-longest streak in the country

OAKLAND-WMU SERIES NOTES

â-ª The Broncos have won 4 straight in the series

â-ª WMU leads the all-time series 8-2 (5-2 in D1 era)

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies fall to 1-3 against the Broncos inside the O'rena

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Kahlil Felder

â-ª Handed out 8 assists to 4 turnovers

â-ª Finished with 14 points and a career-high 4 steals

â-ª Has reached double figures in 21 of 36 career games played (3 straight)

â-ª Dished out 7 or more assists in 19 of 36 games played

Senior Ralph Hill

â-ª Scored a season-high 10 points

â-ª Attempted a career-high 6 shots from beyond the arc

â-ª Has made a 3-pointer in 10 straight games

Junior Tommie McCune

â-ª Scored a career-high 27 points

â-ª Made a career-best 3 of 3 shots from 3-point range

â-ª Went a career-high 8-for-10 from the free-throw line

â-ª Made 8 of 13 shots from the floor

â-ª Played a career-high 36 minutes

â-ª Posted his 10^th double-figure scoring game of his career

Freshman Femi Olujobi

â-ª Tallied a season-high 5 points and 4 rebounds

â-ª Made 2 of 4 shots from the floor

â-ª Earned a season-high 15 minutes of playing time

Senior Corey Petros

â-ª Led the team with 7 rebounds

â-ª Finished 2-for-7 from the floor

â-ª Failed to reach double figures for the first time this season