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Western Carolina 88, Oakland 79 (2OT)

Athletics Center O'rena (1,631 attendance)

Rochester, Mich.

CBE Hall of Fame Classic

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (0-4)

â-ª Oakland has trailed at the half in every game this season, 42-30 tonight

â-ª Western Carolina shot 69.7% in the 1^st half (16-for-23)

â-ª The Black and Gold started the 2^nd half on an 11-4 run

â-ª Oakland held the Catamounts to 27.6% shooting in 2^nd half (8-for-29)

â-ª Corey Petros made his first free throw of the game with 18 seconds left to finish a 3-point play and tie the score at 64

â-ª WCU was not able to get off a shot at the end of regulation

â-ª Down by 3 with 40 seconds left, Kahlil Felder got a steal and made a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left to tie the game at 74 and extend the contest to a second overtime

â-ª Oakland made 2 of 11 shots (18.2%) in the overtimes, while WCU made 7 of 17 (41.2%)

â-ª This was the first double-overtime game in the O'rena since 2000 when the Golden Grizzlies beat UMKC, 111-108 (2/24/00)

â-ª The Black and Gold shot 60.5% (23-for-38) from the free-throw line, compared to WCU's 80% (16-for-20)

â-ª Oakland started a new lineup tonight with Kahlil Felder, Ralph Hill, Tommie McCune, Femi Olujobi, Corey Petros

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies fall to 69-16 over their last 85 games inside the O'rena

â-ª Tonight was Coach Greg Kampe's 910^th game coached, 13^th-most among active D1 coaches

â-ª Oakland extended its 3-point streak to 806, 8^th-longest streak in the country

OAKLAND-WCU SERIES NOTES

â-ª Tonight was the first-ever meeting between the two schools

â-ª WCU's Coach Larry Hunter improves to 2-0 against Oakland (1-0 at WCU, 1-0 at Ohio)

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Kahlil Felder

â-ª Scored a career-high 26 points

â-ª Played all 50 minutes, a new career best

â-ª Made a career-high 5 of 12 3-point attempts

â-ª Has reached double figures in 22 of 37 career games played (4 straight)

â-ª Had 6 assists and 7 turnovers

â-ª Only the 4^th time in his career he posted more turnovers than assists

â-ª Grabbed a season-high 7 rebounds

â-ª Matched a career high with 19 shots

Senior Ralph Hill

â-ª Made his 7^th career start tonight

â-ª Matched his career-high with 6 3-point field goal attempts

â-ª Has made a 3-pointer in 11 straight games

Junior Tommie McCune

â-ª Reached double figures in every game this season

â-ª Matched his season-best 7 rebounds

â-ª Went 9-for-13 from the free-throw line, both career highs

â-ª Finished 1-for-5 from the floor and 1-for-3 from beyond the arc

â-ª Reached double figures in 11 career games

Freshman Femi Olujobi

â-ª Made his first-ever collegiate start

â-ª Made 4 consecutive free throws in OT

â-ª Went a career-best 5-for-6 from the free-throw line

â-ª Posted season highs with 9 points and 6 rebounds

Senior Corey Petros

â-ª Tallied 14 points and 7 rebounds

â-ª Finished 6-for-10 from the floor

â-ª Shooting 65% from the floor on the season (24-for-47)

â-ª Played in a career-high 45 minutes

Senior Dante Williams

â-ª Came off the bench for the first time this season

â-ª Posted a season-high 11 points in 37 minutes

â-ª Made 2 of 5 shots from behind the arc

â-ª Tallied double-figure scoring for the 13^th time in his career