Recap | Box Score

Central Michigan 74, Oakland 69
McGuirk Arena (1,347)
Mount Pleasant, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (6-6)

• Oakland is now 2-5 on the road this season and snap a two-game road winning streak.
• The Golden Grizzlies trailed by as many as 15 points with 14:30 remaining in the second half until Oakland tied the game at 59-59 with 6:22 left.
• Oakland took its first lead of the second half at the 1:34 mark after a Popkey 3-pointer, its first lead of the game since 3:00 in the first half.
• Oakland was outrebounded by CMU 49-46 and fall to 2-5 when being outrebounded.
• The Golden Grizzlies allowed 22 offensive rebounds, tied for the most against an opponent this season.
• This marks Oakland's first game against an opponent ranked in CollegeInsider.com's Top-25 Mid-Major Poll as CMU is ranked 15th.
• The Golden Grizzlies are 4-2 against mid-major opponents.
• Oakland shot 41.2% (28-68) from the floor compared to 33.8% (25-74) by Central Michigan.
• Oakland is now 5-1 when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent.
• The Golden Grizzlies finished 30.0% (9-30) from behind the arc.
• The Golden Grizzlies lost the turnover battle 21-11; 21 is the most turnover this season.
• Oakland trailed 42-35 at half after CMU finished the period on a 12-2 run. Oakland is 0-6 when falling behind at intermission.

OAKLAND-CMU SERIES NOTES

• Oakland is 12-6 against Central Michigan all-time
• This marked the first game inside the renovated McGuirk Arena

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Nola Anderson

• Scored 21 points
• Set career-high with 21 points
• Marks her first-ever 20-point performance
• Hit career-best 9 field goals
• It is her 5th double-digit game this season
• Marks her 9th career double-figure score effort
• Oakland is 3-2 when she scores in double-digits

Junior Olivia Nash

• Scored 16 points and grabbed 13 boards
• Recorded 5th double-double of the season and is 2nd in the Horizon League
• Tallied her team-best 11th game with double-figure point of the season
• Team-leader with 48 career double-digit point games
• Tallied 5th double-digit rebound game of the season
• Collected 22nd career double-digit rebound game
• Oakland is 6-4 when she scores in double-figures
• Golden Grizzlies are 2-3 when she tallies a double-double

Junior Elena Popkey

• Scored 12 points
• Tallied 7th double-digit scoring performance of the season
• Marks her 46th career double-figure point performance
• Hit 3-pointer with 1:34 in second half to take a 67-66 lead

Freshman Leah Somerfield

• Tallied 14 rebounds
• Set career-high with 14 rebounds
• 1st career double-digit rebound game
• Ties for most rebounds by an Oakland player this season