Feb. 6, 2014

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Oakland 80, Milwaukee 67

Athletics Center O'rena (469)

Rochester, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (9-13, 4-5 HL)

• Oakland is 6-5 at home including 2-2 in league play

• OU snapped a 3-game losing streak

• OU trailed 35-24 at the half; OU is 2-12 when trailing at intermission.

• The 11-point halftime comeback is the largest of the season

• Oakland used a 18-4 run in the second half to take a 57-51 lead over a 4:03 stretch

• The first half was tied at 15-15 as UWM finished the half on a 20-9 run including a 6-0 run in the final 1:11 of the half

• Oakland shot 20.6 percent (7-45) in the first half; OU went on a 7:49 stretch between field goals until Elena Popkey hit a jumper with 4:00 remaining

• OU failed to hit a 3-pointer in the first half for the first time this season finishing 0-10 from behind the arc. Bethany Watterworth hit first triple with 18:44 in 2nd half

• Oakland outrebounded Milwaukee 59-37 including a 23-10 offensive boards advantage. OU is 8-3 when winning rebounding battle

• 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

• OU finished game shooting 38.2 percent (26-68) including 22.7 percent (5-22) from behind the arc.

• Milwaukee shot 45.2 percent (14-31) in the opening half but just 27.3 percent (3-11) from long range

• The Panthers finished shooting 36.4 percent (24-66) including just 25.0 percent (6-24) from 3-point range

• The Black and Gold outscored UWM 24-6 in 2nd-chance points

OU-UWM SERIES NOTES

• Oakland leads the series 6-2

• The Panthers had won the last 2 meetings

PLAYER NOTES

Senior Bethany Watterworth

• Scored 22 points

• 5th game with 20-plus points this season, all in league play

• Marks her 14th double-figure scoring game of the season

• It is her 10th straight double-figure scoring effort

• Tallied 94th career double-figure scoring game

• Lead team in scoring for 7th time

• Fouled out with 2:00 remaining

Sophomore Olivia Nash

• Scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds

• Tallied 7th double-double of the season

• Tallied team-leading 16th double-figure point effort

Senior Kim Bee

• Scored 16 points and grabbed team-high 12 rebounds

• Back to-back double-doubles and 4th of the season

• It is her 10th double-figure points game of the season

• Recorded 3rd double-double of the season

• Tied career-high with 5 blocks for second straight game

Sophomore Elena Popkey

• Recorded 20 points

• Marks her 4th 20-plus point performance of the season

• 14th double-digit point game of the season

• It is her 32nd double-figure point game of her career