March 4, 2014

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ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) - Travis Bader drilled two free throws with 0.6 left in regulation, then hit another pair with 9 seconds left in overtime to allow No. 6-seeded Oakland to escape No. 7 Youngstown State, 96-92 in a Horizon League tournament opener Tuesday.

Oakland trailed by 10 with three minutes to play in regulation, but scored 10-straight points to pull even at 75 on three free throws by Bader. Youngstown State led by four with eight seconds left, but Bader drilled a 3 to make it 80-79, then fouled Ryan Weber with one second left, who missed the first of two free throws to make it 81-79.

Fletcher Larson fouled Bader on the in-bounds play and Bader forced the extra period.

Bader finished with 39 points and was a school and tournament record 18 of 18 from the line for Oakland (13-19). Dante Williams added 12 points on the bench, while Corey Petros tallied 17 points and nine rebounds for the Grizzlies.

Kendrick Perry scored 35 points and Ryan Weber added 22 to lead Youngstown State (15-17).

Oakland advances to face No. 3 seed Wright State on Friday night in Green Bay, Wis. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.

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