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Oakland 89, Valparaiso 75 (OT)

Athletics Center O'rena (2,873 attendance)

Rochester, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (5-10, 1-0 Horizon League)

â-ª Oakland has won 9 consecutive home league openers (14-2 overall in D1).

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 7-2 over their last 9 games vs. Valparaiso.

â-ª Tonight was the first-ever overtime game between Oakland and Valpo in the 25^th meeting.

â-ª This was the 4^th OT game for Oakland this season, matching the most in a single season (2008-09).

â-ª Kahlil Felder broke the Horizon League single-game record by going 19-for-24 from the free-throw line.

â-ª The 24 FTA is a new single-game school record and the 19 FTM is 2^nd in school history.

â-ª The Black and Gold started the game on a 19-4 run and led 36-31 at halftime.

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 5-1 this season when leading at the break.

â-ª Corey Petros broke the all-time school record in offensive rebounds (348).

â-ª Oakland led by as many as 16 points in the first half, but the Crusaders went on a 15-5 run in the second half to lead by 7 (3:54).

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies outscored the Crusaders 13-7 over the final 3:54 to force OT.

â-ª Oakland made a season-high 30 free throws in the game, which is the most since making 30 against Valpo on Dec. 21, 2010.

â-ª The Black and Gold shot 40.9% from behind the arc.

â-ª Oakland improves to 4-0 this season when shooting 40% or better from long range.

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies improve to 2-2 this season against the mid-major top 25 (Valpo is currently #4).

â-ª Oakland is 46-9 over its last 55 home league games.

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies won their 260^th game in the D1 era tonight.
â-ª Tonight was Oakland's 6^th different starting lineup; Felder, Williams, McCune, Hayes and Petros.

â-ª Greg Kampe coached his 920^th game tonight, 12^th-most among active D1 coaches

â-ª Oakland extended its 3-point streak to 817, 8^th-longest streak in the country

OAKLAND-VALPO SERIES NOTES

â-ª Valpo leads the all-time series 18-7.

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies have won 3 straight against the Crusaders in the O'rena (5-8 overall).

â-ª 6 of the last 7 contests have come down to the final possession in regulation.

â-ª Oakland is 2-1 against Valpo since joining the Horizon League last year.

PLAYER NOTES

Freshman Nick Daniels

â-ª Made 2 of his 3 triples tonight in tehf inal 3:40

â-ª Gave Oakland the lead with 51 seconds left on a made 3-pointer, 69-68

â-ª Finished 3-for-5 from beyond the arc

â-ª Tallied 14 points to reach double figures for the first time in 5 games

â-ª 3^rd double-figure scoring game this season

â-ª Posted a career-best 3 steals

Sophomore Kahlil Felder

â-ª Scored a career-high 32 points

â-ª Broke the single-game school and Horizon League record with 24 free-throw attempts

â-ª Made 19 free throws made matches the single-game league record (2^nd-most in school history)

â-ª First player to surpass the 30-point plateau this season (3^rd in Horizon League)

â-ª Played the entire 45 minutes (4^th time this year he has played the entire game)

â-ª Reached double figures in 14 of 15 games this season

â-ª Posted 5 assists and 2 turnovers

â-ª Has 53 assists to 31 turnovers over last 8 games

Freshman Jalen Hayes

â-ª Matched his career high with 16 points

â-ª Scored 13 of his points in the second half and OT

â-ª Reached double figures in 3 of last 4 games

â-ª Grabbed a season-high tying 8 rebounds

â-ª Made 6 of 7 free throws

â-ª Named Horizon League Freshman of the Week for the second straight time on Monday

Senior Corey Petros

â-ª Broke Will Hudson's (2007-11) offensive rebounds record of 345 with 3 tonight, pushing his total to 348.

â-ª Grabbed a game and season-high 12 rebounds

â-ª 36^th time he has posted 10 or more rebounds in his career

â-ª Made his 84^th consecutive start

â-ª Scored 8 points on 3 of 11 shooting

â-ª Blocked a season-best 2 shots tonight

â-ª Handed out 4 assists

â-ª Played 44 of 45 minutes

â-ª Pushed his career rebound total to 928, 2^nd among active NCAA players

Senior Dante Williams

â-ª Reached double figures for the 3^rd straight game with 11

â-ª Has 8 double-figure scoring games this season, 6 of 11 off the bench

â-ª Reached double figures for the 20^th time in his career

â-ª Made his 5^th start tonight