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Oakland 61, Cleveland State 65

Wolstein Center (1,593 attendance)

Cleveland, Ohio

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (5-11, 1-1 Horizon League)

â-ª Cleveland State began the game on a 19-2 run.

â-ª Oakland missed its first 9 shots from the floor and did not score for the first 7 minutes of the game.

â-ª The Vikings led by as many as 18 points in the first half, 24-6 (10:18).

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies stormed back with a 22-4 run to take a 1-point lead, 28-27 (3:02).

â-ª Oakland was outscored 7-2 over the final 3 minutes and trailed 34-30 at halftime.

â-ª The Black and Gold fall to 0-10 this season when trailing after the first 20 minutes of play.

â-ª Oakland had a chance to tie or take the lead 3 different times in the final 74 seconds.

â-ª The 61 points scored was the 2^nd-fewest for Oakland this season (60 at Clemson).

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies outscored the Vikings 14-3 from the free-throw line.

â-ª The Vikings grabbed 10 offensive rebounds and outscored Oakland 30-22 in the paint.

â-ª Oakland falls to 2-10 this season when turning the ball over more than its opponent, 11-7 tonight.

â-ª Tonight was the 4^th straight loss in league road openers and drops Oakland to 6-10 in the D1 era.

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies have dropped 6 straight road games.

â-ª Greg Kampe coached his 921^st game tonight, 12^th-most among active D1 coaches

â-ª Oakland extended its 3-point streak to 818, 8^th-longest streak in the country

OAKLAND-CSU SERIES NOTES

â-ª The Vikings have won all 6 meetings.

â-ª Cleveland State is 4-0 inside the Wolstein Center.

â-ª CSU is the only team in the Horizon League that Oakland hasn't defeated.

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Kahlil Felder

â-ª Handed out a game-high 9 assists

â-ª Dished out 7 or more assists in 26 career games (10 times this year)

â-ª Added 14 points and 5 rebounds

â-ª Played the entire game for the 5^th time this season (2^nd straight game)

â-ª Leads the country in minutes played

â-ª Has made 14 consecutive free throws after going 6-for-6 tonight

â-ª Reached double figures in all but 1 game this season (8 straight)

â-ª Has 62 assists to 36 turnovers over last 9 games

Freshman Jalen Hayes

â-ª Made 4 of 8 shots to score 8 points

â-ª Grabbed 7 boards in 25 minutes of action

â-ª Failed to reach double figures for the first time in 3 games

Senior Ralph Hill

â-ª Finished with 9 points, 2^nd-most this season

â-ª Made 2 of 4 shots from behind the arc

â-ª The 20 minutes played was the 2^nd-most for him this season

Junior Max Hooper

â-ª Sparked the comeback in the first half with a personal 6-0 run

â-ª Went 3-for-4 from beyond the arc

â-ª Scored 9 points in 25 minutes

â-ª The 9 points scored was the most since 12 at Pitt (12/20)

Senior Corey Petros

â-ª Went 2-for-5 from the floor to finish with 6 points

â-ª The 5 field goal attempts was a season low

â-ª Oakland falls to 0-6 this season when he does not attempt 9 shots or more

â-ª Failed to grab an offensive rebound for the first time this season

â-ª Had 6 defensive rebounds

â-ª Made his 85^th consecutive start

â-ª Finished 2-for-4 from the free-throw line

â-ª Pushed his career rebound total to 934, 3^rd among active NCAA players

Senior Dante Williams

â-ª Played the entire game for the first time in his career

â-ª Led Oakland in scoring with 15 points

â-ª Reached double figures for the 4^th consecutive game (9^th of the season)

â-ª Made his 6^th start of the season, 40^th of his career

â-ª 21 double-figure scoring games in his career