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Oakland 91, Eastern Michigan 81
The Blacktop at the O'rena (3,808 attendance)
Rochester, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (1-0)
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies played their first official game on the Blacktop
â-ª The crowd of 3,808 is the 2^nd-most in a season opener in program history
â-ª Oakland is 6-2 over its last 8 home openers
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 82-18 over their last 100 games inside the O'rena
â-ª Oakland shot 65% in the first 10 minutes of 2nd half to take a 22-point lead (76-54)
â-ª The Black and Gold have won 12 of their last 13 games at home
â-ª Iowa State transfers Percy Gibson and Sherron Dorsey-Walker combined for 44 points in their first-ever game at Oakland
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies outscored the Eagles 21-14 from the free-throw line
â-ª Oakland's full court press forced 19 turnovers
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies scored 24 points off those turnovers
â-ª Oakland had 22 assists on 29 baskets
â-ª Kay Felder and Nick Daniels combined for 19 of 22 assists in the game

OAK-EMU SERIES NOTES
â-ª Oakland is 5-3 against EMU in the D1 era
â-ª EMU leads the all-time series 9-6
â-ª Coach Greg Kampe is 5-5 all-time against EMU.

PLAYER NOTES
Senior Percy Gibson
â-ª Played first game at Oakland after sitting out last year due to NCAA transfer rule
â-ª Career-best 25 points on career-high 12 field goals
â-ª First-ever 20-point game
â-ª Grabbed 10 rebounds to post his 2nd-ever double-double (1st at Oakland)
â-ª Went 5-for-7 in first half for 10 points

Freshman Brad Brechting
â-ª First freshman to start season opener since Kay Felder in 2013
â-ª Fouled out with 6:01 remaining in the 2^nd half
â-ª Finished with 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocked shots

Junior Kay Felder
â-ª Finished with 10^th double-double of his career
â-ª Ended game with a game-high 27 points and 12 assists
â-ª Tallied his 16^th 20-plus point game of his career
â-ª Scored 9 straight points in the 1^st half
â-ª Held scoreless until 7:39 mark of 1^st half, finished half with 15 points
â-ª Was a perfect 12-for-12 from the free-throw line
â-ª 12th consecutive game in double figures
â-ª 13th game with at least 10 assists

Junior Sherron Dorsey-Walker
â-ª Posted a career-best 19 points

â-ª It was the 2nd double-figure scoring game of his career
â-ª Tallied first-ever double-double with a career-high 10 rebounds
â-ª Made a career-best 3 of 4 shots from behind the arc

Sophomore Nick Daniels
â-ª Grabbed a career-high 6 rebounds (4 in the 1st half)
â-ª Dished out a career-best 7 assists

Senior Max Hooper
â-ª Went 4-for-9 from long range
â-ª Made a 3-pointer for the 6th straight game
â-ª Grabbed 2 rebounds