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OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (1-2)
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies allowed 12 offensive rebounds on 29 missed shots
â-ª SIU led by as many as 16 points, but Oakland outscored the Salukis 18-8 to get within 6 late (85-79, 1:51 left)
â-ª The Salukis shot 58% in the 2nd half (18-31) and 54% for the game (34-63)
â-ª This is the 2nd consecutive game Oakland has given up 90-plus points
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies shot 50% (29-58) in the game
â-ª The Black and Gold outscored SIU, 21-17, from the free-throw line
â-ª SIU won the battle of the boards, 34-30

OAK-SIU SERIES NOTES
â-ª Today was the first-ever match-up between the schools
â-ª SIU leads 1-0

PLAYER NOTES
Sophomore Nick Daniels
â-ª Made a career-high 5 of 6 free throws
â-ª Posted 11 points and 5 rebounds
â-ª Made 4 of 9 shots from the floor

Senior Percy Gibson
â-ª Finished with 11 points and 7 rebounds
â-ª Reached double figures in every game this season
â-ª Made 4 of 9 shots from the floor

Junior Kay Felder
â-ª Came close to his 2nd career triple-double, finishing 1 rebound shy
â-ª Scored a team-high 27 points
â-ª Dished out a game-high 10 assists to post his 3rd straight double-double
â-ª Grabbed a season-best 9 boards
â-ª Reached double figures in 14 consecutive games
â-ª Tallied 15th game of 10 or more assists
â-ª Posted his 12th career double-double

Sophomore Femi Olujobi
â-ª Went 2-for-2 from the floor and scored 5 points
â-ª Played 18 minutes off the bench
â-ª Grabbed 1 rebound and blocked 1 shot

Junior Sherron Dorsey-Walker
â-ª Reached double figures in all 3 games
â-ª Went 3-for-5 from behind the arc and finished with 15 points
â-ª Made all 4 free throws

Senior Max Hooper
â-ª Knocked down 3 triples in the final minutes of the game
â-ª Finished 3-for-6 from long range
â-ª Made a 3-pointer in 8 consecutive contests