Oakland 76, Wright State 67
Nutter Center (3,738 attendance)
Dayton, Ohio
Recap | Box Score
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (14-14, 9-4)
â-ª Oakland clinches at least a top four seed for the Horizon League tournament.
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 9-2 over their last 11 games.
â-ª Oakland is 12-1 this season when leading at the half, 43-33 tonight.
â-ª Wright State used a 16-5 run to start the second half and take the lead 49-48 (14:34).
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies led for 33 minutes to WSU's 3 minutes.
â-ª The Black and Gold have won 3 of their last 5 road games in league play.
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies shot 52.9% for the game and improve to 9-1 when shooting 50% or better.
â-ª Oakland outrebounded WSU 34-29.
â-ª Despite getting to the line 26 times, Oakland made just 57.7% (15-for-26) from the charity stripe.
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies held the Raiders to 21.4% 3-point shooting and 1 of 8 in the second half (12.5%).
â-ª Oakland reached the .500 mark this season for the second time (12-12).
â-ª Greg Kampe coached his 933rd game tonight, 12th-most among active D1 coaches.
â-ª Oakland extended its 3-point streak to 830, 9th-longest streak in the country.
OAK-WSU SERIES NOTES
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies swept the season series.
â-ª WSU leads the all-time series 7-4.
â-ª Oakland picked up its first win inside the Nutter Center.
â-ª The Black and Gold are now 1-3 at WSU.
PLAYER NOTES
Sophomore Kahlil Felder
â-ª Tallied 12 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds
â-ª Reached double figures in 9 consecutive games
â-ª Played the entire game for the 9th time this season
â-ª Went 6-for-9 from the free-throw line
â-ª Started in every game of his career, 61 straight
â-ª Reached double figure points in every game vs. D1 opponents
Freshman Jalen Hayes
â-ª Made 3 of 6 shots from the floor
â-ª Scored 7 points and grabbed 5 rebounds
â-ª Tallied 2 assists and 2 steals in 31 minutes
Senior Ralph Hill
â-ª Scored 6 points on 2 of 4 shooting
â-ª Most points scored in 11 games
â-ª Made a 3-pointer for the 2nd straight game
â-ª Played 7 minutes off the bench
Junior Max Hooper
â-ª Went 5-for-10 from behind the arc to finish with 17 points
â-ª Reached double figures for a career-high 5th time this season
â-ª Shooting 52% (13-for-25) from 3-point range over last 3 games
â-ª Grabbed 3 rebounds
Junior Tommie McCune
â-ª Scored 9 points in 14 minutes of action
â-ª Made 3 of 4 shots from the floor, including 1-for-2 from 3-point range
â-ª Is 5-for-6 in his last 2 games (83.3%)
â-ª Went 2-for-2 from the free-throw line
â-ª Grabbed 4 rebounds
Senior Corey Petros
â-ª Played his 130th game tonight, moving into T6 all-time in school history (Derick Nelson, 2005-10)
â-ª Made his 97th consecutive start (116 for his career, 3rd in program history)
â-ª Scored a game-high 17 points to move into 16th all-time on the Oakland scoring list with 1,565
â-ª Moved past former NCAA leading scorer Reggie Hamilton (2010-12)
â-ª Grabbed 8 rebounds and made 3 of 6 shots from the free-throw line
â-ª Shooting 60% (18-for-30) from the free-throw line over the last 6 games.
â-ª Now has an all-time school record 389 offensive rebounds
â-ª Is 1 of 3 players in the country that has surpassed 1,000 points (1,565) and rebounds (1,028)
â-ª Became the 3rd player in school history to grab over 1,000 rebounds and post 1,500 points
Senior Dante Williams
â-ª Fouled out for the 2nd straight game
â-ª Finished with 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist
â-ª Played 31 minutes
â-ª Made his 52nd start of his career
