OAKLAND 70, VALPARAISO 55 - GAME NOTES

March 5, 2015

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Oakland 70, Valparaiso 55

Athletics Center O'rena (682)

Rochester, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (12-17, 6-10 Horizon League)

Oakland is now 8-5 at home, including 4-4 in league play
Oakland clinched the No. 7 seed in the Horizon League Tournament and will face No. 2 Wright State on Wednesday March 11.
The Golden Grizzlies started the second half on a 17-4 run to take a 13-point advantage with 13:36 ramining in the period
Oakland trailed 27-25 at halftime; Oakland is 2-15 this season when trailing at intermission
Oakland won the rebounding battle 46-44 and improves to 9-1 when leading in rebounding
The Golden Grizzlies are 10-11 against mid-major opponents this season
Oakland shot 37.9 percent (25-66) for the game
The Golden Grizzlies shot just 27.0 percent (10-37) in the first half including just 14.3 percent (2-14) from long range
The Crusaders shot 35.0 percent (21-60) in the game
Oakland held Valpo scoreless for the first 5:20 of the game
Oakland is now 9-2 when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent
The Golden Grizzlies won the turnover battle 22-12 and are 9-8 when forcing more turnovers

OAKLAND-VALPO SERIES NOTES

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Nola Anderson

Scored 11 points
It is her 20th double-figure point effort of the season and 59th of her career
Passed Hanna Reising (2006-10) for 21st place on Oakland's all-time scoring list and now has 1,098 for her career