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No. 3 seed Oakland 69, No. 6 seed UIC 72

Quarterfinals of Horizon League Championship

Valparaiso, Ind.

NO. 3 SEED OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (16-16)

TOURNAMENT NOTES

â-ª Oakland falls to 6-8 all-time in league tournament quarterfinals.

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 1-2 at the Horizon League tournament.

â-ª Oakland is 15-11 all-time in league tournament play, becoming eligible in 2002.

â-ª The Black and Gold have played in 5 league championship games since 2005 ('05, '07, '09, '10, '11).

â-ª Oakland has won 3 league tournaments (The Summit League), to advance to the NCAA tournament.

SEASON NOTES

â-ª Oakland surrendered a halftime lead for the first time against a Horizon League team.

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies drop to 4-1 this season in games decided by 3 points or less.

â-ª The Black and Gold are 4-12 this season when they don't outrebound an opponent, 36-36 tonight.

â-ª Despite consecutive losses, the Golden Grizzlies are 11-4 over their last 15 games.

â-ª The Black and Gold used a 19-3 run in the first half to lead by 15 points.

â-ª UIC responded with a 14-1 run to climb within one possession, as Oakland led 30-25 at the half.

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies fall to 14-2 when leading after 20 minutes of play.

â-ª UIC outscored Oakland 20-5 from the free-throw line (30 attempts to 10).

â-ª The Flames scored 20 points off 12 Oakland turnovers.

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies' bench only scored 3 points tonight.

â-ª Oakland handed out 9 assists, the lowest against a Horizon League team.

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies had 10 or more assists in 29 of 32 games this season (other 2 were against Arizona and Clemson).

â-ª Greg Kampe coached his 937^th game tonight, 12^th-most among active D1 coaches.

â-ª Oakland extended its 3-point streak to 834, 9^th-longest streak in the country.

OAK-UIC SERIES NOTES

â-ª UIC defeated Oakland for the first time in program history.

â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 8-1 all-time against the Flames.

â-ª UIC is 1-0 against Oakland in the Horizon League tournament.

PLAYER NOTES

Sophomore Kahlil Felder

â-ª Took a career-high 25 shots

â-ª Scored 21 points, going 7-for-25

â-ª Made 4 of 12 shots from behind the arc

â-ª The 12 3-point attempts matches his career high

â-ª Grabbed a season-high 9 rebounds

â-ª Dished out a season-low 3 assists

â-ª Reached double figures in 13 consecutive games

â-ª Scored 20 or more points in 3 of his last 4 contests

â-ª Has 20 or more points in 13 contests this season

â-ª Started in every game of his career, 65 straight

â-ª Reached double figure points in every game vs. D1 opponents

Freshman Jalen Hayes

â-ª Tallied his 3^rd double-double of the season

â-ª Finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds

â-ª The 11 rebounds matches his career high

â-ª Made all 5 shots he took from the floor

Senior Corey Petros

â-ª Made his 101^st consecutive start

â-ª Went 5-for-11 from the floor

â-ª Finished with 10 points and 7 rebounds

â-ª Handed out 4 assists in 38 minutes

â-ª Now has an all-time school record 408 offensive rebounds

â-ª Is 1 of 3 players in the country that has surpassed 1,000 points (1,624) and rebounds (1,069)

â-ª Advances to 14^th all-time on the Oakland scoring list, moving past Tim Kramer (1975-79)

â-ª Became the 3^rd player in school history to grab over 1,000 rebounds and post 1,500 points

Senior Dante Williams

â-ª Scored a season-high 21 points, 1 shy of his career high

â-ª Went a career-best 6-for-7 from beyond the arc

â-ª Went 7-for-10 from the floor

â-ª Grabbed 2 rebounds and handed out 1 assist in 38 minutes

â-ª Made his 56^th start for the Golden Grizzlies

â-ª Ranks 8^th in school history with 128 games played