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OAKLAND 71, ALASKA ANCHORAGE 65
ALASKA AIRLINES CENTER (2,180 attendance)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (5-1)

• Oakland has led at the half in every game this season, 38-27 today
• • The Golden Grizzlies are 5-1 when leading at the break
• The 5-1 start is the best in the D1 era
• The Golden Grizzlies have won 24 straight against non-D1 opponents
• • The Black and Gold are 26-1 all-time vs. non-D1 opponents
• Oakland's bench outscored UAA's bench 26-4
• Alaska Anchorage grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to Oakland's 8
• • The Golden Grizzlies lost the battle of the boards, 40-35
• The Seawolves outscored Oakland 17-13 from the free-throw line
• The Black and Gold held UAA to 35% shooting (21-for-60)
• Today was the first road game for Oakland this season (0-1 neutral site)
• • The Golden Grizzlies were 4-3 in neutral site games last year
• This is the 39^th Annual Great Alaska Shootout and first Oakland has played in
• • The Black and Gold are 21-28 all-time in regular-season tournaments in the D1 era
• Oakland has made a 3-pointer in 876 consecutive games, 9th-best streak in the country
• • The last time Oakland did not make a 3-pointer was vs. Wayne State on Jan. 30, 1988
• This is the 50^th season of intercollegiate basketball for Oakland
• The Golden Grizzlies moved into the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll this week, checking in at No. 24

OAK-UAA SERIES NOTES

• Today was the first-ever meeting
• Oakland leads 1-0

PLAYER NOTES

Junior Nick Daniels

• Went 3-for-4 from 3-point range
• Finished with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting
• Posted 4 assists and 1 steal in 20 minutes off the bench

Senior Sherron Dorsey-Walker

• Held UAA's leading scorer to 2-of-19 from the floor
• Tallied 5 points and 6 rebounds
• Went 1-for-7 from the floor

Junior Jalen Hayes

• Fouled out for the first time this season
• Finished with 13 points and 6 rebounds
• Went 5-for-12 from the floor

Freshman Brailen Neely

• Dished out a season-best 7 assists
• Scored 6 points
• Had a career-best 4 steals
• Went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line

Junior Martez Walker

• Posted a career-high 25 points
• Went 10-for-19 from the floor
• Made 4 of 8 shots from beyond the arc
• Reached double figures in every game this season
• Scored 20 or more points in 4 of 5 games this year