Recap | Box Score

Oakland 59, Ball State 66

The Blacktop at the O'rena (552 attendance)

Rochester, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (5-4)

â-ª Both teams tied with 10 steals each

â-ª Oakland held a 14-13 second-chance and 7-5 bench point advantage

â-ª Ball State had a 38-20 points in the paint advantage

â-ª BSU tallied 28 points of turnovers compared to 15 by Oakland

â-ª BSU had a slim 40-35 rebound advantage

â-ª Hannah Little, Leah Somerfield and Taylor Gleason each had 8 points at the half

â-ª Leah Somerfield was the only Oakland player in double figures with 22 points

â-ª Renee Grande led BSU with a game-high 28 points

OAK-Ball State (6-3) SERIES NOTES

â-ª With the win, BSU takes a 2-1 series lead

PLAYER NOTES

Junior Leah Somerfield

-Scored a career-high 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field

-Hit a career-high 6-for-10 from behind the arc

-Grabbed a team-high 9 rebounds while tying a season-high with 2 steals

R-Junior Taylor Gleason

-Scored 8 points with 5 rebounds and 2 steals

-Hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to tie the game at 30-30 at the half

R-Senior Hannah Little

-Had team-high 3 steals with 7 rebounds

Junior Sha'Keya Graves

- Dished a team-high 5 assists

Senior Nola Anderson

-Had 8 points on 3-of-6 shooting