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MICHIGAN STATE 77, OAKLAND 65
BRESLIN CENTER (14,797 attendance)
EAST LANSING, Mich.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (9-3)

• The Golden Grizzlies have dropped 30 straight games against Big Ten opponents
• • Oakland is 2-36 all-time against the Big Ten
  • The Black and Gold are 8-80 all-time vs. Power-5 conference teams
• Oakland trailed at the half for the second straight game, 34-32 tonight
• • The Golden Grizzlies 0-2 this season when trailing at the break
• The Black and Gold had 4 players foul out of the game
• • Brad Brechting, Jalen Hayes, Sherron Dorsey-Walker, Xavier Hill-Mais
  • That is the most disqualified in a game in the D1 era, and T-2^nd all-time in program history (6 players fouled out at Wayne State on Feb. 9, 1985)
• Oakland committed a season-high 21 turnovers
• • The two teams combined for 39 turnovers
• The Black and Gold scored 122 points off turnovers in last 6 games
• Oakland has made a 3-pointer in 882 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 are No. 10 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll

OAK-MSU SERIES NOTES

• MSU leads all-time series 15-0
• The Golden Grizzlies are 0-10 inside the Breslin Center
• The Spartans average margin of victory is 22.5 ppg

PLAYER NOTES

Freshman Isaiah Brock

• 21 of 36 (57%) made field goals have been dunks
• Blocked a shot for the 10^th consecutive game
• Had 2 blocks tonight

Junior Stevie Clark

• Scored 13 points and had 3 assists
• Went 3-for-3 from the free-throw line
• Committed a season-high 6 turnovers

Senior Sherron Dorsey-Walker

• Reached double figures for the 5^th time this season with 10 points
• First time in double figures in 4 games
• Went 2-for-6 from behind the arc

Junior Jalen Hayes

• Had 3 early fouls in first half and left game (9:59) with Oakland trailing 16-13
• Picked up 4^th foul less than 1 minute into second half
• Fouled out with 7:46 remaining and Oakland down 56-50
• This is the 3^rd time he has fouled out this season
• Finished with 11 points in 12 minutes
• Reached double figures in 10 of 12 games this year
• • 46^th time in his career he has scored 10 or more points
• Made his 3^rd triple of the year (3-for-4 on the season)

Sophomore Xavier Hill-Mais

• Scored 8 points off the bench, despite foul trouble
• Made 4 of 7 shots from the floor
• Blocked a team-high 3 shots
• • That is the 2^nd-most this season

Freshman Chris Palombizio

• Shooting 75% from beyond the arc over last 2 games
• 1-for-1 tonight
• Scored 3 points

Junior Martez Walker

• Reached double figures with 11 points
• Grabbed a career-high tying 7 rebounds
• Made 6 of 8 shots from the free-throw line
• Shooting 10% (2-for-20) from the floor over the last 2 games