Oakland Vs. Valpo Postgame Notes

Feb. 20, 2016

VALPARAISO 86, OAKLAND 84
ATHLETICS-RECREATION CENTER
VALPARAISO, IND.
4,863 ATTENDANCE
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (19-10, 11-5 HL)

The Golden Grizzlies are now 10-5 overall on the road this season
Oakland is 7-1 on the road in league play, dropping its first road game during #HLMBB play
The Golden Grizzlies trailed by 15 with 4:19 to play in the second half and then went on a 10-0 run to cut the lead to 5 points with 2:11 to play
The starting lineup of Brechting, Daniels, Dorsey-Walker, Felder and Hayes are 8-2 this season
Oakland is 40-31 against Horizon League opponents since turning Division I, including 29-19 during Horizon League play
The Golden Grizzlies trails 46-38 at the half; Oakland trails at the half for just the seventh game at intermission this season
Oakland is 1-6 when trailing at halftime
The Golden Grizzlies shot 46% from the floor compared to 44% by the Crusaders.
Oakland is 16-2 when being outshot by its opponent
Oakland lost the battle of the boards, 44-41
Oakland is 2-7 when being outrebounded by its opponent
Oakland shot 67% (24-36) from the FT line compared to 67% (18-27) for Valpo
The Golden Grizzlies came into the game as the 2nd-best FT shooting team in the country at 77.9%
The 67% free-throw percentage is the lowest since Jan. 4 vs. Valpo
Oakland has made a 3-pointer in 864 consecutive games, 9th-best streak in the country

OAK-VALPO SERIES NOTES

Oakland is 7-21 all-time against Crusaders
Oakland is 2-4 against Valpo since joining the Horizon League
The Golden Grizzlies were swept in the season series by Valpo
11 of the last 12 games between the two teams have been decided by 6 points or less or went to OT

PLAYER NOTES

Junior Kay Felder

Finished game with 26 points and 8 assists and 6 rebounds
Missed a foul shot with 36 seconds left in the 1st half to break his school record streak with 49 consecutive made free throws
Failed to score 20 or more points in only 4 games this season
Came into the game 4th in the nation in points per game at 24.4
Led the country in assists per game at 9.2 coming into the game
Horizon League's all-time assist leader and now has 730 in his career
Recorded 6 or more assists in 25 of 29 games this season
Reached double figures in 40 consecutive games

Recorded 14 points and 12 rebounds
Collected 4th double-double of the season and first since Dec. 5 at Robert Morris
Led the team in rebounding for just the 7th time this season
Hit his 1st 3-pointer of his career
It is his 18th double-figure game of the season
Oakland is 14-4 when scoring in double-digits
Marks his 20th career double-figure game of his career

Sophomore Jalen Hayes

Sophomore Martez Walker

Players Mentioned