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OAKLAND-TOWSON POSTGAME NOTES

March 28, 2016

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OAKLAND 90, TOWSON 72
VEGAS 16 QUARTERFINALS
MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER
LAS VEGAS, NEV.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (22-11)
·Oakland competed in the inaugural Vegas16 Postseason tournament
·The Golden Grizzlies win their first postseason tournament game since 2012 in the CIT vs. Rice on March 20 in the Athletics Center O'rena
·Towson allowed 90 points for just the third times this season
·Oakland is 14-7 this season away from the O'rena
·The starting lineup of Daniels, Felder, Gibson, Hayes and Walker started for the first time this season
·All 5 members Oakland's starting lineup are left-handed
·The Golden Grizzlies led 45-28 at the half; Oakland led at the half in 25 of 33 games this season
·Oakland is 20-4 when leading at halftime
·The Golden Grizzlies shot 46% from the floor compared to 41% by the Tigers.
·Oakland is 19-2 when outshooting its opponent
·Oakland lost the battle of the boards, 38-35
·Oakland is 3-8 when outrebounding its opponent
·The Golden Grizzlies shot 37% from behind the arc compared to just 19% by the Tigers
·Oakland held Towson to 9.1% shooting from 3-point range in the 1st half
·Oakland has made a 3-pointer in 868 consecutive games, 9th-best streak in the country
·The Golden Grizzlies came into the game leading the nation in scoring at 86.3 points per game

OAK-TOWSON SERIES NOTES
· First meeting between the two schools

PLAYER NOTES

Junior Kay Felder
·Finished game with 27 points and 7 assists
·The 27 points scored is the most since totaling 28 vs. Green Bay on Feb. 13
·Scored 15 points in the opening half with 4 assists and 4 rebounds
·Scored 20 or more points 28 out of 33 games this season
·Came into the game 4th in the nation in points per game at 24.2
·Led the country in assists per game at 9.3 coming into the game
·Horizon League's all-time assist leader and now has 767 in his career
·Recorded 6 or more assists in 28 of 33 games this season
·Reached double figures in 44 consecutive games

Sophomore Jalen Hayes
·Recorded 9 points and team-high 7 rebounds
·Failed to score in double-figures for the first time since Jan. 29 vs. Wright State
·Led team in rebounding for 18th time this season
·Team is 12-6 when he leads the team in rebounding

Freshman Xavier Hill-Mais
·Recorded a career-high 16 points
·Surpassed career-high in the 1st half with 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting and 3-of-4 from the free throw line
·First career double-digit scoring effort
·Set new career-high with 6 free throws

Senior Max Hooper
·Recorded 3 points
·Went 1-for-4 from 3-point range
·Has not attempted a 2-point shot this season
·Has attempted 238 3-point shots

Sophomore Martez Walker
·Recorded 14 points
·Set career-highs in free throws makes and attempts going a perfect 11-for-11 from the free-throw line
·Tallied his 13th double-figure game of the season and 15th of his career
·Fouled 3 times shooting from behind the arc
·Went 1-for-5 from behind the arc

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Players Mentioned

Xavier Hill-Mais

#14 Xavier Hill-Mais

F
6' 7"
Freshman
Kay Felder

#20 Kay Felder

PG
5' 9"
Junior
Martez Walker

#35 Martez Walker

G
6' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
Max Hooper

#10 Max Hooper

G
6' 6"
Redshirt Junior
Jalen Hayes

#4 Jalen Hayes

Forward
6' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Xavier Hill-Mais

#14 Xavier Hill-Mais

6' 7"
Freshman
F
Kay Felder

#20 Kay Felder

5' 9"
Junior
PG
Martez Walker

#35 Martez Walker

6' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
G
Max Hooper

#10 Max Hooper

6' 6"
Redshirt Junior
G
Jalen Hayes

#4 Jalen Hayes

6' 7"
Freshman
Forward