March 31, 2016 Recap | Box Score | Quotes
OLD DOMINION 68, OAKLAND 67
VEGAS 16 FINALS
MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER
LAS VEGAS, NEV.
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (23-12)
- Oakland competed in its first finals of a postseason tournament that is not a conference tournament
- Oakland is 15-8 this season away from the O'rena
- The starting lineup of Daniels, Felder, Gibson, Hayes and Walker started for the third time this season
- All 5 members Oakland's starting lineup are left-handed
- Oakland trailed by as many as 14 in the game but used 16-2 run to tie the game at 46-46 with 11 minutes in 2nd half
- The Golden Grizzlies trailed 30-23 at the half; Oakland trailed at half for just the 9th time this season
- The 23 points at half are the fewest by Oakland this season
- Oakland is 1-8 when falling behind at intermission; only win came against Green Bay on Jan. 23 trailing 50-49
- The Golden Grizzlies were outscored 20-6 in the paint in the first half
- Oakland shot just 24% from the field in the first half, going 6-of-25 from the floor including 2-of-10 from behind the arc; compared to 48% by the Monarchs
- The Golden Grizzlies shot 42% from the floor compared to 47% by the Monarchs.
- Oakland is 3-10 when being outshot its opponent
- Oakland lost the battle of the boards, 40-27
- Oakland is 3-9 when being outrebounded its opponent
- The Golden Grizzlies were outscored 36-18 in points in the paint and 25-4 in 2nd chance points
- Oakland has made a 3-pointer in 870 consecutive games, 9th-best streak in the country
- The Golden Grizzlies came into the game leading the nation in scoring at 86.9 points per game
OAK-ODU SERIES NOTES
- First meeting between the two schools
PLAYER NOTES
Junior Kay Felder
- Finished game with 24 points and 11 assists
- Tallied 17 points and 8 assists in second half
- Marks 19th double-double of the season
- Marks his 19th game this season with 10 or more assists
- Scored 20 or more points 30 out of 35 games this season
- Marks his 46th career 20-point game
- 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 record holder for most assists in a single season with 324
- Horizon League record holder for most assists in a single season with 324
- Recorded 6 or more assists in 30 of 35 games this season
- Reached double figures in 46 consecutive games
Senior Percy Gibson
- Recorded 13 points
- Went a perfect 6-of-6 from the field
- Marks 21st double-digit point effort of the season and 23rd of his career
Senior Max Hooper
- Recorded 9 points on 3 3-pointers
- Hit all 3 triples in the second half
- Ended season without attempting a 2-point shot this season
- Has attempted 257 3-point shots
- Finished season with 117 made 3-pointers