Recap | Final Stats

OAKLAND 58, UIC 57
UIC PAVILION (1,970 attendance)
CHICAGO, ILL.

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (14-3, 4-0 HL)

• The Golden Grizzlies are riding a 5-game winning streak
• • The Black and Gold have won 6 straight league games, dating back to last season
• Oakland is 4-0 in conference play for the first time since 2010-11
• • That season the Golden Grizzlies made their 2^nd straight NCAA tournament appearance
  • Oakland started The Summit League 10-0 that year, and finished 17-1 in the conference
• Oakland set a Horizon League record with blocked shots in a single game (18).
• • Xavier Hill-Mais, 6 (career-high)
  • Isaiah Brock, 5
  • Brad Brechting, 2 (tied season-high)
  • Jalen Hayes, 3 (tied career-high)
  • Stevie Clark, 1 (career-high)
  • Sherron Dorsey-Walker, 1 (tied season-high)
• The Black and Gold are 2-2 this season when trailing at halftime, 37-31 tonight
• Oakland held UIC to 20 points in the second half, a season-best for the Golden Grizzlies
• Oakland had just 1 player in double figures
• • Jalen Hayes scored a season high 20 points
  • This was just the 2^nd time this season OAK has had just one player in double figures
  • Jalen Hayes was the lone double-digit scorer versus Northeastern (12/20/16)
• The Golden Grizzlies improve to 4-0 this season when Sherron Dorsey-Walker leads the team in rebounds; He had 10 today
• Oakland is 35-19 all-time in Horizon League play
• Oakland has made a 3-pointer in 887 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-UIC SERIES NOTES

• Oakland leads the all-time series 11-1 against UIC
• The Golden Grizzlies improve to 7-0 vs. UIC in regular season play
• The Black and Gold remain perfect, 4-0 at the UIC Pavilion
• Today's win marks the third straight for the Golden Grizzlies

PLAYER NOTES

Freshman Isaiah Brock

• Had 5 blocks and 7 rebounds
• 28 of 49 (57%) made field goals have been dunks

Junior Nick Daniels

• Matched season high assists (4), and steals (2)
• Added 5 points in 12 minutes

Senior Sherron Dorsey-Walker

• Grabbed a team-best 10 rebounds
• Finished with 8 points and 4 assists

Junior Jalen Hayes

• Posted 20 points and 5 rebounds
• For the 50^th time in his career, Jalen Hayes scored in double-figures, 14^th time this season
• Made a season best 9 field goals
• Pushed career points total to 962

Sophomore Xavier Hill-Mais

• Recorded a career-high 6 blocks, 4 in the first half
• That ranks T-8th in single-game school history
• Finished with 6 points and 3 boards in 15 minutes
• Averaging 3.0 blocks per game in league play, third best

Junior Martez Walker

• Scored 7 points
• Just the third time this season he did not record double figures
• Went 4 of 4 from the free throw line

Was just 1-of-10 from the floor