Recap | Box Score
OAKLAND 86, MILWAUKEE 75
KLOTSCHE CENTER (1,227 attendance)
GREEN BAY, Wis.
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (24-7, 14-4 HL)
- Oakland won its first Horizon League regular season championship in its 4th season in the league
- The Golden Grizzlies share crown with Valparaiso (14-4), but will be top seed at Motor City Madness by virtue of sweeping the Crusaders
- This is the 4th regular season title for the Golden Grizzlies in Division I era (2000-present)
- 1999-00 (Mid-Con) in first year of D1, 2009-10 (Summit League, formerly Mid-Con), 2010-11 (Summit League), 2016-17 (Horizon League)
- The Golden Grizzlies are riding a 9-game winning streak, best in the Horizon League
- Longest league winning streak since beginning The Summit League 10-0 in 2011
- Oakland is 16-2 over its last 18 Horizon League road games
- The Golden Grizzlies are 10-2 this season on the road
- Oakland is 8-1 in road league games this season
- The Black and Gold made a season-high 13 3-pointers
- Oakland shot 52% (29-for-56) for the game
- This is the 3rd consecutive game of 50% or better
- 9th time this season
- The Golden Grizzlies and Panthers were tied at 39 at the half
- Oakland is 35-3 all-time in Horizon League play when leading or tied at halftime
- The Golden Grizzlies are 20-2 when leading or tied after 20 minutes
- The Black and Gold have won 31 of their last 32 games when leading at the break
- The Golden Grizzlies improve to 19-1 this season when shooting better than 30% from 3-point range
- Shot 50% from behind the arc (13-for-26)
- This is the 2nd time Oakland has shot 50% or higher from long range
- Shot 33% (8-for-24) in a loss at Michigan State (12/21)
- Oakland improves to 14-4 in the regular-season finale in the D1 era
- The Black and Gold are 54-14 over the last 9 years in February, No. 7 in the NCAA
- Oakland picked up its 14th league win today, most since going 17-1 in The Summit League in 2010 and '11
- Today was the 24th win of the season, matching the 1996-97 season where Oakland finished 24-7
- Oakland is 45-23 all-time in Horizon League play
- Oakland has made a 3-pointer in 901 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
- Greg Kampe is 1 of 2 active Division I coaches to lead one program to over 1,000 games (Syracuse's Jim Boeheim, 1,354 games)
- This is the 50th season of intercollegiate basketball for Oakland
- Oakland climbed 4 spots in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll at No. 21
OAK-UWM SERIES NOTES
- Oakland has won 3 of the last 4 meetings
- The Golden Grizzlies are 2-6 all-time at Milwaukee
- Oakland is 1-2 all-time inside Klotsche Center
- UWM leads the all-time series 10-5
PLAYER NOTES
Freshman Isaiah Brock
- Finished with 8 points and 9 rebounds
- Blocked 2 shots in 32 minutes
- 48 of 85 (56%) made field goals are dunks
- Oakland is 16-2 when he plays 20 or more minutes
Junior Stevie Clark
- Tallied 3 assists and 2 points
- Played 8 minutes off the bench
Junior Nick Daniels
- Shooting 50% (17-for-34) from behind the arc in last 9 games
- Went 0-for-3 today
- Dished out 4 assists
Senior Sherron Dorsey-Walker
- Made a career-high 8 triples in the first half
- Finished 8-for-11 from behind the arc
- Scored a career-high 28 points
- This marks a career-best 8th time he has scored 20 or more points
- Grabbed 6 rebounds
Junior Jalen Hayes
- Finished with 12 points and 5 rebounds
- Went 5-for-11 from the floor
- Pushes career total to 1,218, 1 point shy of 27th all-time in school history
Sophomore Xavier Hill-Mais
- Scored 6 points in 7 minutes
- Made all 3 shots from the floor
Junior Martez Walker
- Tallied 21 points and 7 rebounds
- Reached double figures for the 28th time in 31 games
- Tied his career-high in rebounds
- Pushes his career total points to 962
