Recap | Final Stats

#7 OAKLAND 74, #2 CLEMSON 69
LITTLEJOHN COLISEUM (2,785 attendance)
NIT OPENING ROUND

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (25-8)

POSTSEASON NOTES

• This is the first time Oakland has participated in the NIT
• The Golden Grizzlies are 8-8 all-time in D1 postseason games
• • NIT (1-0), NCAA (1-3), CIT (4-4), Vegas16 (2-1)
• The Horizon League is 28-30 all-time in the NIT

POSTGAME NOTES

• Oakland trailed 23-22 with 8 minutes left until halftime
• • The Tigers went on a 20-2 run over the final 8 minutes of the first half to lead at the break 43-24
  • The Golden Grizzlies are 5-5 this season when trailing at the half
• The Golden Grizzlies outscored the Tigers 50-26 in the second half to pull off the 20-point comeback in the 2^nd half, largest in school history
• Oakland has won 6 straight on the road
• • The Golden Grizzlies are now 11-2 on the road this season
  • Oakland's .846 road winning percentage is 6^th-best in the NCAA
• Tonight was Oakland's 25^th win of the season, 2^nd-most in school history
• Oakland outrebounded Clemson, 45-32
• • The Golden Grizzlies grabbed 14 offensive rebounds
• The Black and Gold held the Tigers to 27% shooting in the 2^nd half (8-for-30)
• The Golden Grizzlies came into the game 6^th in the country with 37.3 points per game in the paint
• • Clemson held Oakland to a season-low 8 points in the paint in the first half
  • Finished the game with 28 points in the paint
• The Black and Gold are 20-1 when shooting 30% or better from behind the arc
• • Went 9-for-26 (35%) in the game
  • Only loss at Michigan State (12/21), going 8-for-24 (.333)
• Oakland has made a 3-pointer in 903 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 50^th season of intercollegiate basketball for Oakland
• Oakland is No. 19 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll

OAK-CU SERIES NOTES

• Tonight was the first-ever win for Oakland over an ACC opponent
• The Golden Grizzlies are 1-1 all-time against Clemson
• Oakland is 1-5 against ACC opponents

PLAYER NOTES

Freshman Isaiah Brock

• Grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds
• Scored 4 points and blocked 4 shots
• His 71 blocked shots on the season is 4^th in program history
• 51 of 89 (57%) made field goals are dunks
• Oakland is 17-3 when he plays 20 or more minutes

Senior Sherron Dorsey-Walker

• Scored 17 of 21 points in 2^nd half
• Surpassed 20 points for the 8^th time this season
• Dished out 3 assists and grabbed 3 rebounds

Jalen Hayes

• Left the game with 2:34 left in the first half and did not return
• • Oakland trailed 33-24 when he left the game
• Finished with 5 points and 8 rebounds in 15 minutes
• Blocked 1 shot
• Ends his junior season with 1,230 points in his career, 26^th all-time in school history

Sophomore Xavier Hill-Mais

• Played 25 minutes, most since 27 minutes vs. Cleveland State (1/16)
• Tallied 10 points and 6 rebounds
• Reached double figures for the 5^th time this season
• • First time in 17 games

Junior Martez Walker

• Surpassed 1,000 points in his career
• Reached double figures in 30 or 33 games this season
• Scored a team-best 23 points
• Oakland improves to 12-1 this season when he leads team in scoring
• Grabbed a career-high 8 rebounds
• Pushes his career total points to 1,007
• Recorded his team-leading 14^th game of 20 points or more
• • 3 consecutive games of 20-plus points