Recap | Box Score

#6 RICHMOND 87, #7 OAKLAND 83
ROBINS CENTER (6,527 attendance)
NIT SECOND ROUND

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (25-9)

POSTSEASON NOTES

• This is the first time Oakland has participated in the NIT
• The Golden Grizzlies are 8-9 all-time in D1 postseason games
• • NIT (1-1), NCAA (1-3), CIT (4-4), Vegas16 (2-1)
• The Horizon League is 28-31 all-time in the NIT

POSTGAME NOTES

• Richmond became the first team to shoot better than 50% against Oakland all season long
• • The Spiders shot 53.4% (31-for-58) from the floor
• Oakland trailed at the half for just the 11^th time this season, 43-38
• • The Golden Grizzlies are 5-6 when down at halftime
• The loss tonight snaps a 6-game road winning streak
• Oakland falls to 11-3 on the road, matching the school record in road wins
• • The 11 road wins is T-4^th in the NCAA this season
• The Black and Gold ended the season 10-2 over final 12 games
• For the first time in program history, Oakland has 3 players with over 100 assists
• • Sherron Dorsey-Walker (129), Stevie Clark (108), Brailen Neely (102)
• The Golden Grizzlies are No. 6 in the country in points in the paint
• • Held to 30 points in the paint tonight
• Tonight was just the 2^nd loss this year when shooting better than 30% from behind the arc (20-2 record)
• • Made 11 of 24 from 3-point range (46%)
  • Other loss was at Michigan State (12/21), going 8-for-24 (.333)
• Oakland has made a 3-pointer in 904 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
• The 25 wins this season is T-2^nd in program history
• Greg Kampe is 1 of 2 active Division I coaches to lead one program to over 1,000 games (Syracuse's Jim Boeheim)
• 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-UR SERIES NOTES

• Tonight was the first-ever meeting between the two schools
• The Golden Grizzlies are 2-5 all-time against A-10 opponents

PLAYER NOTES

Freshman Isaiah Brock

• His 72 blocked shots is 4^th in program history
• 52 of 91 (57%) made field goals are dunks
• Made 2 of 5 shots from the floor
• Grabbed 6 rebounds

Sophomore Jaevin Cumberland

• Reached double figures for just the 2^nd time in his career
• Finished with 13 points
• Went a career-best 7-for-7 from the free-throw line
• Made both shots from beyond the arc

Junior Nick Daniels

• Matched his season-high with 4 triples
• Scored 12 points
• Made 4 of 7 shots from long range
• Tallied 4 assists and 3 rebounds
• Reached double figures for the 8^th time this season

Senior Sherron Dorsey-Walker

• Dished out a team-best 6 assists
• Finished with 6 points and 4 rebounds
• Played his last game of his collegiate career

Jalen Hayes

• Posted 18 points and 9 rebounds
• Went 8-for-17 from the floor
• Had 3 assists
• Ends his junior season with 1,268 points in his career, 26^th all-time in school history

Junior Martez Walker

• Led all scorers with 25 points
• Reached double figures in 31 or 34 games this season
• Oakland falls to 12-2 this season when he leads team in scoring
• Made 4 of 9 shots from behind the arc
• Played a career-high 40 minutes
• Pushes his career total points to 1,007
• Recorded his team-leading 15^th game of 20 points or more
• • Ends season with 4 consecutive games of 20-plus points