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#9 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 81, #1 OAKLAND 80
JOE LOUIS ARENA
DETROIT, Mich.
LITTLE CAESARS HORIZON LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
QUARTERFINALS

OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (24-8)

TOURNAMENT NOTES

• For the second straight season, the top seed falls at Joe Louis Arena in first game
• This is Oakland's 4^th appearance in the Horizon League tournament
• • 1-4 overall record
  • 0-3 in quarterfinal round games
  • Won first-ever HL tournament game in opening round at the O'rena, defeating No. 7 seed Youngstown State, 96-92 (OT) - March 4, 2014
• The Golden Grizzlies are 15-13 all-time in league tournament games
• Tonight was Oakland's first-ever loss as No. 1 seed in league tournaments
• • Won Summit League titles as the No. 1 in 2010 and '11
  • Drops to 6-1 in D1 era as top seed in conference tourney
• Oakland is 6-9 all-time in league tournament quarterfinal games
• Oakland has dropped 6 straight league tournament neutral site games

SEASON NOTES

• The loss snaps a 9-game winning streak
• YSU outscored the Golden Grizzlies 50-46 in the paint
• Oakland missed two 1-and-1 FT attempts and turned the ball over with 28.5 seconds left
• • The Golden Grizzlies made two stops after that, but were unable to make the front end of a 1-and-1 with 11 seconds left
• The Golden Grizzlies shot 26% (5-for-19) from behind the arc
• • First time in over a month Oakland failed to shoot better than 30% from 3-point range
  • Last time was vs. Milwaukee (1/29), going 6-for-22 (27%) in that game
• Oakland is 11-4 in games away from home (10-2 on the road, 1-2 neutral sites)
• The Black and Gold captured their first-ever Horizon League regular season championship after going 14-4
• • Shared title with Valparaiso, earning top seed in tournament with season sweep of Crusaders
  • Oakland has earned a berth to the NIT, which will be the 8^th postseason appearance in the last 9 years
• Oakland grabbed the lead at halftime, 44-43
• • Oakland is 36-5 all-time against Horizon League opponents
  • The Golden Grizzlies are 20-3 this season when leading or tied after 20 minutes
  • The Black and Gold are 1-2 when leading at the break in league tournament play
• The Golden Grizzlies are 0-3 when an opposing player scores 30 or more points
• Oakland has made a 3-pointer in 902 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. 15 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll

OAK-YSU SERIES NOTES

• Oakland and YSU are now tied 1-1 in Horizon League postseason meetings
• Tonight was just the 2^nd loss for Oakland to YSU in the last 10 contests
• The Black and Gold lead the all-time series 13-6

PLAYER NOTES

Freshman Isaiah Brock

• Grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds
• Has 32 rebounds over the last 2 games vs. YSU
• Had the only 4 blocked shots in the game
• Scored 6 points in a career-best 34 minutes
• 50 of 88 (57%) made field goals are dunks
• Oakland is 16-3 when he plays 20 or more minutes

Senior Sherron Dorsey-Walker

• Dished out a game-high 8 assists
• Added 16 points and 5 rebounds
• Played a game-high 38 minutes

Junior Jalen Hayes

• Reached 20 or more points for a career-best 10^th time
• Scored 20 or more in 3 of last 4 games
• With his 27 points, moved into 26^th all-time in program history with 1,245 points
• • Moved past former standout Brian Gregory (1987-90)
• Matched his career-high with 11 field goals made
• Grabbed 13 rebounds to post his team-best 9^th double-double

Junior Martez Walker

• Tallied 22 points in a career-high 40 minutes
• Reached double figures for the 29^th time in 32 games
• Made 9 of 10 free throws
• Pushes his career total points to 984
• Recorded his team-leading 13^th game of 20 points or more