BLACKTOP AT THE O'RENA (2,371 attendance)
OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (10-13, 6-4 HL)
GAME NOTES:
> Oakland got off to a hot start, shooting 80 percent from the field (8 of 10) in the first five minutes of the game.
> The Golden Grizzlies were 0-for-9 from three-point range in the first half, the first time this season Oakland did not make a three-pointer in a half.
> Oakland led at halftime 36-29. The Golden Grizzlies are 7-4 this season when leading at the half.
> Oakland shot 42 percent from the floor (26 of 62).
> Oakland shot just under 11 percent (10.7) from three-point range (3 of 28), its lowest percentage since 2009 at No. 5 Syracuse.
> The Golden Grizzlies outscored YSU in the paint 44-24.
> Oakland has made a three-pointer in 960 consecutive games, seventh-best streak in the country.
> The last time Oakland did not make a three-pointer was vs. Wayne State on Jan. 30, 1988.
PLAYER NOTES
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Brad Brechting recorded his first career double-double with 21 points and 18 rebounds, both career highs.
> Brechting's 18 rebounds are the most by an Oakland player this season and since 2017 when
Isaiah Brock pulled down 18 against YSU.
> The Golden Grizzlies have had a player record a double-double in their last three consecutive games.
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Xavier Hill-Mais scored 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds.
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Jaevin Cumberland added 19 points and five rebounds.
INSIDE THE SERIES Â
> Oakland leads 15-8.
> YSU defeated the Golden Grizzlies in Rochester for just the second time in the series' history (2-9 all-time, other victory came in 2016).
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