HIGHLIGHTS

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Daniel Oladapo led all scorers with 23 points going 10 of 13 from the floor to lead the Oakland men's basketball team to a 61-52 win over Southern Illinois Sunday in the final game of the Sunshine Slam.
 
Brad Brechting added a double-double for the Golden Grizzlies recording 16 points and 12 boards.
 
Tray Maddox Jr. registered 11 points and pulled down seven rebounds.
 
The Golden Grizzlies (3-1) headed into halftime with a 12 point lead over SIU (2-2), shooting 48 percent (14-of-29) from the floor in the first 20 minutes.
 
The Salukis trailed by as much as 14 but cut the deficit to five after a SIU 3-pointer made it 42-37 forcing an Oakland timeout. The Golden Grizzlies answered with a 4-0 run to take a nine point lead. Another SIU triple led to an Oakland timeout but the Golden Grizzlies went on an 11-3 run to give them a 14 point advantage and seal the game.
 
Oakland scored 66 percent of its points from the paint and out rebounded SIU 44-20.
 
The Golden Grizzlies will take on Maryland Saturday Nov. 16 at 12 p.m. from the Xfinity Center in College Park, Md. Saturday's game will be broadcast on BTN+.


 
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