NASSAU, Bahamas. – On Saturday afternoon, Oakland University Men's Basketball fell to San Jose State in the consolation bracket of the Nassau Championship 80-67 at the Baha Mar Convention Center.

Both teams would see success early on as the game hung around the 8-8 mark with 14:30 to go as Chris Conway and Jalen Moore were able to string together successful shots early. Back-to-back shots by Will Shepherd and Lorne Bowman II had OU within three 16-13 before the Spartans would never look back.

With 2:22 left in the half, San Jose State game held an 18-point advantage at 39-21, pushing it to as much as 22 with Moore and Osei Price taking over down the stretch heading into the locker room as the senior hit both free throws and a jumper ahead of Price's layup in the paint. The game stayed at a 20-point 47-27 mark after the first 20 minutes as San Jose State would outshoot Oakland from the field 60% (18-30) to the Golden Grizzlies' 35% (10-28).

SJSU picked right up where they left off straight out of the gate in the second frame, going on a 6-0 run before Moore put up three-straight of his own with a jumper and free throw. A mixture of Trey Townsend and Shepherd had OU on a 6-2 run of their own, only to see a suffocating 17-point deficit after a few more possessions at the 10-minute mark.

From there, things got a little interesting. Moore sparked a run that saw Blake Lampman drain shots from range ahead of Townsend's layup that brought the Spartans' lead back down to a three-point bridge at 65-62 with 5:22 to go. 

San Jose State's response would do Oakland in with a 10-0 run that spanned close to three minutes, finishing game two of the Nassau Championship by a 80-67 score at the end of regulation.

SCOUTING MISSOURI STATE
The Bears returned within a single bucket with nine seconds remaining as Missouri State would put the opposing Cardinals on the free throw line. BSU converted on one bucket as a blocked layup put Missouri State in the seventh-place game. Chance Moore and Alston Mason were the only Bears in double-figures with 17 and 14 points, respectively.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Moore and Townsend once again paved the way with 16 and 14 points, respectively
• Moore also put up five assists
• As a team, Oakland shot 16-18 from the free-throw line, an improvement from the six last night
• OU was out-rebounded 35-26 by the Spartans
• Moore shot a team-best 50% (5-10) from the field
• Hervey once again had a team-high in rebounds with six

DAY TWO TOURNAMENT RESULTS (TO THIS POINT)

• Ball State def. Missouri State 67-64
• San Jose State def. Oakland 80-67

DAY THREE SCHEDULE (TOURNEY RECORD)

• Missouri State (0-2) vs Oakland (0-2) // Noon
• Ball State (1-1) vs San Jose State (1-1) // 2:30 pm

The Golden Grizzlies will battle Missouri State in the seventh-place game tomorrow, November 27 at Noon in the Bahamas.