Defiance Yellow Jackets at Oakland Golden Grizzlies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 87
66 - 87
Bader's 34 carries Oakland past Defiance 87-66
Bader, who leads the nation in 3-pointers at 4.6 per game, was 7 of 10 from behind the arc and hit 7 of 8 free throws. Corey Petros added 21 points for the Golden Grizzlies (5-1) on 8-of-11 shooting and Tommie McCune had 10. Kahlil Felder had 10 assists.
Defiance (7-1), which was off to its best start in 40 years, got 17 points from Bernard Edwards, 15 from Ryan Hicks and 12 from Mason Roth. The Yellow Jackets had not officially played a D-I opponent since losing 81-42 at Oakland in 2006. The two teams played an exhibition game last year.
Oakland, which led 44-29 at the half, improved to 64-10 in last 74 games at home by shooting 55.6 percent to 37.3 for Defiance.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Josh Ream made Layup. | 66 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Josh Ream Offensive Rebound. | 64 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Xavian Edwards missed Layup. | 64 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Defiance Offensive Rebound. | 64 - 87 |
Statistics
 DFC |
 OAK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-51 | FG | 30-54 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 6-23 | 3PT | 9-20 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 22-24 | FT | 18-25 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 23 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: OU Credit Union O'rena
Location: Rochester, MI
Attendance: 1,433 | Capacity:
Location: Rochester, MI
Attendance: 1,433 | Capacity:
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