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Oakland Heads West for CIT Semifinals
The Golden Grizzlies will face Utah State at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday

	Greg Kampe picked up his 490th win on Tuesday night versus Rice. He has his team playing its best basketball of the season.

March 23, 2012

GAME 36 - #17 Oakland (20-15) at #19 Utah State (20-15) CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament - Semifinals March 23, 2012
Arena	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Game Time	4 p.m. MT
Television	None
CIT tournament page	Click Here
Game Notes	Media Center
Last 10 Games	OU: 8-2 \| USU: 7-3
CIT Appearances	2nd for OU (4-1), 1st for USU (3-0)
Web Stream	Watch Live (Free)
CIT results	2009: 1-1, Lost to Bradley in quarterfinals 2012: 3-0, face Utah State in semifinals
Coaches	Greg Kampe, OU (28th season) - 490-348 Stew Morrill, USU (14th season) - 344-117
Radio	None for Oakland
NCAA RPI	Oakland: 142 Utah State: 143
Websites	OUgrizzlies.com / UtahStateAggies.com
Series, Streak	First meeting
Leading Scorer Rebounder Assists	Reggie Hamilton - 26.3 \| Preston Medlin - 16.8 Petros/Valentine - 7.1 \| Brady Jardine - 7.7 Reggie Hamilton - 5.0 \| Brockeith Pane - 4.1
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ROCHESTER, Mich. - After setting a Summit League record with its third postseason win, the Oakland men's basketball team (20-15) will travel out west to face Utah State (20-15) in the semifinals of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament this Sunday at 6 p.m. ET. The Golden Grizzlies and Aggies have never met on the hardwood.

OU is the final team playing in the state of Michigan. The Grizzlies reached the 20-win plateau for the fourth consecutive season with their win over Rice, 77-70, last Tuesday night.

Reggie Hamilton, the nation's leading scorer, was recently named Mid-Major All-American and tabbed Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award recipient, given to the nation's top player of 6-feet and under. Hamilton has scored 29 points or more in 10 straight games.

The winner of OU-USU will take on the winner of Fairfield/Mercer on Wednesday, March 28. Site of the championship is yet to be determined.

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