YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Isaac Garrett had 27 points in Oakland’s 85-83 victory over Youngstown State on Thursday.
Garrett also contributed 14 rebounds for the Golden Grizzlies (7-8, 3-1 Horizon League), his third double-double of the season. Brett White II scored 22 points and added six rebounds. Tuburu Niavalurua shot 5 of 6 from the field and 4 of 8 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.
“We were tired, and we were beat up, and we were sick. We had every excuse in the world to lose this game, especially after we take a six-point lead,” Oakland head coach Greg Kampe said. “But we played a really good offensive game, we shot it really well. We only took 15 (3-pointers), which is all we need to take with this group of bigs. We got the ball to Isaac (Garrett), which we hadn’t done in the last few games, and Isaac was the man tonight.”
Bryson Dawkins led the way for the Penguins (8-7, 2-3) with 20 points and seven rebounds. Youngstown State also got 14 points, seven rebounds and eight assists from Jason Nelson. Rich Rolf also recorded 14 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Oakland now kicks off a three-game home stretch starting with defending Horizon League Tournament Champion Robert Morris at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.