Oakland beats Youngstown State 82-71

Feb 25, 2015, 10:31 pm

ROCHESTER, Mich. -- Kahlil Felder scored 20 points with 10 assists and five rebounds as Oakland beat Youngstown State 82-71 on Wednesday night.

Corey Petros added another 20 points and nine rebounds for the Golden Grizzlies (16-14, 11-4 Horizon). Jalen Hayes had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Dante Williams had 12 points.

Oakland trailed early but surged ahead on a 17-7 run capped by a Hayes 3-pointer to lead 32-25 with 5:52 left before the break. The Golden Grizzlies led 36-33 at halftime.

A Petros jumper early in the second half stretched the Golden Grizzlies' lead to 44-35 before Youngstown State battled back to tie it, 59-59, with the help of a Cameron Morse 3 with 7:48 to play. But Oakland pulled ahead again for good and finished on a 12-7 run in the final minutes to seal the win.

Sidney Umude scored 16 points for the Penguins (11-19, 2-13).