Bowling Green State University Athletics

Bowling Green Falls To Oakland, 77-53
December 30, 2004 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 30, 2004
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ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) - Kris Krzyminski scored 15 points and three of his teammates were in double digits to give Oakland a 77-53 win over Bowling Green on Thursday night.
Krzyminski hit 6-of-6 free throws, and Rawle Marshall hit 5-of-6 and added 13 points, while Cortney Scott hit 6-of-8 from the field and had 12 points. Brandon Cassise added 11 for the Golden Grizzlies (2-8).
Only one Oakland player, Derrick Coleman, failed to score, compared with four Bowling Green (6-2) players who had no points on the board.
Krzyminski got Oakland off to an early lead with a 3-pointer 1:12 into the game, and Oakland built a lead as large as 20 before ending the half with a 38-22 margin. They never trailed in the game, and Bowling Green never came closer than seven in the second half.
The Golden Grizzlies hit 46.7 percent of their field goals, compared with 28.6 percent for Bowling Green. The Grizzlies also outscored the Falcons in the paint 14-6.
Steven Wright led Bowling Green with 15 and Josh Almanson added 14. No other Falcons player scored more than 6.