OU Falls to IPFW; Grizzly Den on the Radio

This is what you define as a "bad loss."

Oakland traveled to lovely Indiana on Saturday for an afternoon matchup against conference newcomer IPFW. Although 3-3 in the conference, the Mastodons came into the game 1-4 in their last 5 games. Unfortunately, the Grizzlies proved to be the cure for the Fort Wayne blues.

The game ended up being a tale of two halves. OU picked the wrong 50%. The Grizz led by 13 points with less than 18 minutes to play, but managed to squander the lead, and the game, losing 77-69.

The Grizzlies are now 4-3 in the Summit, tied with the Mastodons for third place.

• Steve Warden of the Journal Gazette said IPFW made one of the more dramatic turnarounds in this, or any other season in its history

• Jonathan Jones carried the team; Nelson took only 8 shots

• Coach Kampe said the team had open shots, but didn't make them

The Grizzlies continue their road swing Thursday at IUPUI.

As a reminder, I will be appearing on the WXOU "Basketball Show" this Tuesday at 3 PM. Stream it on the Web here.