Oakland over Wright State 84-76 in OT


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ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) — Jalen Hayes scored a career-best 27 points to lead Oakland to an 84-76 win over Wright State in overtime Wednesday night.

Khalil Felder added 18 points for the Golden Grizzlies (10-12, 5-2 Horizon League). Dante Williams had 16 and Corey Petros 14.

Wright State led 47-37 with 11:48 left in the second half but then went seven minutes without a field goal as Oakland mounted a 13-2 run to pull ahead, 50-49, with 5:06 to play. The Golden Grizzlies were up 62-59 with four seconds left in regulation when Wright State's Chrishawn Hopkins sank a 3-pointer to tie it and send the game into overtime.

In overtime, Oakland went ahead 73-67 on an 11-5 run capped by a Nick Daniels 3-pointer. The Raiders (11-11, 3-5) got as close as 77-74 with 36 seconds remaining before the Golden Grizzlies clinched it with Felder, Hayes and Daniels combining for 7 of 8 from the line.

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