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Oakland slips past Milwaukee 66-53

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ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) Corey Petros and Kahlil Felder scored 18 points apiece to lead Oakland to a 66-53 win over Milwaukee on Thursday night.

Petros hit 8 of 15 from the field and Felder was 7 of 11 plus a perfect 4 of 4 from the free throw line. Dante Williams added 12 points for Oakland (8-12, 3-2 Horizon League), which shot 53 percent on 51 attempts from the floor to extend its win streak to three.

Tied at 39 early in the second half, Felder scored five straight points to ignite an 11-3 run and give Oakland the lead for good. The Golden Grizzlies extended their advantage to double figures with a 3-pointer from Williams that made it 62-51 with 3:12 to go and padded the margin down the stretch.

J.J. Panoske led Milwaukee (7-13, 2-4) with 15 points, Matt Tiby added 13, Steve McWhorter had 11 and Akeem Springs contributed 10.