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GAME 12: OAKLAND TAKES ON SEC FOE GEORGIA IN ATHENS

Tip time is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Stegeman Coliseum

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COVERAGE
BROADCAST: SEC Network+ | TALENT: Jeff Dantzler (pxp) and Dean Keener (analyst) | RADIO: WDFN-AM (1130), iHeart Radio app | TALENT: Neal Ruhl

ROCHESTER, Mich. -- The Oakland men's basketball team travels to SEC opponent Georgia for a midweek contest Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. inside Stegeman Coliseum. The game will be streamed live on SEC Network+ and fans can also listen on WDFN-AM (1130) or with the iHeart Radio app.

Last time out,  Jaevin Cumberland scored 26 points and hit a career high seven three-pointers as Oakland lost at Hartford 87-82 on Dec. 16.

INSIDE THE SERIES
  • The series is tied 1-1.
  • Last time the Golden Grizzlies and Bulldogs faced each other, Oakland won a thrilling 86-79 game in Rochester in front of the sixth-largest crowd in O'rena history.
NOTES 
  • As a program, Oakland has a total of 10 wins against teams that hail from Power-5 conferences (most recent: 74-69 at Clemson on March 14, 2017 in the NIT.
  • Oakland is 3-7 all-time against SEC opponents.
  • Three of Oakland's last five Power-5 wins have come against an SEC school.
  • Xavier Hill-Mais ranks fourth in the NCAA in field goals made (99), while ranking 12th in total points (252) and 17th in points per game (22.9).
  • Braden Norris leads the Horizon League and ranks 15th in the NCAA in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.75, while Cumberland leads the conference in three-point field goal percentage (44 percent).
  • The Golden Grizzlies lead the Horizon League and rank inside the NCAA's top-10 in six different categories: assist-to-turnover ratio (fourth; 1.78), total assists (sixth; 213), assists per game (seventh; 19.4), three-point field goal percentage (seventh; 42 percent), three-pointers per game (ninth; 11.0) and total three-pointers (ninth; 121).
  • The Golden Grizzlies also lead the league in fewest turnovers per game (10.9; 20th in NCAA) and fewest turnovers (120). 

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Players Mentioned

Jaevin Cumberland

#21 Jaevin Cumberland

G
6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Xavier Hill-Mais

#14 Xavier Hill-Mais

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6' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Braden Norris

#1 Braden Norris

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6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jaevin Cumberland

#21 Jaevin Cumberland

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
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Xavier Hill-Mais

#14 Xavier Hill-Mais

6' 7"
Redshirt Junior
F
Braden Norris

#1 Braden Norris

6' 0"
Freshman
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