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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