COVERAGE
BROADCAST: ESPN+ |
TALENT: Al Pawlowski (pxp) and Pat Vuyancih (analyst) |
RADIO: WDFN-AM (1130), iHeart Radio app |
TALENT: Neal Ruhl
ROCHESTER, Mich. -- The Oakland men's basketball team opens Horizon League play by traveling to Cleveland State Friday, Dec. 28 at 7 p.m. inside the Wolstein Center. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and fans can also listen on WDFN-AM (1130) or with the iHeart Radio app.
Last time out, the Golden Grizzlies closed out non-conference play at No. 8 Michigan State, falling to the Spartans as
Braden Norris hit a career high six three-pointers and matched a career best 18 points.
INSIDE THE SERIES
- Cleveland State leads 8-6.
- Oakland has won six of the last eight contests against the Vikings including its last three games inside the Wolstein Center.
- Oakland's last loss at Cleveland State came in January 2015.
NOTES
- Oakland is 4-1 all-time in Horizon League openers.
- The Golden Grizzlies lead the Horizon League and rank inside the NCAA's top-10 in four categories: three-point field goal percentage (fifth; 43 percent), total assists (seventh; 237), three-pointers per game (eighth; 11.1) and total three-pointers (ninth; 144).
- Oakland also leads the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.61 (11th in NCAA) and assists per game at 18.2 (13th in NCAA).
- Norris was named Horizon League Freshman of the Week for the second time this season on Dec. 23 after averaging 15.5 points per game, shooting 69 percent from beyond the arc (9 of 13) and committing just two turnovers in 76 minutes of play at Georgia and No. 8 Michigan State.
- Xavier Hill-Mais leads the Horizon League and ranks sixth in the NCAA in field goals made (113).
- Hill-Mais also ranks 11th in the NCAA in total points (290) and 18th in points per game (22.3).
- Jaevin Cumberland leads the Horizon League in three-point field goal percentage (45.3 percent) and total minutes (479; 12th in the NCAA).
- Cumberland ranks 16th nationally in minutes per game (36.8) and total three-pointers made (43).
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