COVERAGE
BROADCAST: ESPN3 |
TALENT: Robb Schmidt (pxp) |
RADIO: WDFN-AM (1130), iHeart Radio app |
TALENT: Neal Ruhl
ROCHESTER, Mich. -- The Oakland men's basketball team will conclude its eight-game road tilt in the month of December by taking on Youngstown State Sunday, Dec. 30 at 2 p.m. inside the Beeghly Center. The game will be streamed live on ESPN3 and fans can also listen on WDFN-AM (1130) or with the iHeart Radio app.
Last time out, Oakland won its Horizon League opener at Cleveland State 89-77 behind
Jaevin Cumberland's 27 points and seven rebounds.
INSIDE THE SERIES
- Oakland leads 14-7.
- Oakland has won nine of the last 12 games against Youngstown State.
NOTES
- The Golden Grizzlies lead the Horizon League and rank inside the NCAA's top-10 in four categories: total assists (second; 255), three-point field goal percentage (sixth; 43 percent), total three-pointers (seventh; 154) and three-pointers per game (ninth; 11.0).
- Oakland also leads the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.59 (11th in NCAA) and assists per game at 18.2 (13th in NCAA).
- Braden 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.
- Hill-Mais leads the Horizon League and ranks fifth in the NCAA in field goals made (120).
- Hill-Mais also ranks ninth in the NCAA in total points (311) and 19th in points per game (22.2).
- Cumberland leads the Horizon League in total minutes (517; second in the NCAA) and three-point field goal percentage (44.8 percent, 37th in NCAA).
- Cumberland ranks 10th nationally in total three-pointers made (47) and 13th in minutes per game (37).
- Oakland won its Horizon League opener over Cleveland State 89-77 on Dec. 28, moving to 5-1 all-time in Horizon League openers.
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